Unemployment rate,Percent in Finland

Finland: Unemployment rate,Percent was 9.7% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
9.7%
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
8th
of 71 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 1994
All-time low
3.5%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Finland, 1990–2025

510151990200720251990: 3.51991: 7.11992: 12.21993: 16.81994: 16.91995: 15.81996: 151997: 131998: 11.81999: 10.62000: 10.22001: 9.52002: 9.52003: 9.42004: 9.22005: 8.82006: 8.12007: 7.32008: 6.82009: 8.42010: 8.52011: 82012: 7.82013: 8.32014: 8.82015: 9.52016: 8.92017: 8.72018: 7.42019: 6.72020: 7.72021: 7.62022: 6.82023: 7.22024: 8.42025: 9.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Finland is 9.7%, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Finland peaked at 16.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.

That places Finland 8th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.3% 3.5% 16.9% 10
2000s 8.7% 6.8% 10.2% 10
2010s 8.3% 6.7% 9.5% 10
2020s 7.9% 6.8% 9.7% 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 5 Algeria 11.7% compare
  2. 6 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
  3. 7 Spain 10.5% compare
  4. 9 Greece 8.9% compare
  5. 10 Colombia 8.9% compare
  6. 11 Chile 8.5% compare

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More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Finland?
Unemployment rate,percent in Finland was 9.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1994.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
How does Finland rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Finland ranks 8th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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