Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland
Finland: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2022
All-time low
4.5%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland is 16.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2006.
Finland ranks 2nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.5% | — |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +61.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +11.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Finland's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 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 percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Finland was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.3%. 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 Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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