Finland (2025)
29,740
EUR per person per year
+3.6% YoY
YoY Change
+3.6%
year-on-year
vs. EU-27 Average
129.6%
of EU-27 median, 2025
-17.4pp since 2010
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Median Equivalised Net Income in Finland (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year EUR per person YoY Change
2025 29,740 +3.6%
2024 28,693 +4.9%
2023 27,346 +3.0%
2022 26,541 +4.3%
2021 25,456 -0.1%
2020 25,490 +2.5%
2019 24,879 +1.4%
2018 24,544 +2.3%
2017 23,987 +1.4%
2016 23,650 -0.5%
2015 23,763 +0.3%
2014 23,702 +1.8%
2013 23,272 +2.5%
2012 22,699 +4.0%
2011 21,826 +2.2%
2010 21,349 n/a

About this Dataset

Finland's median equivalised net income — the typical per-person disposable income after adjusting household income for household size — reached approximately 29,740 EUR in 2025, according to Eurostat's EU-SILC series (ILC_DI03). That marks a 3.6% increase from 28,693 EUR in 2024, continuing a run of gains that has been comparatively steady across the past decade and a half.

For analysts benchmarking purchasing power across European markets, the more useful reference point is Finland's position relative to the EU-27 average. In 2010, Finland's median income of 21,349 EUR was already about 147.0% of the EU-27's 14,521 EUR. That premium widened through the early-to-mid 2010s to a peak of roughly 157.0% in 2014, before typically narrowing in most years since to reach 129.6% in 2025 — below even its 2010 starting point, even as Finland's absolute income kept climbing over most of the period.

Growth has been fairly consistent by regional standards, without the sharp swings seen in some non-eurozone comparators. From 21,349 EUR in 2010, the series climbed steadily to 23,702 EUR by 2014, held roughly flat through 2015–2017 (23,763 EUR, 23,650 EUR, 23,987 EUR), then resumed a clearer upward path to 24,544 EUR in 2018 and 24,879 EUR in 2019. The pandemic period brought only a mild disruption — 25,490 EUR in 2020 followed by a near-flat 25,456 EUR in 2021 — before renewed momentum pushed the figure to 26,541 EUR in 2022, 27,346 EUR in 2023, 28,693 EUR in 2024, and 29,740 EUR in 2025. Because Finland is a eurozone member, this series is not subject to the exchange-rate conversion effects that can add volatility to EUR-denominated figures for non-euro countries, which likely explains the comparatively smooth trajectory.

Coverage and methodology: Eurostat compiles median equivalised net income annually from EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) microdata, adjusting household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD equivalence scale (first adult = 1, each additional adult 14+ = 0.5, each child under 14 = 0.3). Figures are denominated in current-year euros and are not adjusted for inflation, so cross-year comparisons reflect nominal rather than real purchasing-power changes. The EU-27 aggregate used for comparison is Eurostat's EU27_2020 composition; Statistics Finland provides the underlying survey data feeding into this series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Eurostat's EU-SILC data (dataset ILC_DI03) put Finland's median equivalised net income at approximately 29,740 EUR per person in 2025, up from 28,693 EUR in 2024 — a year-on-year increase of roughly 3.6%. Equivalised income adjusts household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD scale, so the figure reflects typical per-person purchasing power rather than a raw household total.

In 2025, Finland's median equivalised net income of roughly 29,740 EUR was about 129.6% of the EU-27 average of approximately 22,939 EUR, a gap of around 6,801 EUR. That premium has typically narrowed since peaking at roughly 157.0% in 2014, and 2025's ratio sits below even the 147.0% recorded back in 2010 — even as Finland's absolute income has kept rising in most years.

Finland's median equivalised net income rose from about 21,349 EUR in 2010 to approximately 29,740 EUR in 2025 — a cumulative gain of roughly 39.3% over 15 years. Growth has typically been steadier than in some peer economies, with only one modest year-on-year decline (-0.5% in 2016) and a near-flat reading in 2021 (-0.1%), before renewed acceleration from 2022 onward.

Narrowing, typically, since the mid-2010s peak. Finland's ratio to the EU-27 average climbed from about 147.0% in 2010 to a high of roughly 157.0% in 2014, then declined in most years since to reach 129.6% in 2025 — its lowest point across the 2010–2025 series. That suggests EU-27 peers have generally been catching up in nominal income terms even as Finland's own income level continues to climb over the period.

2022 stands out, with median equivalised net income rising from 25,456 EUR in 2021 to 26,541 EUR — a 4.3% year-on-year gain, the largest in the 2010–2025 series alongside 2024's 4.9% increase from 27,346 EUR to 28,693 EUR. Both years followed a comparatively flat 2020–2021 stretch, when income moved from 25,490 EUR to just 25,456 EUR.