Finland’s unemployment rate rose to 11.1% in March 2026, up from 10.1% in the same month a year earlier, reaching its highest level since May 2015. The number of unemployed people increased by 30,000 year-on-year to 315,000, including 169,000 men and 148,000 women. The jobless rate for men climbed to 11.5%, 0.2 percentage points higher than a year earlier, while the rate for women rose to 10.7%, up 1.9 percentage points. Youth unemployment also increased, with the share of unemployed people aged 15–24 in the labour force reaching 24.3%, up 0.9 percentage points from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the number of employed people fell by 21,000 to 2.524 million, while the labour force participation rate stood at 68.0%, unchanged from a year earlier. The employment rate for those aged 20–64 declined to 74.2% from 75.6% a year earlier. source: Statistics Finland
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 11.10 percent in March from 10.90 percent in February 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 April of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 11.10 percent in March from 10.90 percent in February 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.