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Appendix table 2. Population according to language 1980 - 2015

Year      Language
Population     Finnish speakers     Swedish speakers     Sami speakers Other languages     total Finnish speakers, % Swedish speakers, % Other languages, %
1980 4 787 778 4 476 807 300 482 1 343 9 146 93,5 6,3 0,2
1985 4 910 664 4 596 908 299 098 1 699 12 959 93,6 6,1 0,3
1990 4 998 478 4 675 223 296 738 1 734 24 783 93,5 5,9 0,5
1995 5 116 826 4 754 787 294 664 1 726 65 649 92,9 5,8 1,3
2000 5 181 115 4 788 497 291 657 1 734 99 227 92,4 5,6 1,9
2005 5 255 580 4 819 819 289 675 1 752 144 334 91,7 5,5 2,7
2010 5 375 276 4 857 903 291 153 1 832 224 388 90,4 5,4 4,2
2015 5 487 308 4 865 628 290 161 1 957 329 562 88,7 5,3 6,0

Source: Population Structure 2015, Statistics Finland

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Updated 01.04.2016

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Population structure [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-5395. 2015, Appendix table 2. Population according to language 1980 - 2015 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 26.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2015/vaerak_2015_2016-04-01_tau_002_en.html