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The aim of this study was to evaluate how the demographic and clinical features of EOCR in northern Sweden and Finland have changed over time. All patient data were extracted from local hospital surgical department databases between 1995 and 2022. Two CRC cohorts, Study Cohort I (1995\u20132005) 1237 patients and Study Cohort II (2006\u20132022) 4526 patients, were compared for age, sex, disease stage, tumour grade, tumour location, and mismatch repair status. EOCRC patients comprised 7% of all CRCs in Study Cohort I and 4% in Study Cohort II. The mean ages were 42 and 43 years respectively, and 55% of patients were female. The vast part of EOCRC tumours were left\u2010sided stage III\u2013IV cancers. Most tumours (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009204, 73%) were low grade, and 10% showed mismatch repair deficiency. No significant differences in demographic or tumour characteristics were seen over time. 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