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Finland

PPP-adjusted average annual wage

$63,053 2025

Finland reports a 2025 average annual wage of 63,053 USD PPP in constant prices. This figure stands below the 2021 historical peak despite recent nominal gains. Consumer price data exists only for 2024, revealing significant category divergence from United States benchmarks rather than uniform alignment.

1-Year Change

+1.1%

vs 2024

5-Year Change

−0.1%

vs 2020

Overall Price Level

83.8

2024 · United States = 100

Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024

Wage History

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PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)

Finland
$60,000$61,000$62,000$63,000$64,000$65,000$66,000201520172019202120232025

USD PPP, constant 2025 prices

Wage Key Facts

Latest Wage

$63,053

Latest Year

2025

1-Year Change

+1.1%

5-Year Change

−0.1%

10-Year Change

+3.8%

Historical Peak

$65,186

Peak Year

2021

Change From Peak

−3.3%

What the Wage Trend Shows

The latest reported average annual wage reached 63,053 USD PPP in 2025. This value reflects a 1.06 percent increase from the prior year.

Long-term growth totals 33.85 percent since observations began in 1990. The current level remains 3.27 percent below the historical peak recorded in 2021.

Consumer Price Levels

Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.

Year
OverallOverall83.8
FoodFood93.1
ClothingClothing109
HousingHousing70.7
HealthHealth75.4
TransportTransport117
RecreationRecreation101
Restaurants & AccommodationRestaurants103

United States = 100

What Prices Look Like

Highest: Transport

Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 117 (United States = 100).

Lowest: Housing

Housing is the lowest at 70.7, −29.3 index points against the United States benchmark.

Overall vs United States

The overall price level is 83.8, below the United States benchmark (−16.2 index points).

Wage and Price Snapshot

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Overall consumption prices stood at an index of 83.8 in 2024. This represents a gap of -16.2 points below the United States benchmark.

Transport costs exceeded the United States level by 17 index points. Housing prices were notably lower with a gap of -29.3 points.

Four categories registered above the United States benchmark while four fell below. Clothing and recreation showed minimal positive deviations from the baseline.

Latest wage recordWage year 2025
$63,053
Price category coveragePrice year 2024
8 of 8
Relative to United States4 below, 0 at 100
4 above

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How to Read This Country Page

Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.

Wage basis
The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
Years stay separate
The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
Price benchmark
100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.

Data Coverage and Limits

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Wage observations span 35 years from 1990 through 2025 in this dataset. The series includes 36 reported values tracking long-term compensation changes.

Price data availability is limited to specific years within the observation window. Users must verify temporal coverage before attempting multi-year comparisons.

Missing values are explicitly marked as unavailable rather than estimated or interpolated. This protocol ensures analytical integrity across all country records.

Wage observations
36
Wage coverage
1990-2025
Price categories · 2024
8 of 8
Price categories · 2023
0 of 8
Price categories · 2022
0 of 8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average annual wage in Finland?

The average annual wage in Finland was 63,053.422 USD PPP in 2025. This measure uses constant 2025 prices to enable cross-temporal comparison.

How has the average wage changed in Finland?

Wages increased 1.06 percent over the most recent one-year period. The ten-year change from 2015 to 2025 equals 3.81 percent.

What are consumer price levels like in Finland?

Consumer price levels vary significantly by category relative to the United States. Transport exceeds the benchmark by 17 points while housing trails by 29.3 points.

Which consumer prices are highest in Finland?

Transport shows the highest relative price level among available 2024 categories. Its index of 117 sits 17 points above the United States benchmark.

Wage data

OECD Average Annual Wages

Price data

OECD Comparative Price Levels

Reported coverage

Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024

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