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Languages Finland, in 36 editions.
The entry for Finland published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 21 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 21
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Language”
93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Published as “Language”
Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official); official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5%, Swedish (both official) 6.3%; small Lapp- and
Russian-speaking minorities
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
- Finnish 93.5% (official),
- Swedish 6.3% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5%, 93.5% (official), Swedish (both official) 6.3%; 6.3% (official), small Lapp- and
Russian-speaking minorities
- Finnish 93.5% (official),
- Swedish 6.3% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small
Lapp- and
- Finnish 93.5% (official),
- Swedish 6.3% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small
small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
- Finnish 93.5% (official),
- Swedish 6.3% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official),
Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
- Finnish 93.5% (official),
- Swedish 6.3% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small
small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.
- Finnish 93.4% (official),
- Swedish 5.9% (official),
- small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.5% 93.4% (official), Swedish 6.3% 5.9% (official),
The same text in 2003 and 2004.
- Finnish 93.4% (official),
- Swedish 5.9% (official),
- small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities
Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities
The same text in 3 editions, 2005 to 2007.
Finnish 93.4% 92% (official), Swedish 5.9% 5.6% (official), small other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities minorities) (2003)
Finnish 92% 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.6% 5.5% (official), other 2.4% 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
Finnish 91.5% 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2006) (2007)
The same text in 3 editions, 2011 to 2013.
Finnish 91.2% (official), (official) 91.2%, Swedish 5.5% (official), (official) 5.5%, other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
Finnish (official) 91.2%, 94.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007) 0.2% (2012 est.)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Finnish (official) 94.2%, 89%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 0.2% (2012 4.4% (2014 est.)
Finnish (official) 89%, 88.3%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, 1.4%, other 4.4% (2014 5% (2016 est.)
Finnish (official) 88.3%, 87.9%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5% (2016 5.5% (2017 est.)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
Finnish (official) 87.9%, 87.6%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.5% (2017 5.8% (2018 est.)
- major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
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Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
Finnish (official) 86.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.5%, other 6.4% (2020 est.)
major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Finnish (official) 86.9%, 86.5%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.5%, 1.6%, other 6.4% (2020 6.7% (2021 est.)
major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Finnish (official) 86.5%, 85.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.6%, 1.7%, other 6.7% (2021 7.2% (2022 est.)
major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Finland: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/finland/languages.