Finland has fewer than million children, for the first time on record

FINLAND is home to fewer than one million children for the first time ever, reveal statistics published in May by Statistics Finland.

Statistics Finland on 31 May reported that the country had a total of 550,183 families with children in 2023, representing a drop of 1,851 from the previous year. Such families comprised altogether 2,028,458 individuals, including 992,502 under 18-year-olds – a drop of 10,592 from the previous year.