In 2018, in 85 percent of all families in Finland either both parents or the only parent were Finnish-speaking, while around four percent of the families were entirely Swedish-speaking. Families with one Finnish and one Swedish-speaking spouse made up three percent of all families. Altogether, families of one Finnish or Swedish speaker with other languages accounted for around 59 thousand (four percent) of all families and there were 70.9 thousand (five percent) other language speaking families and single parents in 2018.
Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language
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Statistics Finland. (January 31, 2020). Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2020). Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Families in Finland in 2018, by Language." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland, Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language [Graph], Statistics Finland, January 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/