Publications & Documents

Skills Strategy Finland Country Note

This document describes the key findings for Finland from the OECD Skills Strategy 2019.

Finland should do more to improve job prospects of low-skilled youth

Finland must make every effort to streamline the benefit system and encourage young jobseekers to look for work in order to reduce the share of under-30 year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), according to a new OECD report.

Investing in Youth: Finland

Taxing Wages: Key findings for Finland

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Finland decreased by 0.4 percentage points from 42.7 in 2017 to 42.3 in 2018. The OECD average tax wedge in 2018 was 36.1 (2017, 36.2).

Statistiques du commerce international par produit - Volume 2019 Issue 1

Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Finland

Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Finland

50th Anniversary Symposium of Finland in the OECD

In 1969, when Finland became an OECD member, you were delicately balancing between the West and the East. Finland’s road to prosperity was neither obvious nor predetermined. Per capita income was almost 30% lower than in Sweden.

International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP)

There are a few ingredients that are common to all high-performing education systems, including Finland. I would like to focus on two this evening: promoting teachers’ excellence, and harnessing technology for better learning.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Helsinki on 14-15 March 2019

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Helsinki on 14-15 March 2019 on an Official visit to Finland. He will deliver a Keynote Address at the Symposium to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Finland’s OECD membership “Will we stay on top? Finland’s next 50 years in the OECD”.

Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Finland

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Finland decreased by 0.7 percentage points, from 44.0% in 2016 to 43.3% in 2017. The corresponding figures for the OECD average were an increase of 0.2 percentage points from 34.0% to 34.2% over the same period.