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Carpenter Salary in Finland 2026

Also listed under: Kirvesmies

Carpenter pay is typically €3,630 a month.

The middle half of the pay runs from €3,110 to €4,190. About €2,722 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €2,931 (355 ads). The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.

Monthly pay before tax

middle half€2,000€4,000€6,000median €3,630average €3,700

What raises and lowers Carpenter pay?

  • Blueprint reading+€46
  • Mid-level−€60
  • English−€66
  • Junior−€137
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Carpenter pay by factor: the difference seen in job ads, applied to the median of €3,630
FactorDifferenceAds
Blueprint reading+€4612
Senior+€3939
Private company−€2716
Jyväskylä−€2714
Helsinki−€3256
Espoo−€3540
Construction−€4219
Hand tools−€4218
Turku−€4757
Formwork−€4831
Reading drawings−€4933
Mid-level−€60303
English−€6616
Junior−€13712
Count each

Every job ad counts once, so employers that post many ads weigh more.

The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Carpenters and joiners” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 355 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.

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How we estimate pay

What salary should you ask for?

Ask for €2,950–3,000 a month.

That is the median to the upper quartile of the pay stated in 355 job ads. About €2,347 to €2,379 is left after tax.

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ad median €2,931middle half of ads

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208 open Carpenter jobs

The best-paid ad offers €2,880–4,320 · 60 new this week

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Carpenter pay by employer sector, and starting pay

Statistics Finland’s median for full-time employees in each employer sector, raised to July–September 2026 with that sector’s own pay growth.

EmployerMedian nowFull-time employees
Private sector≈€3,6609,826
Municipalities≈€3,270589

Pay is highest in the private sector (about €3,660) and lowest in municipalities (about €3,270).

Collective agreement minimum

Carpenter pay by job title

Job titles in the same occupation, each with the median of the pay its ads state. Titles with fewer than 5 such ads are left out.

Carpenter earnings with supplements are about €700 higher than ads say

Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.

Advertised pay€2,931Earnings with supplements€3,628+€697€2,500€3,500€4,500

Who pays what

Median pay stated in the open ads of each employer.

Median advertised pay by employer
EmployerSectorAdsMedian a month
Worker Finland OyStaffing agencies4€3,085
ArmstrongStaffing agencies4€3,050
Wulff Works OyStaffing agencies9€2,964
Tocca GroupStaffing agencies7€2,960
Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut OyStaffing agencies4€2,692
Carrot Tampere OyStaffing agencies8€2,540
Amiko OyStaffing agencies3€1,618

Employers with at least 3 open ads that state a salary.

How much is left after tax

Gross a monthTake-home a month
Lowest-paid tenth€2,710€2,189
Lower quarter of the range€3,110€2,444
Median€3,630€2,722
Upper quarter of the range€4,190€3,010
Best-paid tenth€4,773€3,316

Gross pay from Statistics Finland. Take-home after income tax at the average municipal rate, without church tax, and the employee’s pension and unemployment insurance contributions.

Carpenter Salary by City

Bar shows P25–P75 band. Vertical line = median. All values in EUR/month.

What is left after rent

CityPayTake-homeOne-room rentLeft
Oulu€2,880€2,287€530€1,757
Jyväskylä€2,875€2,284€528€1,756
Turku€2,880€2,313€568€1,745
Tampere€2,955€2,349€605€1,744
Vantaa€2,841€2,304€690€1,614
Espoo€2,830€2,325€715€1,610
Helsinki€2,785€2,294€730€1,564

Pay is the median in each city’s job ads. Take-home is after income tax at the city’s 2026 municipal rate, without church tax, and the employee’s pension and unemployment insurance contributions. Rent is the median total rent of a non-subsidised one-room flat in Q3 2026; Espoo’s figure covers Espoo and Kauniainen. Rents: Statistics Finland, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0)

Pay by seniority

Median advertised pay by the role level stated in the ad.

Median advertised pay by seniority level
LevelAdsMedian a month
Junior12€2,718
Mid-level303€2,904
Senior39€2,960

Pay in related roles

How tight is the Carpenter job market?

At the end of September 2026, the occupation group carpenters and joiners had 5.1 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 6.2: it only sees vacancies reported to the public employment services, and many jobs, most professional ones among them, are advertised only elsewhere.

