HR Specialist Salary in Finland 2026

HR Specialist salary in Finland: job ads put the median at €3,993 a month, the average at €3,953, about €2,910 take-home.

Where the pay sits

22 job ads with a salary

Half of the ads pay €3,000–€4,600. The top tenth starts at €5,153.

Updated 13/10/202622 job ads with a salary43% of open ads state the salaryAds typically stay open 10 days

Median€3,993a month, national median22 job ads with a salary
No change vs last monthabout €2,910 take-home

Take-home with the average municipal tax rate and no church tax. What does €4,000 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

People in the job earn about €530 more than ads offer

Statistics Finland 2024: median €4,519 for regular working hours, including shift and evening supplements.

Languages

14% of open ads require Swedish

Required languages in 7 open ads: Finnish 86 %, Swedish 14 %, English 43 %.

Are you paid fairly?

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Without shift, evening or weekend supplements, since ads state the base pay.

You earn more than 50% of the ads

50% of the ads offer more than €4,000.

22 job ads with a salary

Take-home

€2,913

a month, average municipal tax

Open jobs that pay more than you

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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)€3,993
Actual earnings€4,519

Middle 80% of earners: €3,189–€6,920

Statistics Finland’s occupation group “Personnel and careers professionals” has 9,504 full-time employees, with median earnings of €4,519 a month for regular working hours. That includes shift, evening and weekend supplements; ads usually state the base pay only.

Actual earnings by sector

  • Wellbeing areas€4,116
  • Private sector€4,785
  • Municipalities€3,816
  • State€4,316

Source: Statistics Finland, Structure of Earnings 2024, full-time employees (CC BY 4.0). stat.fi ↗

HR Specialist Salary by City

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

What the ads ask for and offer

Skills

  • Recruitment 5
  • Analytical skills 1
  • B2B communication 1
  • Client relationship management 1
  • Documentation 1
  • Employee experience 1
  • Employer branding 1
  • Employer obligations 1
  • Employment law 1
  • English 1

Required languages

  • Finnish 86 %
  • Swedish 14 %
  • English 43 %

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours 3

Contract type

  • Full-time 5
  • Temporary 2

Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 7.

Best-paying open jobs

All 7 open jobs

Stated pay compared with the median €3,993.

Kultakiertue OyHR SpecialistHelsinki€3,800–4,000at the median

Companies hiring HR Specialists

7 employers have open jobs for this role right now.

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Questions about HR Specialist pay

What does a HR Specialist earn in Finland?

Job ads put the median at €3,993 a month and the middle half at €3,000–€4,600. About €2,910 of the median is left after tax.

Where does a HR Specialist earn the most?

By city, Helsinki pays best (€4,186).

Is HR Specialist pay good?

The median €3,993 is 49% above the median of all Finnish job ads that state a salary (€2,678).

How much do people in the job actually earn?

Statistics Finland’s median for regular working hours is €4,519 a month (2024). It includes shift and evening supplements, so it is usually higher than the base pay in ads.

Is HR Specialist pay going up?

The median in job ads changed by 0% from last month. We recompute the figures every month.

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