Wage and salary indices
Statistics related to topics:Work, wages and livelihoodEnterprises
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.
Change
The latest industries defined by the Business Register will be adopted in the statistics in February 2025.
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Annual change of the wages and salaries sum
+4.8%
December 2024
Wage and salary indicesUpdated: 04/02/2025
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Trends in the sum of wages and salaries (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) 2010M01-2024M12
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Trends of wages and salaries sum (2021=100) in the private and public sectors in 2010M01 to 2024M12
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Wage and salary indices [online publication].
ISSN=1798-6125. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 21.2.2025].
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