Finland vs Norway: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Finland
133.92 Persons
in 2025
Norway
142.9 Persons
in 2025
Finland rank
31st
Norway rank
30th

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
100200300400200020122025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 142.9 Persons against 133.92 Persons in Finland, a difference of 8.98 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 31st and Norway ranks 30th of 40 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 214.92 Persons 123.08 Persons 91.84 Persons Finland
2010s 191.88 Persons 112.74 Persons 79.15 Persons Finland
2020s 150.47 Persons 124.44 Persons 26.03 Persons Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 142.9 Persons against 133.92 Persons in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Finland and Norway?
8.98 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Finland ranks 31st and Norway ranks 30th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 1,768 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.