Finland vs Sweden: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour
Finland
6.0%
in 2025
Sweden
7.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.0% against 6.0% in Finland, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.0% against 6.0% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour between Finland and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Finland ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.