Finland’s unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in December 2025 from 8.1% in the same month last year, marking the highest reading since June. The number of unemployed persons increased by 51 thousand from a year earlier to 277 thousand, including 154 thousand men and 123 thousand women. The unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 jumped to 19.5%, which was 2.2 percentage points more than a year ago. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons decreased by 7 thousand to 2.547 million, while the labor force participation rate rose to 67.7% from 66.8% a year ago. The employment rate for persons aged 20-64 decreased to 75.0% from 75.9%. source: Statistics Finland
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 9.80 percent in December from 9.70 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Finland averaged 6.55 percent from 1959 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 9.80 percent in December from 9.70 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Finland is expected to be 9.70 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 8.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.