Finland
Capital: Helsinki · High income · Pop. 5.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Finland, 99.65% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 19,670 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 90.12% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.45% have at least a basic service (2024).
Finland has about 19,258 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 3% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 36% of Finland's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Finland have safe drinking water?
99.65% of Finland's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 19,670 people do not.
Does Finland have enough freshwater?
Finland has roughly 19,258 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 3% of it annually (low stress).