⚡ Backend Frameworks in Finland

Backend frameworks are software libraries of tools and modules that help developers to build the server side of a web application.

According to our research, backend frameworks are used on 9% of websites from Finland.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top backend frameworks in Finland in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is ASP.NET with a share of 21.5%, followed by Next.js with 17.5% and Ruby on Rails with 12.8%.

ASP.NET 21.5%
Next.js 17.5%
Ruby on Rails 12.8%
Express 9.7%
ASP.NET Core 8.9%
Laravel 8.9%
ASP.NET MVC 5.8%
Java Portlet 5%
Yii Framework 3.7%
Django 2.6%
Apache Sling 2.4%
Jakarta Servlet 1.9%
Jakarta Server Pages 1.8%
ASP 1.5%
Symfony 1.4%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top frameworks that are more popular in Finland than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Next.js ^(-2)
4. Express ^(-3)
5. ASP.NET Core ^(-6)
8. Java Portlet ^(-12)
9. Yii Framework ^(-1)
10. Django ^(-5)
11. Apache Sling ^(-2)
12. Jakarta Servlet ^(-2)
16. Play Framework ^(-12)
19. Spring ^(-5)

✨ Best Backend Frameworks

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 31 backend frameworks used on sites from Finland, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ASP.NETRedmond, Washington, United States A web development framework for building web apps on the .NET platform.	21.5%
2	Next.jsSan Francisco, California, United States A React framework for building full-stack web applications that provides server-side rendering and generation of static websites.	17.5%
3	Ruby on RailsChicago, Illinois, United States A popular full-stack framework that includes everything needed to build database-driven web applications using the Model-View-Controller pattern.	12.8%
4	ExpressSan Francisco, California, United States A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework.	9.7%
5	ASP.NET CoreRedmond, Washington, United States An open-source, cross-platform web framework, the successor to ASP.NET.	8.9%
6	LaravelNew York, United States An open-source PHP backend framework that provides all of the features you need to build modern web applications, such as routing, validation, caching, queues, and file storage.	8.9%
7	ASP.NET MVCRedmond, Washington, United States A web application framework that implements the Model-View-Controller pattern.	5.8%
8	Java Portlet Java Portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal.	5%
9	Yii FrameworkChicago, Illinois, United States An open source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.	3.7%
10	DjangoHuntersville, North Carolina, United States A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.	2.6%
11	Apache SlingWilmington, Delaware, United States An open source web framework that uses a Java Content Repository, such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store and manage content.	2.4%
12	Jakarta ServletBrussels, Belgium Enables developers to write web UIs using pure Java.	1.9%
13	Jakarta Server PagesBrussels, Belgium A technology that enables developers to create dynamic web content based on XML markup, custom processing tags, expression language, and embedded Java code.	1.8%
14	ASPRedmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine.	1.5%
15	SymfonyClichy, Île-de-France, France An open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable components.	1.4%
16	Play Framework A community-maintained, high-velocity web framework for Java and Scala.	1.1%
17	CodeIgniter An open-source PHP full-stack web framework.	1.1%
18	StrutsWilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source MVC framework for creating modern Java web applications.	0.8%
19	SpringPalo Alto, United States A Java framework for building enterprise-grade applications.	0.7%
20	Livewire A full-stack framework for Laravel that allows you to build dynamic UI components without leaving PHP.	0.5%
21	CakePHPLas Vegas, Nevada, United States An open-source rapid development framework for PHP based on the MVC, Associative Data Mapping, and Front Controller design patterns.	0.5%
22	RemixOttawa, Ontario, Canada An open source, React-based, full-stack web framework that lets you focus on the user interface and work back through web fundamentals to deliver a fast, slick, and resilient user experience.	0.4%
23	BlazorRedmond, Washington, United States An open-source web framework from Microsoft that allows developers to build full-stack web applications using .NET and C#.	0.4%
24	Inertia.js Lets you quickly build modern single-page React, Vue, and Svelte apps using classic server-side routing and controllers.	0.3%
25	Apache WicketWilmington, Delaware, United States A component-oriented backend framework for Java.	0.3%

Data updated September 14, 2025

👉 See Also

🔗 Links
- ⚡Frontend frameworks
- Web framework

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