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the European Union and Finland

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the European Union

Finland

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: the European Union 7.7% against Finland 4.7%, 3.0 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

Figure
the European Union
Finland

People

Median age1.4 years
44.9 years
43.5 years
Life expectancy at birth0.7 years
81.5 years
82.2 years
People79.96×
450.6m
5.6m
People per square kilometre5.91×
110 per km²
18.6 per km²
Women in the population0.6 points
51.0%
50.5%
Born abroad4.4 points
14.4%
10.0%
Born outside the EU2.8 points
10.4%
7.6%

Money and work

Disposable income per person29.6%
€22,939
€29,740
Average net income28.8%
€25,952
€33,430
Take-home pay, average-wage worker25.8%
€29,954
€37,690
Gross pay, average-wage worker24.9%
€43,658
€54,528
In work, age 20 to 640.2 points
76.1%
76.3%
Out of work3.7 points
6.0%
9.7%
Hours worked a week0.9 hours
37.3 hours
36.4 hours
At risk of poverty2.9 points
16.3%
13.4%
Housing costs over 40% of income3.0 points
7.7%
4.7%
GDP per person19.5%
€41,700
€49,850

Family and home

People at home21.1%
2.3
1.9
Households with children7.6 points
28.7%
21.1%
Children per woman7.2%
1.34
1.25
Own their home1.6 points
68.5%
66.9%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds2.05×
507 per 100,000 people
248 per 100,000 people
Doctors1.5%
374 per 100,000 people
368 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.8 points
36.9%
42.7%
Students per 1,000 people42.7%
42.4 per 1,000 people
60.5 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them44.3%
€19,707
€28,440
Tax raised per person28.6%
€16,198
€20,834
Government debt6.8 points
81.7%
88.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area12.49×
4,225,104 km²
338,363 km²
Railway density2.52×
49.1 per 1,000 km²
19.5 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density5.96×
18.6 per 1,000 km²
3.1 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people14.9%
584 per 1,000 people
671 per 1,000 people
Households with internet2.8 points
94.8%
97.6%
Tourist nights per resident63.0%
6.73
4.13

Environment

Renewable energy26.8 points
26.2%
53.0%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Finland

Function
the European Union
Finland
12.4%
12.4%
3.0%
2.7%
3.5%
2.3%
10.8%
8.4%
1.7%
0.4%
1.5%
0.9%
15.0%
13.4%
2.4%
2.9%
9.7%
10.8%
40.0%
45.8%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Finland

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 79.96×: the European Union 450.6m, Finland 5.6m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 12.49×: the European Union 4,225,104, Finland 338,363. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which is more crowded: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 5.91×: the European Union 110, Finland 18.6. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Which spends a larger share on protecting the environment: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 1.3 points: the European Union 1.7%, Finland 0.4%. Waste and waste water, pollution control, biodiversity and landscape protection. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  5. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 2.52×: the European Union 49.1, Finland 19.5. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 26.8 points: Finland 53.0%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 2.05×: the European Union 507, Finland 248. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 3.0 points: the European Union 7.7%, Finland 4.7%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 42.7%: Finland 60.5, the European Union 42.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where do more households have children: the European Union or Finland?

    The gap is 7.6 points: the European Union 28.7%, Finland 21.1%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. ilc_lvph02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.