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Wage and salary earners' nominal earnings level rose by 3.5 per cent in October to December 2025 from one year ago

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Work, wages and livelihood
release | Index of wage and salary earnings 2025, 4th quarter

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Indices of wage and salary earnings were calculated based on wage and salary data in the Incomes Register for the first time
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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 3.5 per cent in October to December 2025 when compared with the corresponding period in the previous year. Over the same period, the real earnings level also rose by 3.5 per cent, because consumer prices were on level with the previous year in the last quarter.


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  • According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the index of wage and salary earnings rose in October to December 2025 by 3.5 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
  • The real earnings level of wage and salary rose by 3.5 per cent in October to December 2025.
  • The annual rise in the earnings level was highest in the last quarter of 2025 in wellbeing services county administration, 6.7 per cent.
  • In the sector non-profit institutions serving households the annual rise in the earnings was lowest according to preliminary data, 2.6 per cent.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of wage and salary earnings [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, 4th quarter. ISSN=1798-7814. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 5.2.2026].
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Change

Indices of wage and salary earnings were calculated based on wage and salary data in the Incomes Register for the first time
Read more about the change