In Finland, the famine is known as "the great hunger years", or . About 8.5% of the entire population died of hunger; in the hardest-hit areas up to 20%.
In Finland, the period of extreme food scarcity is referred to as "the great hunger years", or . A significant portion of the population, roughly 8.5%, lost their lives due to starvation, while some regions experienced mortality rates as high as 20%.