EU 80.77
· European ranking
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Finland: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
82.20 Years
EU 80.77 · +1.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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Regional map
· 2024 · 3 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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2+0.73
82.80
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4-0.36
81.90
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5-0.61
81.70
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Finland performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Finland
In Finland, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 82.2 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.4 years.
Recent trend
In Finland, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 82.1 years in 2019 to 82.2 years in 2024. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 81.6 years in 2023 to 82.2 years in 2024, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In Finland, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.