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Index of wage and salary earnings 2025, 1st quarter

Wage and salary earners' nominal earnings level rose by 2.9 per cent in January to March 2025 from one year ago

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According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, the index of wage and salary earnings, which measures the growth in the nominal earnings of full-time wage and salary earners, rose by 2.9 per cent in January to March 2025 when compared with the respective period in 2024. Over the same period, the real earnings level of wage and salary earners rose by 2.4 per cent because the rise in earnings level was faster than that in consumer prices.

Correction

The translations of the introduction to the release of the index of wage and salary earnings (2025, 1st quarter) were corrected.

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Change

New database tables are published and old database tables are archived in the statistics on index of wage and salary earnings.

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Key selections

  • Examined by sector, the nominal earnings level of wage and salary earners rose most in wellbeing services county administration in January to March 2025.
  • In January to March 2025, the real earnings of wage and salary earners were clearly lower than the peak reached in 2021.
  • The average monthly earnings of full-time wage and salary earners were the highest in sector other units of central government in January to March 2025.

Database tables

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New database tables
14um
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  • Base of payment
  • Gender
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14un
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  • Base of payment
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14up
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  • Base of payment
  • Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
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14uq
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  • Base of payment
  • Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
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14ut
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14uu
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14uv
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  • Gender
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14uw
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  • Gender
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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: 2025, 1st quarter. ISSN=1798-7814. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.5.2026].
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Related topics

Work, wages and livelihood

Contact information

Service email
palkat.indeksit@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Harri Nummila
Senior Statistician
029 551 3235

Head of Department in charge

Hannele Orjala
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3582