Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Finland
Finland: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 4.8 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Finland, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Finland is 4.8 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Finland peaked at 5.3 Weeks per year per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.2 Weeks per year per person, in 2003.
That places Finland 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 Weeks per year per person | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | 4.9 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.42 Weeks per year per person | 4.1 Weeks per year per person | 4.7 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 Weeks per year per person | 4.2 Weeks per year per person | 5.3 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
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- 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 sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Finland?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Finland was 4.8 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 Weeks per year per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 Weeks per year per person in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.