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2024 Sees Record Life Expectancy in Finland
10/18/2025
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- Statistics Finland reports record-high life expectancy in 2024, with newborn boys at 79.6 years and girls at 84.8.
- Life expectancy rose by 0.7 years for boys and 0.6 for girls compared with 2023.
- Life expectancy for people aged 65 rose by 0.5 years for both genders.
- Regional gaps vary, with Kainuu at 6.3 years and Central Ostrobothnia at 3.4 years.
- Married people generally live longer than unmarried people.
