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Practical Nurse Salary in Finland 2026
Also listed under: Healthcare Assistant, Lähihoitaja, Lähihoitajat, Nurse Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Assistant NursePractical Nurse pay is typically €3,430 a month.
The median salary is €3,430 and the average €3,440 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Health care assistants” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €2,615 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €2,608 (1,381 ads).
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Updated 5 November 2026Cite this page
343 open Practical Nurse jobs
The best-paid ad offers €3,200 · 101 new this week
- Practical Nurses for Home CareSuperHoiva Oy · Porvoo€3,200
- Practical NursePihlajalinna Lääkärikeskukset Oy · Parkano€2,740–3,048
- Practical NurseSijaiset.fi Henkilöstöpalvelut · Turku€2,446–3,014
What raises and lowers Practical Nurse pay?
Public employers such as Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue, Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue advertise more than private ones such as Esperi Care.
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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: 1,381 ads state the pay. A hollow dot means fewer than 20 ads.
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| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellbeing area or municipality | +€167 | €3,597 | 581 |
| Home care | +€148 | €3,578 | 62 |
| Swedish | +€146 | €3,576 | 131 |
| Rehabilitative care | +€73 | €3,503 | 61 |
| Basic care | +€52 | €3,482 | 82 |
| Helsinki | +€39 | €3,469 | 219 |
| Medication care | +€39 | €3,469 | 45 |
| Senior | +€37 | €3,467 | 16 |
| Supervisor or manager | +€37 | €3,467 | 5 |
| Care planning | −€27 | €3,403 | 44 |
| Jyväskylä | −€28 | €3,402 | 27 |
| Junior | −€54 | €3,376 | 35 |
| Staffing agency | −€59 | €3,371 | 159 |
| Private company | −€64 | €3,366 | 945 |
Estimate your own pay as a Practical Nurse
Pick what fits your job. Each choice moves the €3,430 median by how differently its ads pay, and less when only a few ads back it. Job pages and search results price jobs the same way.
With nothing picked the estimate is the role median, €3,430 a month (middle half €2,920 to €4,080).
Practical Nurse 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.
| Employer | Median now | Median 2024 | Full-time employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellbeing areas | ≈€3,560 | €3,213 | 35,010 |
| Private sector | ≈€3,280 | €3,075 | 30,530 |
| State | ≈€3,910 | €3,782 | 313 |
Pay is highest in central government (about €3,910) and lowest in the private sector (about €3,280).
Collective agreement minimum
Under the SOTE agreement, the table pay is at least €2,535 a month (wellbeing services counties, pay group S4TAM1, level A, from 1/10/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
Pay tables and supplements in the agreement ↗Under the Private social services collective agreement, the table pay is at least €2,493 a month (private social services, pay group C, outside the Helsinki region, from 1/9/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
Pay tables and supplements in the agreement →
Practical Nurse earnings with supplements are about €820 higher than ads say
Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.
How tight is the Practical Nurse job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group health care assistants had 7.6 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 8.3: 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).
Health care assistants
Register and JobCrawls ads7.6
Employment service register8.3
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 Practical Nurse work?
Estimate for the broader occupation category: Health associate professionals
Medium 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 Practical Nurse 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 “Health care assistants”, 69,825
- Median, estimated for today≈€3,430July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+8.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€3,440July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+8.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,080 – €3,850July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€3,1542024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€3,1692024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,576 / €3,8012024 · Statistics Finland 15au
1,381 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€2,608Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€3,430 | Full-time employees in “Health care assistants”, 69,825 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+8.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€3,440 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,080 – €3,850 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €3,154 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €3,169 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,576 / €3,801 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €2,608 | 1,381 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 Practical Nurse pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Practical Nurse earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €3,430 and the average about €3,440 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,608: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.
How much of a Practical Nurse’s pay is left after tax?
From €3,430 a month, about €2,615 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 Practical Nurse?
About €21.44 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €3,430 a month over 160 working hours.
What is the starting pay for a Practical Nurse?
