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# Working as a software developer in Finland

In Finland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes software developers, earns ≈ 6,035 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Software developer is not a regulated profession in Finland. Foreign qualifications go through: For a generic role the employer assesses skills; apply to EDUFI only if the post has a statutory degree-level eligibility condition. In Finland, software developers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 6,035 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Not marked regulated
- Recognition route: For a generic role the employer assesses skills; apply to EDUFI only if the post has a statutory degree-level eligibility condition.
- Recognition authority: For generic roles the employer assesses qualification; EDUFI decides only where a post has statutory degree-level eligibility.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

Healthcare professions; registered nurse and midwife entries — https://www.oph.fi/en/services/recognition-qualifications/regulated-professions-finland
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Software developer in Finland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4e48eb240e8100a057f584949810bee1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/finland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_software-developer-in-finland-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_38f42d428ee4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Software developer in Finland: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4e48eb240e8100a057f584949810bee1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/finland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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