Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Finland

Finland: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 2,590 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,590 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
2,628 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
2,333 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Finland, 1999–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999201220251999: 2.3k Thousand persons2000: 2.4k Thousand persons2001: 2.4k Thousand persons2002: 2.4k Thousand persons2003: 2.4k Thousand persons2004: 2.4k Thousand persons2005: 2.4k Thousand persons2006: 2.4k Thousand persons2007: 2.5k Thousand persons2008: 2.5k Thousand persons2009: 2.5k Thousand persons2010: 2.4k Thousand persons2011: 2.5k Thousand persons2012: 2.5k Thousand persons2013: 2.5k Thousand persons2014: 2.4k Thousand persons2015: 2.4k Thousand persons2016: 2.4k Thousand persons2017: 2.5k Thousand persons2018: 2.5k Thousand persons2019: 2.6k Thousand persons2020: 2.5k Thousand persons2021: 2.6k Thousand persons2022: 2.6k Thousand persons2023: 2.6k Thousand persons2024: 2.6k Thousand persons2025: 2.6k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Finland recorded 2,590 Thousand persons for employed persons by nuts 2 region in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Finland peaked at 2,628 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,333 Thousand persons, in 1999.

Finland ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,333 Thousand persons 2,333 Thousand persons 2,333 Thousand persons 1
2000s 2,429 Thousand persons 2,367 Thousand persons 2,531 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,477 Thousand persons 2,437 Thousand persons 2,566 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2,587 Thousand persons 2,528 Thousand persons 2,628 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 20 Norway 2,903 Thousand persons compare
  2. 21 Serbia 2,848 Thousand persons compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 2,606 Thousand persons compare
  4. 24 Croatia 1,700 Thousand persons compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 1,458 Thousand persons compare
  6. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,248 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Finland?
Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Finland was 2,590 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 2,628 Thousand persons in 2023.
What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,333 Thousand persons in 1999.
How does Finland rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
Finland ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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