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Index of wage and salary earnings 2023, March

Wage and salary earners’ real earnings decreased by 4.8 per cent in January to March

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According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, the index of wage and salary earnings, which measures the rise in the nominal earnings of full-time wage and salary earners, rose by 3.2 per cent in January to March 2023 when compared with the respective period in 2022. Real earnings decreased by 4.8 per cent because the rise in consumer prices was faster than that in the earnings level.

Change

The database tables of the index of wage and salary earnings were renewed. Annual change percentages were added to the industry tables.

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Key selections

  • Non-recurring items contributed to the growth in the index of wage and salary earnings in the first quarter of 2023.
  • The index for regular earnings, which better describes a permanent change in the level of earnings, rose clearly less than the index of wage and salary earnings in the first quarter of 2023.
  • The fall in real earnings slowed down in the first quarter of 2023.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
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  • Base of payment
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122k
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13dz
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  • Base of payment
  • Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
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Removed database tables

Future releases

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of wage and salary earnings [online publication].
Reference period: 2023, 1st quarter. ISSN=1798-7814. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 24.4.2026].
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Related topics

Work, wages and livelihood

Contact information

Service email
palkat.indeksit@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Jukka Tapio
Senior Statistician
029 551 3429

Other experts

Harri Nummila
Senior Statistician
029 551 3235

Head of Department in charge

Hannele Orjala
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3582