Finland's unemployment fell from 15.6 % in 1996 to 9.5 % in 2025.
Finland · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Finland's youth unemployment fell from 41.2 % in 1996 to 21.5 % in 2025.
Finland's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 20.8 % in 2009 to 25.1 % in 2025.
Finland's participation rose from 59.2 % in 1996 to 59.7 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
72nd of 182 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
Finland's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 54.6 % in 1996 to 56.5 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.8 pts121st of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)down −0.7 pts20th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.5 %111th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)up +0.0 pts154th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)up +0.0 pts34th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)up +0.7 pts12th of 34
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- Average wageup +1.1 %16th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.7 %33rd of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts139th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts70th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts35th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +0.8 %22nd of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Finland.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data