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Finland — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1991 Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1992 Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1993 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1994 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1995 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1996 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1997 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1998 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
1999 Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
2000 Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
2001 Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
2002 Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
2003 Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities
2004 Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities
2005 Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
2006 Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
2007 Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
2008 Finnish 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2006)
2009 Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)
2010 Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)
2011 Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
2012 Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
2013 Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
2014 Finnish (official) 94.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 0.2% (2012 est.)
2015 Finnish (official) 89%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 est.)
2016 Finnish (official) 89%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 est.)
2017 Finnish (official) 88.3%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.4%, other 5% (2016 est.)
2018 Finnish (official) 87.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.5% (2017 est.)
2019 Finnish (official) 87.6%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.8% (2018 est.)
2020 Finnish (official) 87.6%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.8% (2018 est.)
2021 Finnish (official) 86.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.5%, other 6.4% (2020 est.) major-language sample(s): World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietol hde. (Finnish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2022 Finnish (official) 86.5%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.6%, other 6.7% (2021 est.) major-language sample(s): World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietol hde. (Finnish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2023 Finnish (official) 86.5%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.6%, other 6.7% (2021 est.) major-language sample(s): World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietol hde. (Finnish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2024 Finnish (official) 85.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.7%, other 7.2% (2022 est.) major-language sample(s): World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietol hde. (Finnish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
2025 Finnish (official) 85.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.7%, other 7.2% (2022 est.) major-language sample(s): World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietol hde. (Finnish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.