No statutory minimum wage – minimum pay is set in collective agreements, many of them generally binding for a whole sector. Unemployment is high, but health and social services are short of staff, from nurses and practical nurses to doctors. Find out where to look, how to apply and how to get your personal identity code, tax card and Kela card.
Finland is a country of 5.7 million people with an employment rate just above the EU average: 76.3% of people aged 20–64 have a job (EU: 76.1%).
The labour market has weakened in recent years. Unemployment has gone up every year – from 6.8% in 2022 to 9.7% in 2025, well above the EU average of 6.0%. Youth unemployment (15–24) rose to 21.8%, compared with 15.2% in the EU.
As a citizen of the EU, Liechtenstein or Switzerland you do not need a work permit – if you stay longer than 3 months, you just register your right of residence. Language matters: the public employment service calls Finnish or Swedish “the key to integration”, but some jobs, for example those collected on Work in Finland, can be done in English.
Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.
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