Birth rate remains lower than death in Finland in January

The number of births was 1,490 lower than that of deaths in Finland in January this year, according to Statistics Finland.

Country's population, however, increased by 1,461 persons during January.

The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, since immigration exceeded emigration by 2,659.

Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,638,675 at the end of January.