Ads for junior roles put the median at €2,558 a month, against €2,649 for senior roles. Under the SOTE agreement, the table pay is at least €2,535 a month (wellbeing services counties, pay group S4TAM1, level A, from 1/10/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
What is Practical Nurse pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €3,280 a month, against about €3,560 in wellbeing services counties.
Is Practical Nurse pay good?
The median of €3,430 is 9% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Pay in related roles
Employer matters
Public employers advertise about €150 more a month than private ones
Median pay in open ads: public €2,795 (84 ads), private €2,643 (54 ads).
Languages
13% of open ads require Swedish
Required languages in 250 open ads: Finnish 97 %, Swedish 13 %, English 1 %.
Finding · November 2026
jobcrawls.com/en/salary/practical-nurse#public-vs-privatePublic employers advertise about €150 more a month than private ones
Public employers
€2,795Private employers
€2,643Median of the pay stated in open ads for this role. 84 public and 54 private ads. Base pay, without shift supplements. In actual earnings the gap is €140: wellbeing areas €3,213, private sector €3,075 (Statistics Finland 2024).
Who pays what
Median pay stated in the open ads of each employer.
| Employer | Sector | Ads | Median a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| SuperHoiva Oy | Private employers | 9 | €3,200 |
| Pirkanmaan hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 6 | €2,821 |
| Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 7 | €2,800 |
| Helsingin kaupunki | Public employers | 10 | €2,795 |
| Länsi-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 6 | €2,795 |
| Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 11 | €2,763 |
| Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 20 | €2,756 |
| Diakonissalaitos | Private employers | 6 | €2,657 |
| Mehiläinen Oy | Private employers | 5 | €2,644 |
| Esperi Care Oy | Private employers | 13 | €2,606 |
Employers with at least 3 open ads that state a salary.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €2,800 | €2,248 |
| Median | €3,430 | €2,615 |
| Best-paid tenth | €4,131 | €2,980 |
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.
Practical Nurse Salary by City
Helsinkin=219
€3,470/mo
n=219Vantaan=95
€3,450/mo
n=95Espoon=108
€3,430/mo
n=108Tamperen=52
€3,430/mo
n=52Turkun=35
€3,420/mo
n=35Oulun=31
€3,410/mo
n=31Jyväskylän=27
€3,400/mo
n=27Bar shows P25–P75 band. Vertical line = median. All values in EUR/month.
What is left after rent
| City | Pay | Take-home | One-room rent | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulu | €2,607 | €2,110 | €530 | €1,580 |
| Jyväskylä | €2,596 | €2,103 | €528 | €1,575 |
| Tampere | €2,652 | €2,150 | €605 | €1,545 |
| Turku | €2,514 | €2,076 | €568 | €1,508 |
| Helsinki | €2,646 | €2,200 | €730 | €1,470 |
| Espoo | €2,610 | €2,176 | €715 | €1,461 |
| Vantaa | €2,602 | €2,146 | €690 | €1,456 |
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.
| Level | Ads | Median a month |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 15 | €2,514 |
| Junior | 35 | €2,558 |
| Mid-level | 1317 | €2,608 |
| Senior | 16 | €2,649 |
| Supervisor or manager | 5 | rough€2,660 |
Fewer than 10 ads: indicative only.
Practical Nurse: Remote Work in Finland
€2,560/mo
53 job ads with a salary
What the ads ask for and offer
Skills
- Medication administration 83
- Basic care 54
- Medication care 44
- Home care 42
- Hygiene passport 37
- Rehabilitative care 27
- Teamwork 25
- Medication management 19
- Care documentation 16
- Care planning 16
Required languages
- Finnish 97 %
- Swedish 13 %
- English 1 %
Benefits
- Sports & culture benefit 57
- Extended occupational healthcare 55
- Lunch benefit 25
- Well-being / healthcare wallet 10
- Flexible working hours 8
- Company bike 3
- Cash bonus 1
- Massage benefit 1
Contract type
- Full-time 124
- Part-time 49
- Temporary 41
- Freelance 32
- Contract 2
Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 250.
Best-paying open jobs
Stated pay compared with the median €3,430.
