Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Finland
Finland: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Finland, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Finland peaked at 2.7 0-6 scale in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2 0-6 scale, in 2017.
That places Finland 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Finland, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.7 0-6 scale | — |
| 1986 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.7 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.37 0-6 scale | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 2.37 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.37 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.37 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.37 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.23 0-6 scale | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.23 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.23 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.23 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.08 0-6 scale | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 0-6 scale | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7 0-6 scale | 2.7 0-6 scale | 2.7 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.39 0-6 scale | 2.23 0-6 scale | 2.7 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 2.23 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 0-6 scale | 2 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 0-6 scale | 2 0-6 scale | 2 0-6 scale | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Finland?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Finland was 2 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 0-6 scale in 1985.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 0-6 scale in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org