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Migration between Finland and other EU countries 1992–2014. Source: Population and Justice Statistics. Statistics Finland.

A total of 15,490 persons emigrated from Finland to foreign countries during 2014, which is 1,590 higher than one year before, according to Statistics Finland.

 

Immigration from abroad to Finland decreased by 430 persons and amounted to 31,510. The net immigration totaled 16,020 persons in 2014, which is 2,030 down on the year before.

 

Net immigration by foreign citizens decreased somewhat, by 1,480 persons.

 

Last year, 10,110 persons moved from Finland to other EU countries.

 

Emigration to the EU countries was 1,290 persons up on the year before. Immigration from the EU countries to Finland, however, decreased by 820 persons and amounted to 15,380, the data show.

 

In 2014, Finland had a migration gain of 5,270 persons from the EU countries. Finland’s migration gain from the EU countries was clearly lower than in the previous year.

 

In 2014, the number of intermunicipal migrations totalled 268,910, which was 1,970 more than in 2013.

 

The number of migrations between regions was 125,640 and it grew by 2,300. Migration inside regions decreased by 6 480 migrations.

 

In 2014, intramunicipal migrations numbered 570,670, which is 6,200 fewer than in 2013.

 

The region of Uusimaa had the largest and the region of Pirkanmaa the second largest migration gain. In Uusimaa, the gain amounted to 4,800 and in Pirkanmaa to 1,760 persons.

 

Migration gain relative to the population in Mainland Finland was the largest in Pirkanmaa, where the relative migration gain was four per mille.

 

The relative migration gain in Uusimaa was only slightly lower than in Pirkanmaa. The region having suffered the largest population loss in migration inside the country was Kymenlaakso, where the migration loss was 1,010 persons.

 

Kainuu had the largest relative migration loss of eight per mille. Relative migration loss was the second largest in Kymenlaakso. Fourteen regions suffered migration loss in intramunicipal migration. But none of the regions suffered migration loss in migration between foreign countries as per the statistics.

 

Internal migration and in- and out-migration 2000–2014.

 

Year 1)	Type of migration
	Intermunicipal	Intramunicipal	Immigration	Emigration	Net migration
2000	238 586	549 138	16 895	14 311	2 584
2001	259 059	599 539	18 955	13 153	5 802
2002	251 477	582 793	18 113	12 891	5 222
2003	250 549	598 542	17 838	12 083	5 755
2004	260 012	604 639	20 333	13 656	6 677
2005	269 257	622 712	21 355	12 369	8 986
2006	266 795	598 771	22 451	12 107	10 344
2007	273 546	594 724	26 029	12 443	13 586
2008	263 626	566 447	29 114	13 657	15 457
2009	258 707	576 556	26 699	12 151	14 548
2010	265 730	573 955	25 636	11 905	13 731
2011	276 173	599 504	29 481	12 660	16 821
2012	275 735	594 078	31 278	13 845	17 433
2013	266 939	576 865	31 941	13 893	18 048
2014	268 909	570 665	31 507	15 486	16 021

1) The regional division in all years is the one valid on 1 January 2015.

Source: Population and Justice Statistics. Statistics Finland.