Companies hiring Practical Nurses
81 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
Pihlajalinna Lääkärikeskukset Oy5 open jobs · Tampere
Loistohoiva Oy1 open job · Helsinki
Solo Health Oy3 open jobs · Helsinki
Hoiwa Oy1 open job · Espoo
Rokuan Kuntoutus Oy1 open job · Rokua
Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue12 open jobs
Show all 81 employers
- Pirkanmaan hyvinvointialue6 open jobs
- Sam's Care Oy4 open jobs
- Tunne Hoiva Oy4 open jobs
- ANNU Group Oy3 open jobs
- Lempihoiva Oy2 open jobs
- Hammarland kommun2 open jobs
- HLS-Avustajapalvelut Oy2 open jobs
- Mattilan Hoivapalvelut Oy2 open jobs
- Etelä-Savon hyvinvointialue2 open jobs
- Taukokangas Oy1 open job
- Hoivaportti Oy1 open job
- KHH-Palvelut Oy1 open job
- OSK Virran Voima1 open job
- Kotia Palvelut Oy1 open job
- Martta Kotihoiva Oy1 open job
- Lieksan Kotipirtti Oy1 open job
- Elimäen Puustelli ry1 open job
- Sivina Kotipalvelut Oy1 open job
- Maarianhaminan kaupunki1 open job
- Hoitokoti Mesikämmen Oy1 open job
- Palvelukauppa KodinOnni Oy1 open job
- Kauhajoen Vanhaintuki R.Y.1 open job
- Kaarikeskussäätiö sr1 open job
- Kommunernas socialtjänst k.f.1 open job
- Hoivapalvelut Ystävyydellä Oy1 open job
- Suomen Cp-Liitto ry, Finlands CP-förbund rf1 open job
- Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue4 open jobs
- Medipower Oy16 open jobs
- HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala2 open jobs
- Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue8 open jobs
- Mesimarjasi Oy4 open jobs
- Avustajasi Validia Oy1 open job
- Itä-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue1 open job
- Sospro Suomi Oy3 open jobs
- Hyvä Hoiva Partners Oy1 open job
- Mehiläinen Oy33 open jobs
- Alina Hoivatiimi Oy5 open jobs
- Validia Oy17 open jobs
- Yrjö & Hanna Oy1 open job
- Diakonissalaitos6 open jobs
- Etelä-Karjalan hyvinvointialue3 open jobs
- Ikifit Oy5 open jobs
- Esperi Care Oy16 open jobs
- Mainiokodit13 open jobs
- Medistaff Oy1 open job
- Rinnekodit Oy5 open jobs
- ONNI17 open jobs
- Ykköskodit1 open job
- Ykkös- ja Onnikodit Oy4 open jobs
- Attendo Oy11 open jobs
- Helsingin kaupunki10 open jobs
- Solum Asumispalvelut Oy1 open job
- Välkky HR Oy1 open job
- Norlandia2 open jobs
- Yrjö & Hanna Kodit1 open job
- Betesda-palvelut Oy1 open job
- Sijaiset.fi Henkilöstöpalvelut2 open jobs
- NONNA Group Oy1 open job
- SuperHoiva Oy15 open jobs
- Sublog Oy5 open jobs
- Jyränkölän Setlementti ry1 open job
- Aarni Henkilöstö Oy2 open jobs
- Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue24 open jobs
- Lapin hyvinvointialue6 open jobs
- Länsi-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue6 open jobs
- Kodin palveluverkko Oy5 open jobs
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Hyvinvointialue4 open jobs
- Etelä-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue3 open jobs
- Keski-Suomen hyvinvointialue2 open jobs
- Kökar kommun1 open job
- AINA-kotipalvelut1 open job
- Unna Oulu, keskusta1 open job
- Perhekoti Ankkuri Oy1 open job
- Yhdessä Arvokkaasti Oy1 open job
- Palvelukoti Saarela Oy,Kaakkuri-koti1 open job
What does a Practical Nurse do?
Healthcare assistants work together in a team with registered nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, care and maintenance of people of all age-groups in all diverse acute care settings as well as in primary care environments.