Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Finland - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Finland, the unemployment rate stood at 9.9 per cent in August 2026, compared to 10.5 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 464 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time range going from January 1988 to August 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the unemployment rate averaged 9.0 per cent; it recorded a bottom of 2.9 in July 1989; it recorded its highest level of 17.6 in December 1993.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 10.2000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 10.5000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 9.90000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Finland |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |