Work & Labour in Finland

1,038 indicators covering work & labour for Finland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.66 2014 down 15.0% 64th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4654 2014 unchanged 62nd
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5738 2014 unchanged 72nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 12.87 2024 down 10.0% 24th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 148.78 2024 down 15.6% 38th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.02 2025 up 3.0% 55th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,891 2025 up 7.5% 49th
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 108.62 2025 up 3.9% 7th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,231 2024 down 32.5% 31st
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,858 2025 down 0.7% 45th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 3.1% 2021 up 0.4% 6th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 83.55 2020 up 1.6% 28th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 88.74 2020 up 0.6% 23rd
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 5.86 2020 down 14.2% 23rd
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2 0-6 scale 2025 down 4.0% 21st
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2 0-6 scale 2025 down 4.0% 21st
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.56 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 24th
Labour force participation rate 60.85 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.2% 22nd
Informal employment 34.62 2025 down 80.4% 74th
Informal employment rate 1.54 2025 down 81.1% 79th
Employment outside the formal sector 38.22 2025 down 80.0% 72nd
Share of employment outside the formal sector 1.7 2025 down 80.7% 79th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 6,409 National currency 2025 up 291.7% 21st
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 8.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 24.5% 11th
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 1,858 Persons 2025 down 0.8% 27th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9.61 2025 up 2.5% 13th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 277.77 2025 up 10.2% 34th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 8.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 29.1% 9th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 2.61 million Persons 2025 up 7.2% 35th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 277,800 Persons 2025 up 10.2% 25th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 2.89 million Persons 2025 up 7.5% 36th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.72 2024 up 31.7% 34th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 12.8 2024 up 29.7% 6th
Average hourly earnings of employees 21.6 2022 up 11.7% 52nd
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.39 2024 down 3.5% 49th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 75.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.2% 27th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 84.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.0% 21st
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 10.05 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 up 7.3% 5th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 8.1% 9th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 50.19 2024 down 20.0% 49th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.28 2024 down 16.0% 52nd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -5.3 Percentage points 2025 up 5.4% 2nd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -5.3 Percentage points 2025 up 5.4% 2nd
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,231 2024 down 32.5% 25th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.39 2024 down 3.5% 58th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -6.5 Percentage points 2025 up 5.8% 3rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -6.5 Percentage points 2025 up 5.8% 3rd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -1.1 Percentage points 2025 unchanged 37th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -1.1 Percentage points 2025 unchanged 37th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.39 2024 down 35.6% 52nd
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 8.18 Years 2025 down 13.7% 16th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 2.1% 2024 up 40.1% 66th
Share of male workers in informal employment 2.1% 2024 up 40.1% 66th
Share of workers in informal employment 2.2% 2024 up 5.8% 68th
Share of female workers in informal employment 2.3% 2024 down 13.5% 71st
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 2.2% 2024 up 5.8% 68th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 20.06 2024 up 5.0% 12th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.82 Years 2025 down 12.9% 17th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 1.84 million Persons 2026 up 5.5% 29th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 2.2% 2024 up 5.8% 77th