Finland Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (2025)
Finland's Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors: 6.5 % of total employment in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (HTEC_EMP_NAT2), 2008–2025.
Finland (2025)
6.5
% of total employment
-0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | % of total employment | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5 | -0.3pp |
| 2024 | 6.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2023 | 6.7 | +0.2pp |
| 2022 | 6.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2021 | 6.3 | -0.3pp |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +0.5pp |
| 2019 | 6.1 | +0.3pp |
| 2018 | 5.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 5.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2015 | 5.9 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 5.9 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 5.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2012 | 5.8 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 5.8 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 5.9 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2008 | 5.8 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Finland recorded 6.5 % of total employment in 2025. The latest change was -0.3pp. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from 5.6 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024.
This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Finland from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Finland from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
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).
The series peaked at 6.8 % of total employment in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.6 in 2016. The latest reading of 6.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp.