http://www.stat.fi/til/vrm_en.html Latest statistical information from Statistics Finland on Population en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/vrm_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/kans/2012/kans_2012_2013-05-14_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, Finnish citizenship was granted in 2012 to 9,090 foreign citizens permanently resident in Finland. This is the highest figure during Finland's independence and as much as 4,530 higher than in 2011. Ninety-four per cent of those having been granted Finnish citizenship retained their former citizenship. Of the persons receiving Finnish citizenship, 4,970 were women and 4,120 men. Among the persons having been granted Finnish citizenship, 2,510 were aged 14 or under and 170 were aged 65 or over. Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/kans/2012/kans_2012_2013-05-14_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/muutl/2012/muutl_2012_2013-04-26_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 31,280 persons immigrated to Finland from foreign countries during 2012. The number is 1,800 higher than in the previous year and the highest during Finland's independence. Emigration from Finland also increased slightly and was 13,850 persons. During 2012, net immigration totalled 17,430 persons, which is 610 up on the year before. Net immigration by foreign citizens increased clearly, or by 2,030 persons. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/muutl/2012/muutl_2012_2013-04-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/03/vamuu_2013_03_2013-04-23_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of March was 5,430,796. Over the January to March period, Finland's population increased by 4,120 persons, which is 370 higher than in the respective period of one year previously. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 3,520 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 610 persons. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/03/vamuu_2013_03_2013-04-23_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/ssaaty/2012/ssaaty_2012_2013-04-19_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's data on population changes, the number of marriages entered into in 2012 went up slightly from the previous year. A total of 28,878 marriages were entered into, which was 470 more than in the year before. The enlivening of marriage did not focus clearly on any particular age group but was divided between several age groups. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/ssaaty/2012/ssaaty_2012_2013-04-19_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/synt/2012/synt_2012_2013-04-12_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's data on population changes, the birth rate decreased for the second year in a row. At the fertility rate prevailing in 2012, a woman would give birth to an average of 1.80 children. Since 1969, the birth rate has been below the threshold on population's renewal, which is approximately 2.1 children per woman. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/synt/2012/synt_2012_2013-04-12_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/kuol/2012/kuol_2012_2013-04-12_tie_001_en.html The number of deaths in 2012 was 51,710, which figure was last higher than this in the 1920s if the war years are not taken into account. The number of deaths was 1,120 higher in 2012 than in 2011. The number of deaths increased by 290 among men and by 830 among women. The number of deaths among women was last higher than this twenty years ago. If the war years are not taken into consideration, the number of deaths among men was last higher than this in 1929. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/kuol/2012/kuol_2012_2013-04-12_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2012/vaerak_2012_2013-03-22_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's statistics on the population structure, the official total population of Finland at the end of 2012 was 5,426,674, of whom 2,666,622 were men and 2,760,052 women. In the course of 2012, Finlands population grew by 25,407 persons. The number of people whose native language is a foreign language grew by 22,122, which represented 87 per cent of the population growth. The number of people whose native language is Finnish grew by 3,497, those with Swedish as their native language decreased by 242 and the number of people that speak Sami as their native language grew by 30. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2012/vaerak_2012_2013-03-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2011/02/tyokay_2011_02_2013-03-22_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's employment statistics, the employment rate of mothers of children aged under three was 66.4 per cent in 2011. In all, 89.1 per cent of fathers of same-age children were working. The employment rate of all persons aged 18 to 64 was 69.9 per cent in 2011. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2011/02/tyokay_2011_02_2013-03-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/02/vamuu_2013_02_2013-03-21_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of February was 5,429,894. Over the January to February period, Finland's population increased by 2,750 persons, which is 450 persons more than in the preliminary data for the corresponding period of the year before. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 2,400 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 350 persons. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/02/vamuu_2013_02_2013-03-21_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/01/vamuu_2013_01_2013-02-26_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of January was 5,428,570. Finland's population grew by 1,450 persons during January, which is 250 persons more than in the preliminary data for the corresponding period of the year before. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 1,300 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 150 persons. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2013/01/vamuu_2013_01_2013-02-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/12/vamuu_2012_12_2013-01-22_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data in 2012, the number of immigrants into Finland was 30,420 of which foreign citizens represented 22,750. The migration gain from abroad was 16,800 persons, which is at the same level as one year earlier. Migration gain from abroad accounted for twice the population growth compared to the excess of births to deaths. The preliminary population figure at the end of 2012 was 5,426,090. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/12/vamuu_2012_12_2013-01-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/11/vamuu_2012_11_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of November was 5,425,056. Over the January to November period, Finland's population increased by 23,800 persons, which is 1,000 lower than in the respective period of one year previously. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 15,700 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 8,100 persons. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/11/vamuu_2012_11_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2011/01/vaerak_2011_01_2012-11-30_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's statistics on the population structure, there were 257,248 persons of foreign origin living in Finland at the end of 2011, which represents 4.8 per cent of Finland's population. There were 219,702 persons that have been born abroad, so-called first generation Finns with foreign origin, and 37,546 persons born in Finland with foreign origin, so-called second generation Finns with foreign origin. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2011/01/vaerak_2011_01_2012-11-30_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2010/04/tyokay_2010_04_2012-11-23_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's employment statistics, Uusimaa was the region with most professionals and associate professionals among its employed labour force, i.e. 43 per cent at the end of 2010. The share was lowest in South Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia. Of all professionals in business services and administration, and information and communication technology, over half lived in the Uusimaa region. One-third of professionals in the field of education and human health activities resided in Uusimaa. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2010/04/tyokay_2010_04_2012-11-23_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/10/vamuu_2012_10_2012-11-22_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of October was 5,422,950. Over the January to October period, Finland's population increased by 21,700 persons, which is 800 lower than in the respective period of one year previously. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 14,250 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 7,450 persons. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/10/vamuu_2012_10_2012-11-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2011/02/perh_2011_02_2012-11-09_tie_001_en.html At the end of 2011, the 1.1 million children in Finland had an average of 2.9 grandparents in the population. In 2005, children had 2.8 grandparents, on average. The number of grandparents is growing as life expectancy is lengthening. Through their reconstituted families children may also have acquired new grandparents, who are, however, excluded from the statistics, as are grandparents living abroad. At the end of 2011, the number of grandparents of children aged under 18 was 468,000 and that of grandmothers 597,000. The number is slightly lower than the total number of children. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2011/02/perh_2011_02_2012-11-09_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/09/vamuu_2012_09_2012-10-25_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of September was 5,419,977. Over the January to September period, Finland's population increased by 18,710 persons, which is 1,850 lower than in the respective period of one year previously. The main reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 11,870 higher than that of emigrants. Natural population growth, or excess of births to deaths, was 6,840 persons. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/09/vamuu_2012_09_2012-10-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vaenn/2012/vaenn_2012_2012-09-28_tie_001_en.html In Statistics Finland's new population projection, the number of persons aged 65 or over will in future be slightly lower than in the previous population projection. As a result of the mortality development in the years 2009 to 2011, the newest projection puts the number of persons aged 65 or over in 2040 nearly three per cent lower than in the projection released in 2009. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vaenn/2012/vaenn_2012_2012-09-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/08/vamuu_2012_08_2012-09-21_tie_001_en.html Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2012/08/vamuu_2012_08_2012-09-21_tie_001_en.html