Finland: weekly working hours by socio-economic group

In 2020, the average work week of employed people in Finland was 36.5 hours. Self-employed people and unpaid family workers worked on average 38 hours per week, while the corresponding figure among employees was around two hours less. The data includes the average usual hours worked on the main job in total, including part-time and full-time employment.

Average weekly working hours of employed people in Finland in 2020, by socio-economic group

Characteristic	Average weekly hours
Upper-level employees	37.6
Lower-level employees	35.6
Manual workers	35.8
Employees total	36.3
Self-employed persons and unpaid family workers	38
Employed persons total	36.5

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

2020

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

Usual weekly working hours in main job; full-time and part-time work

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "An employed person's usual weekly working hours are the customary or average weekly working hours in the main job. Absences have no effect on usual weekly working hours. For employees usual weekly working hours include paid or unpaid overtime."

"Employees or self-employed persons who report they work full-time in their main job are classified as full-time workers. The definition is not based on any hour limits, but on the respondent's own idea of the work being full-time."

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