Finland People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 4 931,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.5%

Nationality: noun—Finn(s); adjective— Finnish

Ethnic divisions: Finn, Swede, Lapp, Gypsy, Tatar

Religion: 97% Evangelical Lutheran, 1.2%

Greek Orthodox, 1.8% other

Language: 93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities

Infant mortality rate: 6.2/1 ,(M)0 (1983)

Life expectancy, men 70.1, women 78.1

Literacy: almost 100%

Labor force: 2.572 million; 23.3% mining and manufacturing; 25.8% services; 19.0% commerce; 11.4% agriculture, forestry, and fishing; 7.1% construction; 7.0% transportation and communications; 6.2% une mployed (1984 average)

Organized labor: 80% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Finland on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Finland 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Finland 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.