Average salary in Finland tops €4,350 a month
The average monthly pay of full-time employees in Finland reached €4,353 in the third quarter of this year. Nominal earnings rose 3.5% over the year, while real earnings rose 1.2%.
Nominal earnings of full-time employees in Finland rose 3.5% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. Once changes in consumer prices are taken into account, real earnings grew by 1.2%, according to Statistics Finland, the country's national statistics agency.
Average pay and sectors
Preliminary figures show that the average monthly salary of full-time employees in July–September was €4,353. A year earlier it stood at €4,206.
In the private sector, including financial and insurance companies, the average monthly salary reached €4,502, up from €4,358 a year before.
In the public sector, average pay increased from €3,958 to €4,116. It was €4,632 in central government bodies and €3,965 in local government.
Comparison with Estonia
Estonia has not yet published average salary data for the third quarter. In the second quarter, the figure there was €2,243.
