Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Finland
Finland: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 2,276 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Finland, 1959–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2,276 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Finland peaked at 2,292 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,283 Persons, in 1959.
That places Finland 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1,283 Persons | — |
| 1960 | 1,330 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 1,387 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 1,427 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1,428 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,486 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 1,497 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,513 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,522 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,518 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,558 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1,614 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1,628 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,662 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1,739 Persons | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 1,816 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1,836 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,809 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1,804 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,802 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,855 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,920 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1,952 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,980 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1,994 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2,025 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 2,066 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2,061 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2,041 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,052 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2,094 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2,098 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,990 Persons | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1,839 Persons | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1,719 Persons | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 1,704 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,756 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,785 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,839 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,886 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,975 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2,016 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,059 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,067 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,060 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,063 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,097 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,129 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,178 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,207 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,123 Persons | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,120 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,143 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,146 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,127 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,105 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,090 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,105 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,147 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,204 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,220 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,189 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,193 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,265 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2,292 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2,285 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,276 Persons | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,283 Persons | 1,283 Persons | 1,283 Persons | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,467 Persons | 1,330 Persons | 1,558 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,756 Persons | 1,614 Persons | 1,855 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,019 Persons | 1,920 Persons | 2,094 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,859 Persons | 1,704 Persons | 2,098 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,100 Persons | 2,016 Persons | 2,207 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,141 Persons | 2,090 Persons | 2,220 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,250 Persons | 2,189 Persons | 2,292 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 27 Bulgaria 2,540 Persons compare
- 28 Ireland 2,428 Persons compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,339 Persons compare
- 31 Costa Rica 1,633 Persons compare
- 32 Luxembourg 292.62 Persons compare
- 33 Iceland 198.7 Persons 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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Finland?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Finland was 2,276 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,292 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,283 Persons in 1959.
- How does Finland rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3