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What Language Do They Speak in Finland?
The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. In total about 10 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Finnish (94%), English (70%) and Swedish (44%).
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Official languages
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Living languages · #103
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Finland
Most spoken languages in Finland
Finnish Official
94%70%
Swedish Official
44%18%
0.81%
0.11%
Kalo Finnish Romani
0.09%0.04%
Inari Sami
0.01%Skolt Sami Regional official
0.01%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Finland (10)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish | 5,288,825 · 94% | Uralic | Official |
| English | 3,938,487 · 70% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Swedish | 2,475,620 · 44% | Indo-European | Official |
| German | 1,012,753 · 18% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Russian | 45,573 · 0.81% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Estonian | 6,189 · 0.11% | Uralic | — |
| Kalo Finnish Romani | 5,007 · 0.09% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Northern Sami | 2,025 · 0.04% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Inari Sami | 618 · 0.01% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Skolt Sami | 618 · 0.01% | Uralic | Regional official |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Finland?
The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. In total about 10 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Finnish (94%), English (70%) and Swedish (44%).
What is the official language of Finland?
Finnish and Swedish. Regional official languages: Skolt Sami.
Is English spoken in Finland?
About 70% of people in Finland speak English (3.9 million).
How many languages are spoken in Finland?
About 10 living languages — #103 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).