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Life expectancy in Finland hits all-time high

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Life expectancy at birth for children born in 2024 was 79.6 years for boys and 84.8 years for girls, Statistics Finland says.

The latest figures are part of a long-term trend which has seen life expectancy steadily increase in Finland .

Last year , a total of 58,267 people died in Finland , a drop of about 5 percent on the figure for 2023 .

The birth rate in Finland is now at a historically low level.

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