Price index of basic municipal services rise in the third quarter of 2025
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release | Price index of public expenditure 2025, 3rd quarterChange
The data content of the statistics on the price index of public expenditure will be reduced on 28 th October 2025.
Read more about the changeAccording to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the price index of basic municipal services rise by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 compared with one year earlier.
Price index of public expenditure (2015=100), 3rd Quarter 2025
| *) Point figure | Annual change-% 2023-2024 | *) Annual change-% III/2024–III/2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price index of basic municipal services | 119.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Local government finances, education | 116.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
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- The rise in the Price index of basic municipal services was mainly caused by increased wages and salaries in the third quarter of 2025.
- The rise in the Local government finances, education was mainly caused by increased wages and salaries in the third quarter of 2025.
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Price index of public expenditure (2015=100), revision to annual changes
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Price index of public expenditure [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, 3rd quarter. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.10.2025].
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