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=== Statistics of foreign population ===

{{As of|2024}}, Statistics Finland produces statistics on foreign nationals in three different ways:<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2024-final"/>
# Origin and background country: 623,949 people or 11.1%, have a foreign background.
# Country of birth: 583,155 people, or 10.3%, were born in a foreign country.
# Language: 610,148 people, or 10.8%, have a first language other than Finnish, Swedish or Sámi.

No official statistics exist on ethnicities. Nonetheless, the Finnish population statistics are available according to the birth countries of the residents' parents (foreign background/origin statistics). International census recommendations define an ethnic group by the perception of its members of historical, regional, or national origin. Therefore, data on ethnic status should always be sourced from a person's own statement. Due to the fact that Finland's census is registry-based, official statistics regarding ethnic groups cannot be provided.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nieminen |first=Jari |date=2013 |title=Etnisyystiedon merkitys kasvaa maahanmuuton lisääntyessä |url=http://www.stat.fi/artikkelit/2013/art_2013-09-23_003.html?s=0 |access-date=21 January 2017 |website=Tilastokeskus |publisher=Statistics Finland |language=fi |archive-date=30 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830132737/http://www.stat.fi/artikkelit/2013/art_2013-09-23_003.html?s=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>