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Finland: economy

Finland's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Finland, the page says so.

Economic growth: Finland is the joint 19th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 0.8% for Finland, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

Finland against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Finland: 101 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 10th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Finland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
8Sweden111
9Malta110
10Finland101
11Cyprus98
12France98
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 123 in 2008. Lowest: 101 in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 104*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Finland: 42,087 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 10th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Finland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
8Sweden46,344
9Malta45,953
10Finland42,087
11Cyprus40,957
12France40,716
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 42,087 in 2025. Lowest: 16,386 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 39,423*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Finland: 0.8% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the joint 19th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Finland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
18Belgium1.0%
joint 19Austria0.8%
joint 19Finland0.8%
joint 19France0.8%
joint 19Slovakia0.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1981 to 2025. Highest: 6.4% in 1997. Lowest: -8.1% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 0.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 18* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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