
Basic statistics of Finland, 2023
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
5.6 |
Population density per km² |
18.4 |
(39.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
14.9 |
(16.9) |
Life expectancy at birth (years, OECD: 2022) |
81.7 |
(80.6) |
Over 65 (%) |
23.6 |
(18.2) |
Men (OECD: 2022) |
79.1 |
(78.0) |
International migrant stock (% of population, 2020) |
7.0 |
(13.9) |
Women (OECD: 2022) |
84.4 |
(83.2) |
Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.2 |
(0.4) |
Latest general election |
April 2023 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
295.0 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
2.6 |
(2.7) |
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In current prices (billion EUR) |
272.8 |
Industry including construction |
27.3 |
(27.1) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
0.3 |
(1.7) |
Services |
70.1 |
(70.2) |
Per capita (thousand USD PPP)1 |
61.6 |
(59.0) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT - Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
55.9 |
(42.4) |
Gross financial debt |
85.6 |
(110.6) |
Revenue |
53.0 |
(37.9) |
Net financial debt |
-57.4 |
(67.2) |
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (EUR per USD) |
0.92 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
0.79 |
Machinery and electronics |
23.8 |
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In per cent of GDP |
Wood |
15.8 |
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Exports of goods and services |
43.1 |
(31.2) |
Metals |
15.5 |
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Imports of goods and services |
42.8 |
(31.2) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
-0.4 |
(-0.4) |
Machinery and electronics |
24.1 |
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Net international investment position |
13.1 |
Fuels |
14.7 |
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Metals |
11.2 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
56.8 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
7.1 |
(4.8) |
Men |
58.8 |
(65.5) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
15.9 |
(10.6) |
Women |
54.8 |
(50.8) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
1.5 |
(1.0) |
Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
61.1 |
(60.9) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
42.5 |
(41.0) |
Average hours worked per year |
1,499 |
(1,742) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2021) |
3.0 |
(2.9) |
ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe) |
5.9 |
(3.7) |
CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
5.9 |
(7.6) |
Renewables (%) |
38.0 |
(12.5) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2006) |
1.2 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2020) |
0.0 |
(56.5) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes) |
0.5 |
(0.6) |
SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2022, OECD: latest available) |
0.274 |
(0.316) |
Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2022) |
6.7 |
(11.7) |
Reading |
490 |
(476) |
Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2022, OECD: 2021) |
35.1 |
(30.0) |
Mathematics |
484 |
(472) |
Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
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Science |
511 |
(485) |
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Health care |
10.1 |
(9.2) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
46.0 |
(32.8) |
Pensions (2021) |
13.7 |
(9.9) |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI, 2022) |
0.6 |
(0.4) |
Education (total spending, 2020) |
5.4 |
(5.1) |
Note: The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table. Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.
1 OECD aggregate refers to weighted average.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank.