Moving to Finland
Finland country facts, largest cities, hub labels and reports.
Across 198 passports, 93 passports enter visa-free and 105 passports need a visa for Finland. Check your passport below.
- Visa-free
- 93
- Visa required
- 105
Visa and entry rules
Sources checked through 3 Sept 2026.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Finland?
The national unemployment rate was 8.4 % in 2024. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)12
This is the Eurostat labour-force survey series used as the canonical national answer. Other published definitions exist and are shown in the table below.
What is the median gross salary in Finland?
The median gross salary was 3,615 EUR/month in 2024.
Half of employees earn less than this. Mean gross and national-accounts averages use different definitions and are shown in the table below. national-accounts average — shown in the table below.
- Median gross salary, monthly: 3,615 EUR/month · Statistics Finland structure of earnings 2024 — median total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners36
- Average gross salary, monthly: 3,403 EUR/month · 2026-07-25 · Eurostat — National accounts aggregates (nama_10_a10) and employment (nama_10_a10_e)11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary, monthly | 3,615 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland structure of earnings 2024 — median total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners36Official · national figure |
| National unemployment rate | 8.4 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)12Official · national figure |
Typical city (median): about 10.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
Typical city (median): about 5.0 µg/m³
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Typical city (median): about 9,008 incidents per 100,000 residents
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents
Public employment service in Finland
Official job-search, registration, counselling and training routes. Private recruitment agencies are not included.
Job Market Finland — Public employment service
A national service does not prove that an office exists in every city. City pages show an office only after an exact address is linked to that city. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Taxes in Finland
National rates and comparable published scenarios. Personal tax depends on income, household and residence circumstances.
What does an average earner take home in Finland?
A single person on an average wage keeps about 38,429 EUR/year of about 55,462 EUR/year gross per year — 69.3% of pay.
Standardized OECD Taxing Wages (standardized scenario): single person, no children, earning the average wage. The same scenario is published for every covered country, so take-home shares compare directly.
| Component | Amount / year |
|---|---|
| Net wage earnings, kept | 38,429 |
| Income taxes | −11,745 |
| Employee social contributions | −5,288 |
| Gross wage earnings | 55,462 |
- Gross-to-net pay for a sample household: single person no children — 55,462 gross → 38,429 net a year (2025, national currency) · Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition
Benefits newcomers may qualify for in Finland
Public schemes where an official source defines an eligible migration or residence status. Amounts and conditions are kept in their native terms.
| Programme | Published amount | Source and application |
|---|---|---|
Basic social assistance (perustoimeentulotuki) — Minimum-income support | 318.14–665.19 EUR / Monthly | |
Eligibility and amount detailsKela's 1 March–31 December 2026 table gives EUR 578.43/month for a person living alone, EUR 497.45 for an adult sharing a household, EUR 665.19 for a single parent, EUR 422.25 for an adult living with parents and published child age/order amounts from EUR 318.14 to EUR 417.63; payable social assistance is calculated from acceptable expenses minus income and assets. Kela's migration-benefit guidance gives two exact migrant profiles: ‘If you have been granted asylum in Finland, you can get benefits from Kela if you intend to live in Finland permanently’; and ‘As a quota refugee, you can get benefits from Kela immediately after you have moved to Finland.’ Kela's social-assistance page states that social assistance can be paid to a person or family resident in Finland whose income and assets do not cover essential daily expenses, while it expressly excludes asylum seekers receiving immigrant reception services. granted-asylum/permanent-residence and quota-refugee profiles, with the social-assistance income, asset and last-resort conditions still required. | ||
Child benefit (lapsilisä) — Family and child support | 94.88–192.69 EUR / Monthly | |
Eligibility and amount detailsKela's current child-benefit page gives EUR 94.88 per month for one child, EUR 104.84 for the second, EUR 133.79 for the third, EUR 173.24 for the fourth and EUR 192.69 for the fifth and each additional child; the under-three increase is EUR 26 and the single-parent supplement is EUR 73.30. Åland has a separate table. Kela states that a child-benefit claimant qualifies when ‘you live permanently in Finland with your child’. The same official page separately states: ‘If you work in Finland, you can receive child benefit even if you and your child do not live in Finland permanently’, and that a claimant ‘may also be entitled to child benefit on the basis of employment if your child lives in another EU or EEA country or Switzerland’. Other child-age and care conditions also apply. | ||
General housing allowance (yleinen asumistuki) — Housing support | Amount set per household by formula / Monthly | |
Eligibility and amount detailsKela states that general housing allowance can cover up to 70% of recognised housing costs after the basic deductible, subject to municipality-specific maximum housing-cost limits and household income/assets; an allowance below EUR 15 per month is not paid. The calculation page gives 0.7 x (acceptable housing costs – basic deductible). Kela's general housing allowance page gives two source-defined migrant routes. For a person who has moved from another country it says: ‘You may have the right to general housing allowance (yleinen asumistuki) if you have moved to Finland from another country and you live in Finland permanently’; it adds that permanent residence will usually be considered after one year. For a person who moved to Finland to work, it says that the person may have the right if they are a citizen of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland. two bounded profiles; household, income, assets, housing-cost and student-status rules also apply. | ||
General social security benefit (yleistuki) — Unemployment support | 37.21 EUR / Daily | |
Eligibility and amount detailsKela's current general social security benefit page states that the general social security benefit is EUR 37.21 per day and is paid for 5 days a week; it also gives an average of EUR 800.02 per month. Kela's FAQ answers the question ‘Can Ukrainians with a residence permit granted on the basis of temporary protection get general social security benefit?’: ‘Starting from 1 May, individuals staying in Finland with a temporary residence permit can get general social security benefit for a maximum of 400 days if they fulfil the work requirement (työssäoloehto).’ bounded profile of a temporary-protection residence-permit holder in Finland meeting the work requirement; the source also requires unemployment, age 18–64 and the other general social-security-benefit conditions. | ||
Reception allowance (vastaanottoraha) — Arrival and reception support | 57–336 EUR / Monthly | |
Eligibility and amount detailsThe Finnish Immigration Service 2026 table gives monthly reception-allowance amounts of EUR 300/88 for a person living alone without/with meals, EUR 254/72 for another person over 18, EUR 336/97 for a single parent, EUR 210/60 for a child aged 10–17 living with family and EUR 191/57 for a child under 10 living with family; the amount is individually calculated from income, funds and need. The Finnish Immigration Service page states: ‘If you are an asylum seeker or have applied for or have been granted temporary protection, you may get reception allowance.’ It further requires that the person or family does not have enough income and funds for immediate basic needs. two source-defined profiles: an asylum seeker in Finland eligible for reception allowance, and a person who has applied for or been granted temporary protection in Finland eligible for reception allowance. | ||
ImmigrationDB shows published rules; it does not decide personal eligibility. Confirm your status, contribution record and household circumstances with the responsible authority before applying. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Can migrants receive medical care in Finland?
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Finland when the official insurance or residence conditions are met.
Language courses and integration in Finland
Government programmes, public integration services and exact provider records. The section expands only from fields present in the source; missing prices, refunds or contacts are not replaced with estimates.
Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course
Municipalities and employment services in Finland
For immigrants needing an integration plan.
Finnish and integration courses for immigrants in Vantaa — Integration course
Vantaa Adult Education Centre
For immigrants, young immigrants, immigrant parents.
Finnish language and integration learning routes in Oulu — Integration course
City of Oulu / Villa Victor and adult education providers
For immigrants, adult learners, newcomers.
Finnish language education routes in Turku — Integration course
City of Turku / Integration Services
For immigrants, adult learners, people needing literacy studies.
