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10/9/2025
Number of children in early childhood education and care:
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Statistics Finland, early childhood education and care
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Number of foreign-language speaking and foreign children in early childhood education and care by Year, Age, Area and Information

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Number of foreign-language speaking and foreign children in early childhood education and care by Year, Age, Area and Information
 Number of children in early childhood education and care
2024 
1-6 years total 
WHOLE COUNTRY231,202
MK01 Uusimaa83,205
MK02 Southwest Finland20,251
0 years 
WHOLE COUNTRY293
MK01 Uusimaa83
MK02 Southwest Finland24
1 years 
WHOLE COUNTRY18,810
MK01 Uusimaa6,468
MK02 Southwest Finland1,631
Documentation of statistics Data do not include data on Åland. The share of children aged 1 to 6 (children aged 1 to 6/population aged 1 to 6) is used for the participation rate in early childhood education and care. The Total figure is calculated for those aged 0 to 7 (all children/population aged 0 to 7). The number of children may differ slightly from other tables if the number of children having participated in early childhood education and care in the municipality is higher in the age group than the age group belonging to the population of the municipality. A child can participate in early childhood education and care in a different municipality to the one where they live. Foreign-language speaking refers to a person whose native language is other than Finnish, Swedish or Sami.
Foreigners refer to persons whose nationality is other than Finnish.

Area

Area is the municipality of the main ECEC place according to the latest statistical years classification.
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