Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Finland
Finland: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 93.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 93.7% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Finland peaked at 93.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2000.
That places Finland 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 93.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 93.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.8% | 43.1% | 62.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.5% | 37.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.2% | 93.7% | 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 proportion of individuals using the internet in Finland?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Finland was 93.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Finland ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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