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Published: 27 April 2012

Immigration clearly up on the previous year

According to Statistics Finland, 29,500 persons immigrated to Finland from foreign countries during 2011. The number is 3,100 higher than in the previous year and the highest during Finland’s independence. Emigration from Finland also increased slightly and was 12,650 persons. During 2011, net immigration totalled 16,800 persons, which is 3,100 up on the year before. Net immigration by foreign citizens increased clearly, or by 2,000 persons.

Migration between Finland and other EU countries 1991–2011

Last year, 14,900 persons immigrated to Finland from the EU countries. Immigration from the EU countries was 2,750 persons up on the year before. Emigration from Finland to the EU countries increased by 600 persons. Emigration from Finland to the EU countries grew slightly from the previous year. In 2011, Finland had a migration gain of 6,500 persons from the EU countries. Finland’s migration gain from the EU countries was clearly up on the previous year.

In 2011, intermunicipal migrations numbered 281,550, which is 10,850 more than in 2010. Migrations between regions numbered 126,550, having increased by 4,600. Migration inside regions increased by 6,250. In 2011, intramunicipal migrations numbered 594,150, which is 25,150 (4 %) up on 2010.

When looking at migration inside the country, the region of Uusimaa had the largest and the region of Pirkanmaa the second largest migration gain. In Uusimaa the gain amounted to 2,200 and in Pirkanmaa to 1,450 persons. Migration gain relative to the population was the largest in Pirkanmaa where it was three per mille. The regions having suffered the largest population loss in migration inside the country were Lapland and Kainuu where the migration loss was 700 persons. Kainuu had the largest relative migration loss of eight per mille. Relative migration loss was the second largest in Lapland. Twelve regions suffered migration loss in intramunicipal migration.

No region suffered migration loss in migration between Finland and foreign countries. The number of regions with migration loss drops clearly when net international migration is taken into consideration. The sum of net immigration and net emigration was negative in only six regions.

Internal migration and in- and out-migration 2000–2011

Year      1)	Type
	Intermunicipal	Intramunicipal migration	Immigration	Emigration	Net migration
2000	243,034	544,690	16,895	14,311	2,584
2001	263,989	594,609	18,955	13,153	5,802
2002	256,382	577,888	18,113	12,891	5,222
2003	255,502	593,589	17,838	12,083	5,755
2004	265,157	599,494	20,333	13,656	6,677
2005	274,642	617,327	21,355	12,369	8,986
2006	272,280	593,286	22,451	12,107	10,344
2007	278,907	589,363	26,029	12,443	13,586
2008	268,524	561,549	29,114	13,657	15,457
2009	263,646	571,617	26,699	12,151	14,548
2010	270,688	568,997	25,636	11,905	13,731
2011	281,537	594,140	29,481	12,660	16,821

1) The regional division in all years is the one valid on 1 January 2012.

Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Matti Saari 09 1734 3401, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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• Appendix figure 1. Immigration, emigration and net immigration in 1971 - 2011 (27.4.2012)
• Appendix figure 2. Intermunicipal migration by age 1986 - 2011, per mille (27.4.2012)
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Updated 27.4.2012