FX.co ★ Finnish Jobless Rate Hits 4-Month High

Finland’s unemployment rate rose to 10.4% in September 2026 from 9.1% a year earlier, reaching its highest level since May. The number of unemployed increased by 39,000 over the year to 298,000, including 159,000 men and 139,000 women. By gender, the male unemployment rate climbed to 10.9%, while the female rate rose to 9.8%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Among younger workers aged 15–24, the unemployment rate edged up to 22.0%, 5.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier. Meanwhile, total employment fell by 11,000 to 2.578 million, while the labour force participation rate increased to 69.0% from 68.3% a year earlier. The employment rate for those aged 20–64 slipped to 75.1% from 75.9%.