Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate

Länsi-Suomi had the highest infant mortality rate of 5 regions in 2018, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births. Åland had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 live births. The median was 1.8 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Finland was 2.1 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.5Länsi-Suomi

Lowest0Åland

Median1.85 regions

Finland2.1History

All regions, 2018

per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 per 1,000 live births	Change on 2017
1	Länsi-Suomi	2.5	-0.1
1	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	2.5	+0.9
3	Etelä-Suomi	1.8	0
3	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.8	-0.2
5	Åland	0	0

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Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind) (Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table

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Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 7 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/finland-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/finland-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/finland-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_finland_nuts_2018,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo\_r\_minfind): Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/finland-regions?period=2018. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo\_r\_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo\_r\_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Länsi-Suomi, with 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Åland, with 0 per 1,000 live births in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.