The newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet writes:
- Finlands population is 5.220.000 persons
- population increase since last year +0,3%, ie. 13.700 persons
- births 56.400 (+800)
- deaths 48.200 (-1.200)
- 26.000 marriages
- 13.300 divorces
- 200 partnership registrations
- population growth in 8 "landskap" and decrease in 9
- Savolax and Lapland has the largest decrease in the population
- the population has grown the most in Nyland
- 275.000 households have moved to another municipality during the year
- 17.400 persons have immigrated to Finland
- 12.000 persons have emigrated from Finland
- two new towns in Finland after New Year: Pudasjärvi and Ylöjärvi (this means that our Torbjörn Nikus finally is a "stadsbo"!! Congratulations!)
- Pudasjärvi will be Finlands largest town, measured by area - not population!
- Finland has 444 municipalities/towns starting 2004