Finland Employment Rate

The share of people aged 15-64 who are actually in work, regardless of whether others are looking.

71.2%

−0.4pp vs Q1 2026

Q2 2026 · Quarterly data

Seasonally adjusted

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Employment Rate

Q1 1998 to Q2 2026

Source: FRED series LREM64TTFIQ156S · OECD, ages 15-64, seasonally adjusted, quarterly.

Finland Employment Rate in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Finland, the employment rate fell by 1.1pp over the year to Q2 2026, from 72.2% in Q2 2025.

It is the lowest reading since Q3 2020.

Over the past five years it has ranged from 71.2% in Q2 2026 to 74.8% in Q4 2022.

Its average since Q1 1998 is 69.3%, and the latest reading is above that.

How this series is defined

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Source
OECD via FRED
Series
LREM64TTFIQ156S
Frequency
Quarterly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Q2 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Data refreshed 2026-10-08. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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