Finland abortions and live births by hospital district, 1987-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 October 2025

Reported abortions by hospital district of residence, 1987-2024

Note: Finland hospital districts were reorganized into wellness districts in 2023 with some mergers and boundary changes.

hospital district19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024hospital district
Central Finland543481537487466450444441416413400433482434461492487488429410394436412421427443431358411358380345373332283318322340Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia143155118141135120119108109113103102111112961111191211159497130889210711111611512611096109928382918281Central Ostrobothnia
Helsinki and Uusimaa3,9684,1134,1933,8883,8153,6973,4373,2803,3153,4773,4843,7153,5893,6993,5993,7743,7053,9273,7823,7393,6433,6693,6833,5773,6833,5423,4463,3913,3873,3303,4273,1733,2873,1162,9423,0073,1333,380Helsinki and Uusimaa
Helsinki    1,8201,7501,6001,5601,5501,6401,6201,7901,6501,7001,6301,7101,7601,8201,7701,6701,6711,669             1,3281,3631,461Helsinki
Uusimaa    2,0001,9201,8101,7001,7601,8401,8501,9101,9302,0001,9702,0601,9602,0902,0002,0501,9651,989             1,6791,7701,919Uusimaa
Kainuu1751461281471571021131161261251191211301111301231261201281281191241141051201081319584798075777888866755Kainuu
Kanta-Hame449418408384360346336295293348306323329328333296290308309297352318327313375346310308265293258225252225186193201222Kanta-Hame
Kymenlaakso408414398381352356304338250305341314332325341369333365364368345330365327347324352304261284281232235239232195198215Kymenlaakso
Lansi-Pohja2221991922521871801771681681821751591661621751691471561931661471291451281511451401351081049787688310187  Lansi-Pohja
Lapland412371368369375330334322318329350353338301286255257272252277268276268258263258283248209209233221184187162194286287Lapland
North Karelia459427450431353387331314277328306272320266332315281312284295296267282260287266289259244255259252229227199201176206North Karelia
Northern Ostrobothnia752784687758704652638648648626662664699680715712711781725736714724707691752701713797702710656646634600594564613643Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Savonia646601634519581505447446399454421465426487450425477462462426440413435453421405365404385417362338347328281291336330Northern Savonia
Paijat-Hame582523536528478497420391365430389422428452432391425441448398462444398403429403338383361348354329317303271257301263Paijat-Hame
Pirkanmaa1,1701,0711,1081,0411,0159048358718608548538739191,019915957948925979972937913978957930960970897892842753689709652614601774780Pirkanmaa
Satakunta547563557487503418422426419444412437461428382451425429407385374413399383371341378311304338330271274270233230256250Satakunta
South Karelia336321276297275242226228228231256257245240228232194237211199213202208184185156194167178155158166143155117134126119South Karelia
South Ostrobothnia361338329338297289253225272280221246272279302286267277278288259254236264275250259270243256265229221215189207181215South Ostrobothnia
Ita-Savo1191241169896103827670688281828379746472747171747170676251535132504758352934  Ita-Savo
Southern Savonia2362261942101751741581681551701621741761461681761751751581461321171181271551571301199610714212210011089107131107Southern Savonia
Southwest Finland1,0651,0671,0391,0611,0329389298398558788619699371,040962965940965981904924859910898986890880862846866846755828770605716728743Southwest Finland
Vaasa323325296307275285289234262272264279291260262308298255298313286281250259292270268232241233232230205220203245263233Vaasa
Aland Islands4852496385675755446257647659596170596853736868717360706669767475786279605870Aland Islands
FINLAND RESIDENTS12,96412,71912,61312,18711,71611,04210,3519,9899,84910,38910,22410,72310,80910,91110,70710,94210,73911,14710,94510,66510,54610,44110,46210,24110,69610,19810,1149,7749,4639,4029,3338,6168,7118,2907,5797,8188,2328,539FINLAND RESIDENTS
FINLAND (less Aland islands)12,91612,66712,56412,12411,63110,97510,2949,9349,80510,32710,16710,65910,73310,85210,64810,88110,66911,08810,87710,61210,47310,37310,39410,17010,62310,13810,0449,7089,3949,3269,2598,5418,6338,2287,5007,7588,1748,469FINLAND (less Aland islands)
nonresidents1919242921232424233427272734353924202222242736564343213840795450334681119131100nonresidents
unknown00000200000111049667594738306494330016unknown
FINLAND TOTAL12,98312,73812,63712,21611,73711,06710,37510,0139,87210,42310,25110,75110,83710,94610,74210,98510,77211,17310,97310,69410,57510,47710,50210,30410,74210,24910,1389,8129,5099,4859,3968,6708,7478,3397,6607,9378,3648,645FINLAND TOTAL


Reported live births by hospital district, 1990-2024

hospital district19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024hospital district
Central Finland3,0112,9933,0292,9442,9482,7782,7852,6842,5762,5142,5192,5392,5192,6902,6832,7112,9372,8382,8342,9712,9482,9012,8462,7562,7602,5962,4512,2502,1212,0612,0602,1331,9561,9541,998Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia1,1281,0601,0861,1181,0851,14010049679349039009238769309029488909939471,0151,0111,001969989978867905841807720760738694595598Central Ostrobothnia
Helsinki and Uusimaa17,45417,80818,46718,24018,48917,78817,27717,05616,45216,92917,00016,80416,96817,47317,63017,48818,07317,92618,32218,46018,75818,39818,07718,04117,89417,68717,14616,53216,10215,71116,23317,74815,95015,75216,163Helsinki and Uusimaa
Helsinki6,3656,5546,6976,7696,7806,6606,5016,4076,2476,3176,2826,1696,0646,2996,1806,1036,1566,0796,4076,5336,7096,6196,7486,7896,9077,0166,8036,5666,3886,3326,6507,0826,1766,0996,276Helsinki
Uusimaa11,08911,25411,77011,47111,70911,12810,77610,64910,20510,61210,71810,63510,90411,17411,45011,38511,91711,84711,91511,92712,04911,77911,32911,25210,98710,67110,3439,9669,7149,3799,58310,6669,7749,6539,887Uusimaa
Kainuu1,1491,0711,1341,1021,0791,0741002886831810792729734742711778729755728791745706698715700591620545490459460521429408364Kainuu
Kanta-Hame1,9732,1082,1011,9211,9831,9501,8461,8681,7551,8071,7181,6461,6591,7301,7281,6501,8011,7951,8311,8851,7691,7891,7291,7231,6821,5491,4431,4381,2791,2291,1911,2551,1921,0811,048Kanta-Hame
Kymenlaakso2,0842,0782,0782,0742,0982,0271,9191,7851,7441,7331,6591,6751,5891,5831,6791,6041,4891,6081,5321,5641,6501,4991,5601,5101,4241,4231,3501,1671,0901,0361,0011,060916810770Kymenlaakso
Lansi-Pohja945991905916869774839791754738752673675688676685677670671699717712661650587566550514521429454414409  Lansi-Pohja
Lapland1,7861,7981,8141,6761,6761,5431,4701,4191,4181,2461,2471,1271,0811,0861,1241,1061,0991,1441,2011,2181,1881,2291,1421,1881,0781,0559879638449269159998871,2811,236Lapland
North Karelia2,3212,2172,2942,1252,1022,0651,8641,9441,7741,7851,6541,6461,5911,5591,5351,6051,5831,5851,5521,5871,5931,6941,6191,5771,5871,5021,4351,2811,2281,0941,1461,1731,0461,002974North Karelia
Northern Ostrobothnia5,3215,4945,4825,4435,3355,3945,0505,0404,8804,9784,9924,9965,1545,2495,3655,5835,5825,6455,6955,7885,8195,6785,8005,4815,3445,0314,6584,4674,1013,8844,1234,1103,8393,6733,631Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Savonia3,2373,2513,2502,9943,1472,9632,8202,7742,6992,5982,5492,6162,3312,4042,5472,4722,4492,3562,4342,4792,4972,4542,4762,3962,3132,3002,1262,0161,9661,7821,8331,8991,7711,6831,712Northern Savonia
Paijat-Hame2,5742,5162,6332,4872,5112,3792,2532,1622,0152,0812,1012,0311,9881,9722,0662,0942,0532,0012,0852,0322,0681,9792,0781,9381,9011,8751,7201,6901,6021,4461,5231,6001,4541,3091,286Paijat-Hame
Pirkanmaa5,6915,5505,8115,6395,6345,4505,2885,2395,0335,1715,0365,1204,9835,1655,4445,4865,6315,6915,8555,9325,8575,8446,0625,6725,5365,4475,1014,8034,5764,3964,4234,8614,3634,1964,415Pirkanmaa
Satakunta2,8982,7132,8022,5982,7632,7032,6122,4162,3202,3462,2232,1852,1682,1482,2482,2082,3302,1452,0762,2292,2272,2162,1302,1492,1062,0131,8941,8151,6211,5281,5151,6381,4801,3851,370Satakunta
South Karelia1,5681,5011,6471,5191,5221,4341,3911,3781,2281,2391,2091,2591,1611,1451,1551,2181,2081,2051,1771,1081,2531,2201,1231,1071,1051,098985964850794781771776696682South Karelia
South Ostrobothnia2,6652,6362,6462,5872,5532,3302,2882,2672,1782,1172,1242,1462,0892,1092,1532,0972,1122,1062,2192,2092,2162,2312,2692,0992,0842,0511,9521,8331,6241,6271,5011,6191,4631,4091,369South Ostrobothnia
Ita-Savo571601588544538513506502447441383425417386378365365363356340358355327329324273296263215197178215170  Ita-Savo
Southern Savonia1,3631,2991,2191,1941,2771,1841,1841,0821,090103310111001914933939905929913887879842930795860836787753733672620602637576720648Southern Savonia
Southwest Finland5,2615,2795,3515,2895,2795,2295,1034,9484,8885,0154,8484,6614,5834,6004,7884,6724,7304,7984,8774,9325,1164,8954,8274,7564,7344,6104,2994,1933,9223,7723,8674,2313,8293,5843,730Southwest Finland
Vaasa2,1872,1072,0692,0872,0402,0111,9321,8351,7811,8031,7671,7041,8061,7761,7261,8021,8781,9061,9572,0452,0621,9452,0131,9111,9771,8761,8501,7341,6661,6351,6361,6791,5061,5861,508Vaasa
Aland Islands362324325329303338290286311287258283269262281268295286294267286285292287282275293279280267261293245259218Aland Islands
FINLAND TOTAL65,54965,39566,73164,82665,23163,06760,72359,32957,10857,57456,74256,18955,55556,63057,75857,74558,84058,72959,53060,43060,98059,96159,49358,13457,23255,47252,81450,32147,57745,61346,46349,59444,95143,38343,720FINLAND TOTAL
FINLAND (less Aland islands)65,18765,07166,40664,49764,92862,72960,43359,04356,79757,28756,48455,90655,28656,36857,47757,47758,54558,44359,23660,16360,69459,67659,20157,84756,95055,19752,52150,04247,29745,34646,20249,30144,70643,12443,502FINLAND (less Aland islands)


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