Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland
Finland: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland stood at 35.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland peaked at 40 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2018.
That places Finland 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35 | — |
| 2006 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 35 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4 | 35 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.6 | 32 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.17 | 35 | 36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Finland was 35 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2007.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Finland ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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