In 2023, Finland witnessed a surprising acceleration in the decline of birth rates, especially in the Uusimaa region, managed by the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS). The drop in childbirths was more rapid than anticipated, raising concerns about demographic trends and their implications for the country s future.
HUS reported a 1.5% decrease in births within its jurisdiction compared to the previous year.
16 Feb 2021
Southern Finland is reported showing signs of a Wuhan coronavirus “baby boom” as the number of births expected in March could be up to ten per cent higher than the previous year.
Aydin Tekay, head of the division of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Helsinki University Hospital, stated that southern Finland has already seen a slight increase in births so far this year and that pregnancy screenings suggest an even larger increase in the area in the coming months.
“During February, we will see if the forecast is correct, but it will probably be quite a busy March,” Tekay told Finland’s public broadcaster YLE.
Signs of a minor baby boom in southern Finland
Births may rise by 10 percent in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region in March compared to last year.
There was only a slight increase in January in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, but a larger upswing is expected in February.
Image: Nella Nuora / Yle
The first indications of a burgeoning pandemic baby boom have appeared in southern Finland, with a small increase in births in the first months of this year.
Significantly more babies are expected to be born in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) this spring than last year, says