The lower the number, the tighter the market: more openings for each jobseeker, and employers compete harder to hire. Across all occupations the figure is 9.7 (12.1 in the register alone).

Carpenters and joiners

Register and JobCrawls ads5.1
Employment service register6.2

All occupations

Register and JobCrawls ads9.7
Employment service register12.1

JobCrawls analysis of Statistics Finland and JobCrawls data. Unemployed jobseekers and vacancies: Statistics Finland, Employment Service Statistics (CC BY 4.0), end of September 2026. Open jobs are the register’s vacancies plus JobCrawls ads that are not on Job Market Finland. One ad can be for several positions, and ads we could not place in an occupation group are left out. · Data and reuse

How will AI change Carpenter work?

Estimate for the broader occupation category: Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

High exposure

LowModerateHigh

Research suggests AI is more likely to change parts of this job than replace it entirely.

Source: OECD: Automation, skills use and training (Nedelkoska & Quintini, 2018)

Where the Carpenter pay estimate comes from

Every figure on this page, who it counts and where it comes from. The headline is Statistics Finland’s; the job ads only set the differences between cities, sectors, levels, skills and languages.

Full method and sourcesData and reuse

Full-time employees in “Carpenters and joiners”, 10,543

  • Median, estimated for today≈€3,630July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Average, estimated for today≈€3,700July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,110 – €4,190July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
  • Median€3,4042024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Average€3,4722024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Bottom and top 10% lines€2,542 / €4,4782024 · Statistics Finland 15au

355 job ads for the role that state the pay

  • Median starting pay offered€2,931Last 12 months · JobCrawls

Statistics Finland publishes earnings by occupation once a year; the latest is 2024. Like the salary hub, we raise each figure by how much average full-time pay has grown since in the employer sectors where the occupation works, so today’s levels are estimates (≈).

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Common questions about Carpenter pay

Short answers from the same figures.

What does a Carpenter earn in Finland?

The median salary is about €3,630 and the average about €3,700 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,931: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.

How much of a Carpenter’s pay is left after tax?

From €3,630 a month, about €2,722 is left after tax and the employee’s own contributions, at the average municipal tax rate without church tax.

What is the hourly pay for a Carpenter?

About €22.69 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €3,630 a month over 160 working hours.

What is the starting pay for a Carpenter?

Ads for junior roles put the median at €2,718 a month, against €2,960 for senior roles. Under the Construction sector collective agreement, the table pay is at least €17.12 an hour (pay group IV, from 1/6/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.

Which collective agreement sets Carpenter pay?

The agreement is Construction sector collective agreement (pay group IV).

What is Carpenter pay in the private sector?

In the private sector the median is about €3,660 a month, against about €3,270 in municipalities.

Is Carpenter pay good?

The median of €3,630 is 4% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
208 open Carpenter jobsThe best-paid ad offers €2,880–€4,320 · 60 new this weekSee the jobs ›

What the ads ask for and offer

Skills

  • Carpentry 122
  • Occupational Safety Card 75
  • Reading drawings 30
  • Occupational Safety Card (Työturvallisuuskortti) 29
  • Reading construction drawings 25
  • Construction work 20
  • Formwork 18
  • Finishing work 13
  • Hand tools 9
  • Partition wall construction 9

Required languages

  • Finnish 98 %
  • Swedish 1 %
  • English 8 %

Benefits

  • Extended occupational healthcare 32
  • Flexible working hours 3
  • Sports & culture benefit 3
  • Cash bonus 2
  • Company bike 1
  • Well-being / healthcare wallet 1

Contract type

  • Temporary 112
  • Full-time 84
  • Open Application 8
  • Contract 1
  • Freelance 1

Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 208.

Best-paying open jobs

All 208 open jobs

Stated pay compared with the median €3,630.

COM House OyCarpenterTurku€2,880–4,320+19% vs median
Worker Finland OyCarpentersOulu€2,754–3,520−3% vs median

Companies hiring Carpenters

75 employers have open jobs for this role right now.

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What does a Carpenter do?

Carpenters cut, shape and assemble wooden elements for the construction of buildings and other structures. They also use materials such as plastic and metal in their creations. Carpenters create the wooden frames to support wood framed buildings.

Description: ESCO occupation "carpenter". This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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