Birth rate remains low in Jan-Sep

The number of births was 3,810 lower than that of deaths in Finland from January to September this year, according statistics Finland.

A total of 37,721 children were born and 41,531 people died in January-September period. The number of births, however was 2,458 higher compared to the stipulated period of the previous year while the number of deaths was 386 higher.

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of September was 5,546,497. During January–September country's population increased by 12,704 persons. The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 15,584 higher than that of emigrants.

Altogether 24,319 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 8,735 persons emigrated from Finland during January–September. The number of immigrants was 370 higher and the number of emigrants 2,856 lower than in the previous year. In all, 6,559 of the immigrants and 5,782 of the emigrants were Finnish citizens.