Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate

Etelä-Suomi had the highest infant mortality rate of 5 regions in 2020, at 1.8 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 1.8 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.8Etelä-Suomi

Lowest0Åland

Median1.85 regions

Finland1.8History

All regions, 2020

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	2020 per 1,000 live births	Change on 2019
1	Etelä-Suomi	1.8	-0.1
1	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.8	-0.2
1	Länsi-Suomi	1.8	-0.1
1	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1.8	-0.7
5	Åland	0	-3.7

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About this ranking

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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Questions

Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Etelä-Suomi, with 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Åland, with 0 per 1,000 live births in 2020.

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.