Loneliness

In 2020, the number of people living alone was 1.25 million, almost 23% of the total population.

In the EU, four in ten old women live alone compared to 19% of men. However, there are countries with higher percentages and Finland is in the top four.

The latest figures on income and living conditions published by Statistics Finland show that 890,000 persons (16.4% of the household population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. And…