Finland: population with foreign background by region 2023

As of 2023, 10.2 percent of the Finnish population had a foreign background. The share of individuals with foreign background was the highest in Åland, with 18.2 percent, followed by the capital region of Uusimaa (including the cities Helsinki, Vantaa and Espoo), with 18.2 percent.

Share of population with foreign background in Finland from 2019 to 2023, by region

Characteristic	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Uusimaa	14.2%	14.9%	15.7%	16.9%	18.2%
Southwest Finland	7.7%	8.1%	8.5%	9.1%	10.3%
Satakunta	3.7%	4%	4.4%	4.6%	5.4%
Kanta-Häme	4.3%	4.5%	4.6%	5%	5.8%
Pirkanmaa	5.1%	5.2%	5.5%	6%	6.8%
Päijät-Häme	5.5%	5.7%	6%	6.4%	7.2%
Kymenlaakso	6.3%	6.4%	6.5%	6.7%	7.5%
South Karelia	6.5%	6.7%	7%	7.6%	8.6%
South Savo	3.5%	3.6%	3.6%	4%	4.9%
North Savo	3.1%	3.3%	3.5%	3.8%	4.6%
North Karelia	3.9%	4.1%	4.4%	4.9%	5.8%
Central Finland	3.6%	3.7%	3.9%	4.1%	4.9%
South Ostrobothnia	2.4%	2.5%	2.7%	3%	3.9%
Ostrobothnia	7.7%	8%	8.4%	9%	10.3%
Central Ostrobothnia	3.1%	3.3%	3.5%	3.7%	4.4%
North Ostrobothnia	3.1%	3.2%	3.4%	3.7%	4.4%
Kainuu	3%	3.2%	3.7%	4.2%	5.3%
Lapland	3.1%	3.2%	3.3%	3.6%	4.3%
Åland	15.9%	16.7%	17.3%	17.6%	18.2%

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Release date

April 2024

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Finland

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

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The source adds the following information: "Persons whose both parents or the only known parent have been born abroad are considered to be persons with foreign background. Persons who have been born abroad and whose parents' data are not included in the Population Information System are also considered to be persons with foreign background. Persons born in Finland before 1970, whose native language is a foreign language have been considered to be persons with foreign background, as have persons born in Finland in 1970 or after this, whose parents' data are not included in the Population Information System. Persons, whose mother tongue is not Finnish, Swedish or Sami are regarded as foreign-language speakers."

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