Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland
Finland: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 80.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 80.3% for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland peaked at 85.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2025.
That places Finland 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85.1% | — |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 80.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.3%, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 80.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 82.9% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.3% | 83.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Finland was 80.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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