language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for finnish in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries finnish is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where finnish is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Finnish speakers are Finland (97.7%), Estonia (9.5%), and Sweden (1.5%).
1.3% of the European Union population speaks Finnish (1.2% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 1.2% of 15–34 year olds speak Finnish, compared to 1.4% of people aged 55 and over.