As of 2023, approximately 4.76 million inhabitants in Finland were Finnish-speaking. While the majority of the population have Finnish as their first language, around 286,000 people spoke Swedish as their first language, and 2,000 people were Sami-speaking. In 2023, the number of people speaking other languages increased to over 558,000.
Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language
(in 1,000)
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Statistics Finland. (April 26, 2024). Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. "Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language (in 1,000)." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. (2024). Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. "Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by Language (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland, Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Population of Finland from 2013 to 2023, by language (in 1,000) [Graph], Statistics Finland, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
