Finland’s unemployment rate rose to 11.6% in April 2026 from 10.0% in the same month a year earlier, marking its highest level since May 2015. The number of unemployed increased by 48,000 year-on-year to 336,000, comprising 199,000 men and 136,000 women. By gender, male unemployment climbed to 13.3%, 1.9 percentage points higher than a year earlier, while the female rate increased to 9.8%, up 1.3 percentage points. Among younger workers aged 15–24, the jobless rate also rose to 28.0%, an increase of 0.8 percentage points year-on-year. Meanwhile, employment declined by 31,000 to 2.559 million, even as the labour force participation rate edged up to 69.5% from 69.1% a year earlier. The employment rate for those aged 20–64 also slipped, falling to 74.7% from 76.2%. source: Statistics Finland
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 11.60 percent in April from 11.10 percent in March of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Finland averaged 6.57 percent from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.90 percent in May of 1994 and a record low of 0.70 percent in September of 1961. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Finland Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 11.60 percent in April from 11.10 percent in March of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Finland is expected to be 10.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Finland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.30 percent in 2027 and 8.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.