Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Finland
The unemployment rate in Finland was 9.7% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Finland, 2025
9.7%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
4th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Finland over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.7% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 8.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.4%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
21.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
11.0%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
76.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
75.7%
2025 · Eurostat