Share of the population using the Internet in Finland
Finland: Share of the population using the Internet was 93.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using the internet in Finland stood at 93.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Finland peaked at 93.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places Finland 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +249.1% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +35.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +91.4% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +182.5% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +15.7% |
| 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% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 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% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 93.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Finland's 93.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population 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 | +249.1% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 1995 | +182.5% | 4.9% | 13.9% |
| 1994 | +91.4% | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| 2002 | +44.8% | 43.1% | 62.4% |
| 1993 | +36.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| 1992 | +35.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 0.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 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 share of the population using the internet in Finland?
- Share of the population using the internet in Finland was 93.7% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population 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 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.