Helsinki Finnish and Swedish language courses — Municipal language course
City of Helsinki
For immigrants living in Helsinki, people with an integration plan.
Integration training and Finnish as a second language education in Tampere — Integration course
City of Tampere / Adult Education Centre of the Tampere Region
For immigrants, adult learners.
Living and moving context for Finland
Finland had GDP per capita of US$56,149 in 2025 and life expectancy of 82.3 years in 2024. There were 3.609 doctors per 1,000 people in 2021. In 2024, the groceries price level index was 112.5 on an EU27=100 basis. Monthly estimates were €360 for groceries and €51 for utilities; household electricity was €0.255/kWh. Average gross salary was €3,403 per month and national median net income was €1,835 per month in 2024. Estimated monthly net income was €2,767 for one person, €3,251 for a couple and €3,718 for a family. For 2024, estimated employee amounts were €11,758 a year in income tax and €9,620 in social contributions.
Finland cities by population
The largest published cities appear first. Population is taken from the reusable official city layer; hub labels come from the existing city taxonomy.
All published cities in Finland
Reports with this country
Accepted report pages with a row for this country.
Finland facts
Current source-backed observations, grouped the way the city pages are, with geographic scope and observation periods.
Population and profile
How many people live in Finland?
The published population was 5,619,911 people in 2024. Source: World Bank41
National, resident population scope. Foreign-resident and migration-background figures are separate metrics in the table below.
How many foreign residents live in Finland?
The foreign-resident population was 409,369 people in 2025. Source: Eurostat4
Residents without Finland citizenship. The migration-background population is a broader measure and appears in the table below.
Legal, tax and other context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical rent deposit | 3 months | 31 Dec 1995 | Finlex Open Data AKN17Official · national figure |
| Public healthcare access for foreign residents | Conditional | 3 Aug 2026 | Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland)21Official · national figure |
| Area | 338,480 km² | 31 Dec 2023 | World Bank42Official · national figure |
| Cost level against the capital | 112.5 index (EU27=100) | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)8Official · national |
| Gross-to-net pay for a sample household | single person no children — 55,462 gross → 38,429 net a year (2025, national currency) | 31 Dec 2025 | Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition37Official · country household scenario |
| Population by year | 5,563,970 people (2023) | 1 Jan 2023 | Population on 1 January by age and sex (DEMO_PJAN)35Official · country annual series |
| Religious affiliation of residents | Free Church in Finland — 0.269 % (2010) | 31 Dec 2010 | UNdata Table 28 — Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence38Official · country religion category |
| Salary by profession | Technicians and associate professionals — 4,997 EUR/month (2024) | 31 Dec 2024 | ILOSTAT — Average monthly earnings of employees by sex, occupation and currency (annual)20Official · country occupation |
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 3.61 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2021 | World Bank indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS45Official · national figure |
| Household electricity price | 0.255 EUR/kWh | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas)10Official · national |
| Employer social contribution rate | 20.46 % | 31 Dec 2025 | OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration26Official · national figure |
| People employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing | 78,400 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in mining and quarrying | 7,900 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in manufacturing | 342,900 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 15,000 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in water supply, sewerage and waste management | 16,700 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in construction | 179,400 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in wholesale and retail trade; motor vehicle and motorcycle repair | 285,200 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in transportation and storage | 144,300 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in accommodation and food services | 96,500 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in information and communication | 126,100 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in finance and insurance | 49,100 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in real estate | 27,900 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
| People employed in professional, scientific and technical services | 170,200 people | 2025 | ec.europa.eu1Official · national figure |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Finland?
The national unemployment rate was 8.4 % in 2024. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a).
How many people live in Finland?
The published population was 5,619,911 people in 2024. Source: World Bank.
What is the median gross salary in Finland?
The median gross salary was 3,615 EUR/month in 2024. Source: Statistics Finland structure of earnings 2024 — median total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Moving to Finland: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/countries/finland/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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