Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Finland
The youth unemployment rate in Finland was 21.8% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2015.
Finland, 2025
21.8%
Change from 2024
+3.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
7th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Finland over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.8% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 18.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.5%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
9.7%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.0%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Long-term unemployment rate
2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
76.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
75.7%
2025 · Eurostat