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🇫🇮 Finland in official data
How Finland is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Patent applications to the European Patent Office: Finland has the highest value in the EU (613.4 /million, 2025).
- Unmet need for medical care: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (7.8 %, 2025).
- SMEs with at least basic digital intensity: Finland has the highest value in the EU (92.5 %, 2024).
- Unemployment rate: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (9.70 %, 2025).
- People reading news online: Finland has the highest value in the EU (89.6 %, 2025).
- Underemployed part-time workers: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (4.9 %, 2025).
- Perceived independence of the justice system: Finland has the highest value in the EU (89 %, 2025).
- Premature deaths from fine particulate matter (PM2.5): Finland has the lowest value in the EU (1 /100k, 2023).
- Unable to keep the home adequately warm: Finland has the lowest value in the EU (2.6 %, 2025).
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate: Finland has the lowest value in the EU (3.1 %, 2025).
- Households covered by 5G: Finland has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- Tertiary students in STEM fields: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (35.9 %, 2024).
- Government budget for R&D (GBARD): Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (1.02 % GDP, 2025).
- Researchers: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (1.78 %, 2024).
- Enterprises using artificial intelligence: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (37.8 %, 2025).
- Severe housing deprivation rate: Finland has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (1.0 %, 2023).
- Trust in other people: Finland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (7.0 /10, 2025).
- Low-achieving 15-year-olds in science (PISA): Finland has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (19.4 %, 2025).
- New doctorate graduates in STEM: Finland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (1.3 /1,000, 2024).
- ICT specialists in employment: Finland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (7.8 %, 2025).
- People using online public services: Finland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (96.1 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 97.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 81.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 89.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 24.2 % | 2015 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 89 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 96.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 104 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 109.1 2008=100 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 43,470 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 88.4 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 7.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 14.5 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 2.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 17.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 44.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 4.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 9.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 1.0 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 2.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 7.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.2 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 9.70 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 76.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 12.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 4.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 3.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 38.3 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 21.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 11.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 1.39 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 1,231 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 3.2 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 17.4 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 7.4 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 57.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 84.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 11.5 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.90 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 20.5 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 7.0 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered less in Finland than on average in the OECD: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students was 83 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Finland is cited much more often than the EU average (4th in the EU), and it is strongly international: co-publications with foreign researchers are more than twice the EU average (5th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Finland as "open", the best of its five levels.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Finland 6th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, down from 5th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Finland 3rd of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 7th for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Finland took an estimated 464 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, up from 349 in 2023; Spain took 423 and Italy 584.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Finland’s government at 92.1 out of 100 in 2025, up from 89.4 in 2024.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Finland’s roads 23rd of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 4.2 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Finland took 23 minutes on average, shorter than the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Most people in Finland can reach work or study without a car: 75.5% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, above the EU average.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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