The unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in Finland in February, compared to 8.0 percent in February 2018.
This means that Finland has seen a more positive development than the rest of the European Union.
In February 2018 the unemployment rate was 0.9 percent units higher in Finland than in the European Union, now it is 0.2 percent units higher.
The unemployment rate in the European Union has decreased from 7.1 percent to 6.5 percent.
Unemployment rate in EU countries
| The whole country | 2019 (February) | 2018 (February) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 5.7 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Bulgaria | 4.7 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Croatia | 7.5 | 9.1 | -1.6 |
| Cyprus | 7.1 | 9.4 | -2.3 |
| Czech Republic | 1.9 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Denmark | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Estonia | Data is missing | 6.4 | Data is missing |
| Finland | 6.7 | 8.0 | -1.3 |
| France | 8.8 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| Germany | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Greece | Data is missing | 20.7 | Data is missing |
| Hungary | Data is missing | 3.7 | Data is missing |
| Iceland | 2.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Ireland | 5.6 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Italy | 10.7 | 10.8 | -0.1 |
| Latvia | 7.2 | 7.8 | -0.6 |
| Lithuania | 6.1 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Luxembourg | 5.3 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Malta | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Netherlands | 3.4 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Norway | Data is missing | 3.8 | Data is missing |
| Poland | 3.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Portugal | 6.3 | 7.6 | -1.3 |
| Romania | 3.8 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Slovakia | 5.8 | 7.1 | -1.3 |
| Slovenia | 4.4 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Spain | 13.9 | 16.2 | -2.3 |
| Sweden | 6.2 | 5.9 | +0.3 |
| United Kingdom | Data is missing | 4.2 | Data is missing |