Those who are going to go to Finland or are simply interested in the life of this quiet European country will probably be interested to know what its population is, what it is occupied with, where it prefers to live and how it changes throughout the year. We will talk about all this below, and now we’ll get to know Finland a little closer.
about the country
It is located in the northern part of Europe - so close to the pole that a quarter of the country’s territory goes beyond the Arctic Circle. The area occupied by Finland is almost 340 thousand square kilometers. According to this indicator, it takes 7th place among all European countries. A distinctive feature of Finland is that almost 75% of its territory is occupied by forests. Another 10% are water bodies.
Despite the location of the country, low temperatures do not usually disturb the population. Finland is one of the warmest countries in Scandinavia - in the coldest
month of the year, the average temperature usually does not fall below -15 degrees. The coldest area is traditionally considered Lapland.
Summer is pretty cool here. Even on the hottest days, the air temperature does not exceed +30 degrees, and the rest of the time it is about 20 degrees above zero.
At present, the country does not have its own currency, therefore, all payments when paying for goods in stores and services are made with the participation of the common European currency - the euro.
Census in Finland
Few people know, but for many years there has not been a census here in order to determine how the population has changed. Finland, along with Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, abandoned the traditional method currently used in Russia.
The central population register was created back in the 1960s. It has become a kind of database about the inhabitants of the country, where everyone received his identification code. Already in 1970, this system was involved as an alternative to the census, and in 1990 they completely abandoned the population survey. In addition, the country has a tax and pension register. They provide the state with data on what salaries it receives and how the population lives. Finland also collects information on various buildings and institutions through registers. Currently, such a counting system operates in 60 countries, that is, in every third.
Finland population counter
You can get up-to-date and accurate information about the population of a country, mortality, birth rate and gender of the residents through special meters that work on the Internet online. Data is usually presented in a list and is regularly updated. Here is a list of items that should be contained in such a counter:
- Population. Finland currently boasts an estimated 5.4 million people.
- The number and percentage of men and women. In Finland, these figures are approximately equal.
- The number of children born this year and on the present day.
- Mortality rates on a specific day and from the beginning of the year.
- Population growth.
Additional data may include averages that indicate how often a country is born or dies. For example, birth is recorded every 564 seconds, and death every 571 seconds. Although the birth rate here exceeds mortality, Finland does not boast such great indicators. The population, whose number is constantly growing, is growing by only 0.1% per year.
Composition of the population
As we have already found out, the distribution of residents by gender in Finland is fairly uniform. There are several more women, but this difference is insignificant.
As for language skills, everything is pretty simple here. The native language for the vast majority of the population (93.5%) is Finnish. In Finland, they also speak Swedish (5.9%) and Sami (less than 1%). Due to the fact that English is not widely spoken in the country, and tourists visit Finland in large numbers, government employees and service workers are often required to speak foreign languages. Most often it is English, French and German.
Most Finns are Lutherans. This is almost 90% of the population. Moreover, membership in the Lutheran church obliges residents of Finland to pay an additional tax equal to 1% of income. Other religions are not so popular here. For example, adherents of Christianity, which is also official, are considered only 1% of the country's population.
Largest cities
The population of Finland is mainly distributed along the coast and the southern part of the country. It reaches its highest concentration on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Moreover, the population of cities in Finland often does not exceed 70 thousand people. But there are also exceptions.
The largest number of residents lives in the capital, Helsinki. This is more than half a million people. It is followed by Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku and Oulu in the list. Their population is more than 100 thousand people. At the same time, the center of the country and its north are practically not populated. Therefore,
the population density of Finland is only 16 people per square kilometer.