Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Finland
Finland: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Finland, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Finland stood at 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Finland peaked at 18.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2009.
That places Finland 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1998 | 17.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 16.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 16.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 16.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 15.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 14.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 16.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 17.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 16.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 16.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 18.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 16.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 15.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 16.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 17.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 5 Türkiye 12.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 North Macedonia 19.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 France 15.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Slovenia 9.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Spain 15.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Estonia 3.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Portugal 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Latvia 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Cyprus 14.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Japan 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Lithuania 1.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Finland?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Finland was 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may 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