http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Adoptions en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2011/adopt_2011_2012-05-31_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, adoptions in Finland in 2011 numbered 465, which was 20 fewer than one year earlier. Especially domestic adoptions decreased, as their number was 253, or 40 lower than in the year before. Internal adoptions within families of registered same-sex partnerships decreased in particular, as they numbered 90 last year. In 2010, internal adoptions within families numbered 122 and in the year before it 15. Thu, 31 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2011/adopt_2011_2012-05-31_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2010/adopt_2010_2011-06-01_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, adoptions in Finland in 2010 numbered 485, which was 85 more than one year earlier. Especially grew the number of domestic adoptions, 293, for there were 117 more of them than in the year before. The number of domestic adoptions grew mainly because internal adoptions within families of registered same-sex partnerships (122) increased clearly. The change was expected, because applying for internal adoption within the family only became possible for registered same-sex partnerships in the latter half of 2009. In 2009, 15 internal adoptions within the family were made among registered same-sex partnerships. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2010/adopt_2010_2011-06-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2009/adopt_2009_2010-05-20_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 224 children born abroad were adopted to Finland in 2009. The number is 29 higher than in 2008. The number of adoptions of children born abroad has now reached the level where it was in the early 2000s. The number of adoptions of children born in Finland rose by six cases. Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2009/adopt_2009_2010-05-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2008/adopt_2008_2009-05-29_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 195 children born abroad were adopted to Finland in 2008. The number was 12 lower than in 2007. The number of adoptions of children born abroad has now reached the level where it was in the early 2000s. The number of adoptions of children born in Finland was seven bigger than in previous year. Fri, 29 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2008/adopt_2008_2009-05-29_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2007/adopt_2007_2008-06-27_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 207 children born abroad were adopted to Finland in 2007. The number was 20 lower than in 2006. Especially the number of children adopted from China was clearly lower in 2006 and 2007 than in 2005. The number of adoptions of children born abroad has now reached the level where it was in the early 2000s. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2007/adopt_2007_2008-06-27_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2006/adopt_2006_2007-06-08_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 227 children born abroad were adopted to Finland in 2006. This is 111 fewer than in 2005. Adoptions of children from China diminished in particular. The number of adoptions of children born abroad contracted to the level where it was in the early 2000s. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2006/adopt_2006_2007-06-08_tie_001_en.html