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Forest Machine Operator Salary in Finland 2026
Forest Machine Operator pay is typically €3,530 a month.
The median salary is €3,530 and the average €3,590 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Mobile farm and forestry plant operators” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €2,669 is left after tax.
Updated 7 November 2026Cite this page
2 open Forest Machine Operator jobs
The best-paid ad offers €2,560–3,040 · 0 new this week
- Forest Machine Operator for the Winter SeasonHenkilöstöpalvelut Duuri-tiimi Oy · Joensuu€2,560–3,040
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The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation, raised to July–September 2026. Each marker applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 2 ads state the pay. A hollow dot means fewer than 20 ads.
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| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espoo | +€30 | €3,560 | 1 |
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How tight is the Forest Machine Operator job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group mobile farm and forestry plant operators had 60.0 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 60.0: 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).
Mobile farm and forestry plant operators
Register and JobCrawls ads60.0
Employment service register60.0
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
Where the Forest Machine Operator 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-time employees in “Mobile farm and forestry plant operators”, 5,118
- Median, estimated for today≈€3,530July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€3,590July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,050 – €4,040July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€3,3122024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€3,3692024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,500 / €4,2932024 · Statistics Finland 15au
2 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€2,803Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€3,530 | Full-time employees in “Mobile farm and forestry plant operators”, 5,118 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€3,590 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,050 – €4,040 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €3,312 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €3,369 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,500 / €4,293 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €2,803 | 2 job ads for the role that state the pay | Last 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 Forest Machine Operator pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Forest Machine Operator earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €3,530 and the average about €3,590 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of a Forest Machine Operator’s pay is left after tax?
From €3,530 a month, about €2,669 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 Forest Machine Operator?
About €22.06 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €3,530 a month over 160 working hours.
Is Forest Machine Operator pay good?
The median of €3,530 is 6% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Work and training
Forest machine operators run harvesters and forwarders, cutting timber and moving it to the roadside. They work as employees or self-employed entrepreneurs in forest machine and transport companies. Terms for employees in the forest machine sector are agreed in the Metsäkonealan työehtosopimus between Koneyrittäjät and Teollisuusliitto. The qualification is the vocational basic qualification in forestry (metsäalan perustutkinto), with forest machine operator as the study route; its requirements were renewed on 1.1.2024. A BC driving licence can be taken as an optional unit, and degree-specific health requirements apply to the studies.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €2,665 | €2,159 |
| Median | €3,530 | €2,669 |
| Best-paid tenth | €4,576 | €3,212 |
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.
Best-paying open jobs
Stated pay compared with the median €3,530.
Companies hiring Forest Machine Operators
2 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
StaffMill Oy1 open job · Varkaus
Henkilöstöpalvelut Duuri-tiimi Oy1 open job · Forssa