Home-based childcare practitioner Salary in Finland 2026
Home-based childcare practitioner salary in Finland: job ads put the median at €3,000 a month, the average at €3,203, about €2,379 take-home.
Where the pay sits
21 job ads with a salary
Half of the ads pay €3,000–€3,400. The top tenth starts at €3,600.
Updated 16/10/202621 job ads with a salary100% of open ads state the salaryAds typically stay open 2 days
Median€3,000a month, national median21 job ads with a salary
No change vs last monthabout €2,379 take-home
Take-home with the average municipal tax rate and no church tax. What does €3,000 a month leave you?
How we calculate these numbers
Salary figures come from published job ads that state a salary, in EUR per month. They are base pay and may not include supplements or bonuses. JobCrawls’ own salary estimates are not included.
Actual earnings
Ads offer about €650 more than people in the job earn on average
Statistics Finland 2024: median €2,351 for regular working hours, including shift and evening supplements.
Are you paid fairly?
Compare your pay with 21 job ads for this role. Your figure stays in your browser and is not saved.
Without shift, evening or weekend supplements, since ads state the base pay.
You earn less than 9 in 10 ads offer
95% of the ads offer more than €3,000.
21 job ads with a salary
Take-home
€2,379
a month, average municipal tax
Compared with advertised base pay, not total earnings. Take-home is an estimate made with the JobCrawls tax calculator, not tax advice.
Advertised pay vs actual earnings
Job ads (base pay)€3,000
Actual earnings€2,351
Middle 80% of earners: €2,163–€2,581
Statistics Finland’s occupation group “Private childminders” has 1,986 full-time employees, with median earnings of €2,351 a month for regular working hours. That includes shift, evening and weekend supplements; ads usually state the base pay only.
Source: Statistics Finland, Structure of Earnings 2024, full-time employees (CC BY 4.0). stat.fi ↗
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid quarter of ads | €3,000 | €2,379 |
| Median | €3,000 | €2,379 |
| Best-paid quarter of ads | €3,400 | €2,599 |
Gross pay from job ads. 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 €3,000.
Companies hiring Home-based childcare practitioners
1 employer has an open job for this role right now.
Kultapalat Oy4 open jobs · Porvoo
AI & automation exposure
Estimate for the broader occupation category: Personal care workers
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) ↗
Questions about Home-based childcare practitioner pay
What does a Home-based childcare practitioner earn in Finland?
Job ads put the median at €3,000 a month and the middle half at €3,000–€3,400. About €2,379 of the median is left after tax.
How much of a Home-based childcare practitioner’s pay is left after tax?
From €3,000 a month, about €2,379 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 Home-based childcare practitioner?
About €18.80 an hour, counting the job-ad median of €3,000 a month over 160 working hours.
Where does a Home-based childcare practitioner earn the most?
In open ads, Kultapalat advertises the most (€3,200).
Is Home-based childcare practitioner pay good?
The median €3,000 is 12% above the median of all Finnish job ads that state a salary (€2,676).
How much do people in the job actually earn?
Statistics Finland’s median for regular working hours is €2,351 a month (2024). It includes shift and evening supplements, so it is usually higher than the base pay in ads.
Is Home-based childcare practitioner pay going up?
The median in job ads changed by 0% from last month. We recompute the figures every month.
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