Annual working hours per person employed in Finland
Finland: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,635 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Finland, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
In 2016, annual working hours per person employed in Finland stood at 1,635 Hours. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Finland peaked at 1,982 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,635 Hours, in 2016.
Finland ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,913 Hours | 1,869 Hours | 1,982 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,819 Hours | 1,793 Hours | 1,855 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,763 Hours | 1,747 Hours | 1,776 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,702 Hours | 1,661 Hours | 1,742 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,647 Hours | 1,635 Hours | 1,668 Hours | 7 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.7% (2025)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.5% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Finland?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Finland was 1,635 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,982 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,635 Hours in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.