EU 16.23
· European ranking
22 / 30
Up 3 positions compared with previous year
Finland: Poverty Rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
13.40% of people
EU 16.23 · -2.8 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate TESPM010
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Regional map
· 2025 · 3 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+13.43
15.20
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2-5.22
12.70
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3-19.40
10.80
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Finland performs more favourably than the European benchmark on At-risk-of-poverty rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Finland
In Finland, Poverty risk is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 13.4% versus 16.2% in 2025, with a gap of 2.8 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Finland, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 12.20% in 2020 to 13.40% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 12.60% in 2024 to 13.40% in 2025, shows material deterioration and provides a clearer recent signal.
Regional differences in Finland
In Finland, regional values for Poverty risk are relatively close. Across 3 comparable regions, Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi records the highest value (15.2%) and Helsinki-Uusimaa the lowest (10.8%), a gap of 4.4 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Finland, the evidence for Poverty & Financial Vulnerability leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.