As of 2021, approximately 4.80 million inhabitants in Finland were Finnish-speaking. While the majority of the population have Finnish as their first language, around 288 thousand people spoke Swedish as their first language, and two thousand people were Sami-speaking. In 2021, the number of people speaking other languages increased to over 458 thousand.
Population of Finland from 2011 to 2021, by language
(in thousands)
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Statistics Finland. (March 31, 2022). Population of Finland from 2011 to 2021, by language (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. "Population of Finland from 2011 to 2021, by language (in thousands)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. (2022). Population of Finland from 2011 to 2021, by language (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
Statistics Finland. "Population of Finland from 2011 to 2021, by Language (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529490/population-of-finland-by-language/
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