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Sun, 03 Apr, 2016 01:01:35 AM FTimes Report, Apr 3  Source: Statistics Finland. The number of persons speaking Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native languages went down by nearly 4,000 persons in 2015.
The number of foreign-language speakers, however, grew by good 19,000 persons, according to Statistics Finland's statistics on population structure.
The official total population of Finland at the end of 2015 was 5,487,308. The country’s population grew by 15,555 persons in the course of the year.
A total of 329,562 persons speaking a foreign language as their native language were living permanently in Finland at the end of 2015.
The proportion of foreign-language speakers in the total population was now six per cent, the data show.
The biggest foreign-language speaking groups were Russian speakers, 72,436 persons, Estonian speakers, 48,087, and Somali speakers, 17,871.
Examined by region, the share of foreign-language speakers was at the end of 2015 highest in the region of Uusimaa, 11.3 per cent of the population, and lowest in South Ostrobothnia, 2.0 per cent.
The population grew in eight regions. In absolute numbers, the population grew most in Uusimaa, by 16,873 persons and in Pirkanmaa, by 2,732 persons. The population grew most in relative numbers in Uusimaa, by 1.1 per cent.
The biggest absolute decrease in population was seen in Etelä-Savo (1,257 persons) and Kymenlaakso (1,170 persons).
In relative numbers, the population shrunk most, by 1.0 per cent, in the region of Kainuu as per the statistics.
The population grew only in 81 municipalities. In absolute numbers, the population increased most in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Oulu and Tampere.
The population grew most in relative terms in Liminka and Sipoo of the municipalities in Mainland Finland.
The biggest absolute decrease in the population occurred in Kouvola, Savonlinna and Salo.
In relative numbers, the population decreased in Mainland Finland most in the municipalities of Ristijärvi, Posio and Siikainen. More News
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