Life expectancy of boys rises, girls drops in Finland

The life expectancy of newborn boys was 79.8 years and that of girls 84.7 years in Finland in 2025, according to Statistics Finland.

The figure for boys is highest in measuring history and that for girls second highest.

Compared to 2024, the life expectancy of boys rose by 0.17 years and that of girls decreased by 0.03 years.

In 2025, the difference between the sexes in life expectancy was less than five years for the first time in over one hundred years, being 4.92 years.

Compared to the previous year, the life expectancies of those aged 65 rose, by 0.19 years for men and by 0.01 years for women.

Life expectancies of newborns were longest on Åland and shortest for men in Kainuu and for women in Lapland in the period 2023 to 2025.

The difference between genders in life expectancy in 2023 to 2025 was biggest in Kainuu, 6.7 years, and smallest in Central Ostrobothnia, 4.2 years.