Hospital beds in Finland
Finland had 248 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1993. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Finland, 2024
248e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−12per 100,000 people
European Union, 2024
507 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
423 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
30th of 34
Hospital beds in Finland over time
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Beds per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 248 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 507 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 259 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 511 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 265 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 517 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 286 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 525 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 276 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 528 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 339 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) | 532 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 357 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 539 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 375 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 543 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 397 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 546 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 428 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 453 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2013 | 486 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 557 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 529 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2011 | 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 567 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 586 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 574 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 625 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 582 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 657 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2007 | 673 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2006 | 699 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2005 | 705 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2004 | 710 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2003 | 724 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2002 | 735 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
| 2001 | 746 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | – |
Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −12 from 259 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 453 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −206.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Practising physicians
368 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.6 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
67.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.6%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat