Swedish-speaking Population of Finland - Demographics

Demographics

Of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland,

• 9% live in Åland, whose population is almost exclusively Swedish-speaking
• 6% live in officially monolingual Swedish-speaking municipalities of mainland Finland (Korsnäs, Närpes, Larsmo)
• 35% live in officially bilingual towns and municipalities where Swedish dominates
• 44% live in officially bilingual towns and municipalities where Finnish dominates
• 6% live in officially monolingual Finnish-speaking towns and municipalities