Number of people using the Internet in Finland
Finland: Number of people using the Internet was 5.27 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Finland recorded 5.27 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Finland peaked at 5.27 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,996 people, in 1990.
Finland ranks 97th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Finland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,996 people | — |
| 1991 | 70,192 people | +251.0% |
| 1992 | 95,294 people | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 130,208 people | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 250,346 people | +92.3% |
| 1995 | 709,983 people | +183.6% |
| 1996 | 860,928 people | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million people | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million people | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million people | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 1.93 million people | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 2.24 million people | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million people | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 3.61 million people | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.78 million people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.91 million people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.20 million people | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 4.27 million people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.45 million people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.40 million people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.66 million people | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4.78 million people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.87 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.98 million people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.73 million people | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.74 million people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.82 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.82 million people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.90 million people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.95 million people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.10 million people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.14 million people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.17 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.22 million people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.27 million people | +0.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 5.27 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Finland's 5.27 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +251.0% | 19,996 people | 70,192 people |
| 1995 | +183.6% | 250,346 people | 709,983 people |
| 1994 | +92.3% | 130,208 people | 250,346 people |
| 2002 | +45.2% | 2.24 million people | 3.25 million people |
| 1993 | +36.6% | 95,294 people | 130,208 people |
| 1992 | +35.8% | 70,192 people | 95,294 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 612,181 people | 19,996 people | 1.67 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.60 million people | 1.93 million people | 4.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 million people | 4.66 million people | 4.98 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million people | 5.10 million people | 5.27 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,224 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Finland?
- Number of people using the internet in Finland was 5.27 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,996 people in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for number of people using the internet?
- Finland ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.