Unemployment rate, monthly: Sweden vs Finland

Sweden: 8.9 % (August 2026). Finland: 9.9 % (August 2026).

Unemployment rate, monthly in Sweden and Finland, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

SwedenFinland
Latest figure8.9 %9.9 %
EU rank3 / 302 / 30
Change, 1 year––
Change, 5 years––

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenFinlandGap
August 20268.9 %9.9 %-1.0 %
July 20268.6 %10.5 %-1.9 %
June 20268.9 %10.2 %-1.3 %
May 20268.8 %10.7 %-1.9 %
April 20268.5 %10.6 %-2.1 %
March 20269.3 %10.5 %-1.2 %
February 20268.4 %10.6 %-2.2 %
January 20268.1 %9.9 %-1.8 %
December 20258.8 %10.3 %-1.5 %
November 20259.0 %10.6 %-1.6 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_m

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