Change
The latest industries defined by the Business Register will be adopted in the statistics in January 2026.
Read more about the changeWage and salary indices
Wage and salary indices describe the development of the wages and salaries sum in different industries. The wages and salaries sum refers to the sum of gross wages and salaries paid by enterprises. Data derive from the Incomes Register and Statistics Finland's sales inquiry and are published monthly.
Key figures
Annual change of the wages and salaries sum
0.7%0.7
December 2025
Wage and salary indices
Updated: 04/02/2026
Figures
See key statistical data in the figures.
Trends of wages and salaries sum (2021=100) in the private and public sectors in 2010M01 to 2025M12
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Year-on-year change in the working day adjusted wages and salaries sum by industry (TOL 2008) in 2024M12 to 2025M12
Year-on-year change in the working day adjusted wages and salaries sum by sector (S 2012) in 2025M12
Year-on-year change in the working day adjusted wages and salaries sum by industry (TOL 2008) in the private sector in 2025M12
TTrends (2021=100) of the wages and salaries sum by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010M01 to 2025M12
Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database
You can find updated tables in the StatFin database. Extract the data you need into tables, view the data as charts or download the data for your use.Go to the databaseReleases
Wages and salaries sum increased in December 2025 year-on-year
Wage and salary indices 2025, December
release
Wages and salaries sum increased in November 2025 year-on-year
Wage and salary indices 2025, November
release
Wages and salaries sum increased in October 2025 year-on-year
Wage and salary indices 2025, Ocktober
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Future releases
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Documentation
Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.
Go to documentation of the statisticsReferencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Wage and salary indices [online publication].
ISSN=1798-6125. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.2.2026].
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Contact information
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