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Early childhood education and care

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)
Statistics on early childhood education and care includes data on children participating in early childhood education and care and on operators and place of activities of early childhood education and care. Data are obtained from the Finnish National Agency for Education’s Varda database and Åland’s data from Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB). The data are published once a year.

Producer:

Statistics Finland

Change

New database tables published on early childhood education and care statistics.
Read more about the change

Releases

release | Early childhood education and care 2022
release | Early childhood education and care 2021

Future releases

Figures

See key statistical data in the figures.

Children having participated in early childhood education and care by mode of organising early childhood education and care in 1985 to 2022

Share of children having participated in early childhood education and care by age in 2022

Children having participated in early childhood education and care by origin in Mainland Finland in 2022

Foreign-language children participating in early childhood education and care by native language in Mainland Finland in 2022, largest language groups

Share of children having participated in early childhood education and care in the population of the same age in 2015 to 2022

Statistical experts

Inquiries primarily
Mika Tuononen
Development Manager
029 551 3504

Referencing instructions

Referencing instructions

The statistical data released before 5.4.2022 can be found on the archive pages of the statistics.

Go to the archive page