Average life satisfaction in Finland

People aged 16 or over in Finland rated their life satisfaction at 7.8 out of 10 on average in 2025.

Measure: Average life satisfaction Unit: Average rating, 0 to 10 Data: 2013 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Finland, 2025 7.8 Average rating, 0 to 10
Change from 2024 0points 2024: 7.8 out of 10
European Union, 2025 7.2 out of 10 Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 7.4 out of 10 Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 1st of 31 See the full ranking

Average life satisfaction in Finland over time

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Average rating, 0 to 10. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Average life satisfaction (average rating, 0 to 10), 2013 to 2025
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2025 7.8 out of 10 7.2 out of 10
2024 7.8 out of 10 7.2 out of 10
2023 7.8 out of 10b (break in time series) 7.3 out of 10e (estimated)
2022 7.9 out of 10 7.1 out of 10e (estimated)
2021 8.1 out of 10 not availableu (low reliability)
2018 8.1 out of 10 7.3 out of 10
2013 8.0 out of 10 7.0 out of 10u (low reliability)

Flags: u low reliability; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2013, when it was 8.0 out of 10, the figure has changed by −0.2 points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.2 out of 10.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_pw01 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A statinfo=AVG unit=RTG isced11=TOTAL life_sat=LIFE age=Y_GE16
Observation period
2013 to 2025 for Finland
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat