Table 2.
Rates of testing and positivity in different language groups
| First language | Population | Tested (n) | Positives (n) | Testing rate per 10 000 population (95%CI) | Positives per 10 000 population (95%CI) | Positives per 1000 tested persons (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1 452 766 | 110 072 | 3160 | 758 (753–762) | 22 (21–23) | 29 (28–30) |
| 0–19 | 306 590 | 21 662 | 301 | 707 (697–716) | 10 (9–11) | 14 (12–15) |
| 20–39 | 385 133 | 35 887 | 909 | 932 (923–941) | 24 (22–25) | 25 (24–27) |
| 40–59 | 384 687 | 27 056 | 1010 | 703 (695–711) | 26 (25–28) | 37 (35–40) |
| 60–74 | 256 422 | 14 462 | 453 | 564 (555–573) | 18 (16–19) | 31 (28–34) |
| 75+ | 119 934 | 11 003 | 487 | 917 (901–934) | 41 (37–44) | 44 (40–48) |
| Foreign | 236 520 | 8228 | 845 | 348 (340–355) | 36 (33–38) | 103 (96–109) |
| 0–19 | 59 992 | 1953 | 124 | 326 (311–340) | 21 (17–24) | 63 (53–74) |
| 20–39 | 98 337 | 3641 | 371 | 370 (358–382) | 38 (34–42) | 102 (92–112) |
| 40–59 | 62 071 | 2107 | 289 | 339 (325–354) | 47 (41–52) | 137 (122–152) |
| 60–74 | 13 722 | 419 | 46 | 305 (277–334) | 34 (24–43) | 110 (80–140) |
| 75+ | 2398 | 108 | 15 | 450 (367–533) | 63 (31–94) | 139 (74–204) |
| Finnish | 1 321 800 | 101 796 | 2944 | 770 (766–775) | 22 (21–23) | 29 (28–30) |
| Swedish | 130 829 | 8270 | 216 | 632 (619–645) | 17 (14–19) | 26 (23–30) |
| Other language | 66 286 | 2531 | 261 | 382 (367–396) | 39 (35–44) | 103 (91–115) |
| Russian | 40 218 | 1375 | 74 | 342 (324–360) | 18 (14–23) | 54 (42–66) |
| Estonian | 33 458 | 946 | 78 | 283 (265–301) | 23 (18–28) | 82 (65–100) |
| Arabic | 17 641 | 728 | 55 | 413 (383–442) | 31 (23–39) | 76 (56–95) |
| Somali | 17 434 | 950 | 224 | 545 (511–579) | 128 (112–145) | 236 (209–263) |
| English | 13 840 | 502 | 37 | 363 (332–394) | 27 (18–35) | 74 (51–97) |
| Chinese | 8556 | 113 | 4 | 132 (108–156) | 5 (0–9) | 35 (1–69) |
| Kurdish | 7852 | 273 | 28 | 348 (307–388) | 36 (22–49) | 103 (67–139) |
| Albanian | 7562 | 262 | 50 | 346 (305–388) | 66 (48–84) | 191 (143–238) |
| Persian | 7252 | 146 | 7 | 201 (169–234) | 10 (3–17) | 48 (13–83) |
| Vietnamese | 6442 | 105 | 4 | 163 (132–194) | 6 (0–12) | 38 (1–75) |
| Spanish | 5232 | 172 | 5 | 329 (280–377) | 10 (1–18) | 29 (4–54) |
| Turkish | 4747 | 125 | 18 | 263 (218–309) | 38 (20–55) | 144 (82–206) |
| Sámi | 137 | 6 | 0 | 438 (95–781) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) |