{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fi-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-self-employment-rate/","title":"Finland Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Finland's Self-Employed Persons: 304.4 thousand persons in 2025, -0.1% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Finland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Finland","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Finland Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Finland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Finland (2025)","value":"304.4","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Finland Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":311.1},{"period":"2009","value":321.3},{"period":"2010","value":314.3},{"period":"2011","value":319},{"period":"2012","value":324.8},{"period":"2013","value":318.9},{"period":"2014","value":330.6},{"period":"2015","value":335.1},{"period":"2016","value":330.7},{"period":"2017","value":315.5},{"period":"2018","value":324.5},{"period":"2019","value":335.2},{"period":"2020","value":329.8},{"period":"2021","value":344},{"period":"2022","value":327.6},{"period":"2023","value":319.7},{"period":"2024","value":304.7},{"period":"2025","value":304.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"304.4","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"304.7","yoyChange":"-4.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"319.7","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"327.6","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"344.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"329.8","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"335.2","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"324.5","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"315.5","yoyChange":"-4.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"330.7","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"335.1","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"330.6","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"318.9","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"324.8","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"319.0","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"314.3","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"321.3","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"311.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Finland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 344 thousand persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 304.4 in 2025. The latest reading of 304.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3."}]}