, people with a foreign background in Finland had higher fertility rates than those with Finnish roots. Women of foreign descent, either born abroad (1.7) or in Finland (1.65), had the most substantial total fertility rates, averaging 1.45 for all women in Finland. Women of Finnish lineage had a slightly higher fertility rate of 1.4. For men, the total fertility rate was just above 1.3, with Finnish men slightly under the average. In contrast, men of foreign origin, whether born abroad or in Finland, exhibited a fertility rate of approximately 1.45 each. Since 2018, the most frequent countries of affiliation for women of foreign origin delivering infants have been former Soviet Union countries, Somalia, and Iraq.
, pEOple wITh A foReIGn bacKground IN fInLanD had highEr FertiliTY rAtES tHaN those wITh fInnISH rOOTS. womeN of foReign descENt, eiThEr bOrn ABRoAd (1.7) or in FINLand (1.65), had The mOSt suBStantIAL tOtAL feRtILiTy RATeS, avERaging 1.45 for All WOmeN In fiNLand. WoMen of FinNiSh lINeagE had A sligHtLy higher feRtILity RatE of 1.4. fOr mEn, the TotAl FeRtilIty raTE WAs Just Above 1.3, WIth fInnish men sLigHtly Under the aVeRage. iN contRaST, meN oF fOreiGn origin, wheTher BoRn aBROaD or In finlAnd, exhIbited a feRTility rate of apProxImAteLY 1.45 Each. sinCe 2018, ThE mosT freQuENt cOUNTRieS Of afFiLiatIoN foR WoMEn of fOreIgn Origin DElivERing infAnts haVe BEen FoRmer soViet UNioN couNTRieS, SomALia, aNd Iraq.