ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Finland
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Finland at 9.5% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2005.
Finland, 2025
9.5%
Change from 2024
+1.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
36th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Finland over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Finland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.5% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 8.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.4%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
9.7%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
59.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
21.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
76.3%
2025 · Eurostat