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Nurse Salary in Finland 2026
Also listed under: Registered Nurse, SairaanhoitajaNurse pay is typically €3,850 a month.
The median salary is €3,850 and the average €3,940 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Nurses” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €2,837 is left after tax.
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What raises and lowers Nurse pay?
Public employers such as HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala, Länsi-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue advertise more than private ones such as Attendo, 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: 621 ads state the pay. A hollow dot means fewer than 20 ads.
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| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing agency | +€320 | €4,170 | 21 |
| Wellbeing area or municipality | +€293 | €4,143 | 228 |
| Swedish | +€268 | €4,118 | 72 |
| Senior | +€253 | €4,103 | 10 |
| Vantaa | +€227 | €4,077 | 51 |
| Espoo | +€192 | €4,042 | 33 |
| Multidisciplinary teamwork | +€171 | €4,021 | 23 |
| Helsinki | +€138 | €3,988 | 156 |
| Communication | +€135 | €3,985 | 24 |
| Private company | −€112 | €3,738 | 525 |
| Teamwork | −€112 | €3,738 | 281 |
| Medication management | −€112 | €3,738 | 194 |
| Nursing skills | −€112 | €3,738 | 66 |
| Turku | −€112 | €3,738 | 34 |
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 | ≈€3,900 | €3,520 | 39,734 |
| Private sector | ≈€3,600 | €3,376 | 6,701 |
| State | ≈€3,870 | €3,744 | 642 |
Pay is highest in wellbeing services counties (about €3,900) and lowest in the private sector (about €3,600).
Collective agreement minimum
Under the SOTE agreement, the table pay is at least €2,915 a month (wellbeing services counties, pay group S3TAT1, 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 €2,811 a month (private social services, pay group D, 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 →
Nurse earnings with supplements are about €920 higher than ads say
Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.
How tight is the Nurse job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group nurses and nursing professionals had 6.4 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 8.2: 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).
Nurses and nursing professionals
Register and JobCrawls ads6.4
Employment service register8.2
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 Nurse work?
Estimate for the broader occupation category: Health 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 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 “Nurses”, 49,470
- Median, estimated for today≈€3,850July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+9.9%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€3,940July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+9.9%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,540 – €4,310July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€3,5022024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€3,5842024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,994 / €4,3172024 · Statistics Finland 15au
621 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€2,932Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€3,850 | Full-time employees in “Nurses”, 49,470 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+9.9%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€3,940 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,540 – €4,310 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €3,502 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €3,584 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,994 / €4,317 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €2,932 | 621 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 Nurse pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Nurse earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €3,850 and the average about €3,940 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,932: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.
How much of a Nurse’s pay is left after tax?
From €3,850 a month, about €2,837 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 Nurse?
About €24.06 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €3,850 a month over 160 working hours.
What is the starting pay for a Nurse?
Under the SOTE agreement, the table pay is at least €2,915 a month (wellbeing services counties, pay group S3TAT1, level A, from 1/10/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
What is Nurse pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €3,600 a month, against about €3,900 in wellbeing services counties.
Is Nurse pay good?
The median of €3,850 is 2% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Pay in related roles
Employer matters
Public employers advertise about €250 more a month than private ones
Median pay in open ads: public €3,186 (38 ads), private €2,941 (42 ads).
Languages
22% of open ads require Swedish
Required languages in 129 open ads: Finnish 94 %, Swedish 22 %, English 7 %.
Finding · October 2026
jobcrawls.com/en/salary/nurse#public-vs-privatePublic employers advertise about €250 more a month than private ones
Public employers
€3,186Private employers
€2,941Median of the pay stated in open ads for this role. 38 public and 42 private ads. Base pay, without shift supplements. In actual earnings the gap is €140: wellbeing areas €3,520, private sector €3,376 (Statistics Finland 2024).
Who pays what
Median pay stated in the open ads of each employer.
| Employer | Sector | Ads | Median a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Länsi-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 6 | €3,282 |
| HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala | Public employers | 13 | €3,218 |
| Helsingin kaupunki | Public employers | 4 | €3,159 |
| Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 4 | €3,114 |
| Lapin hyvinvointialue | Public employers | 3 | €3,063 |
| HR Satama Finland Oy | Staffing agencies | 5 | €3,040 |
| Attendo Oy | Private employers | 9 | €2,941 |
| Esperi Care Oy | Private employers | 7 | €2,941 |
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 | €3,291 | €2,541 |
| Median | €3,850 | €2,837 |
| Best-paid tenth | €4,746 | €3,302 |
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.
Nurse Salary by City
Vantaan=51
€3,105/mo
n=51Espoon=33
€3,078/mo
n=33Helsinkin=156
€3,037/mo
n=156Tamperen=8
Too few ads
n=8Jyväskylän=8
Too few ads
n=8Oulun=20
€2,920/mo
n=20Turkun=34
€2,847/mo
n=34Bar shows P25–P75 band. Vertical line = median. All values in EUR/month.
What is left after rent
Pay in these cities differs by up to €258 a month, but rent evens it out: once a one-room flat is paid for, the gap is €60.
| City | Pay | Take-home | One-room rent | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulu | €2,920 | €2,313 | €530 | €1,783 |
| Vantaa | €3,105 | €2,473 | €690 | €1,783 |
| Espoo | €3,078 | €2,489 | €715 | €1,774 |
| Helsinki | €3,037 | €2,464 | €730 | €1,734 |
| Turku | €2,847 | €2,291 | €568 | €1,723 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | 623 | €2,914 |
| Senior | 10 | €3,125 |
| Supervisor or manager | 22 | €2,847 |
What the ads ask for and offer
Skills
- Medication management 28
- Medication administration 23
- Teamwork 18
- Nursing care 13
- Care planning 12
- Hygiene passport 12
- Multidisciplinary teamwork 12
- Patient care 9
- Wound care 9
- Medication care 8
Required languages
- Finnish 94 %
- Swedish 22 %
- English 7 %
Benefits
- Extended occupational healthcare 37
- Sports & culture benefit 36
- Lunch benefit 17
- Well-being / healthcare wallet 12
- Flexible working hours 5
- Occupational healthcare 2
- Accident / life insurance 1
- Commuter pass 1
Contract type
- Full-time 94
- Temporary 18
- Part-time 8
- Freelance 6
- Open Application 3
Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 129.
Best-paying open jobs
Stated pay compared with the median €2,932.
Companies hiring Nurses
62 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
Pihlajalinna Lääkärikeskukset Oy3 open jobs · Tampere
Luona Oy1 open job · Helsinki
Medikumppani Oy2 open jobs · Turku
Soteverkko1 open job · Helsinki
Sininauha Oy1 open job · Helsinki
KoskiHoiva Oy1 open job · Pirkkala
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- Kymijoen Hoiva ry1 open job
- Gaius-säätiö sr1 open job
- Viisi Vuodenaikaa Oy1 open job
- Oulun palvelusäätiö1 open job
- Palveluyhdistys Kaseva ry1 open job
- Palvelutalo Villa Ensi Oy1 open job
- Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue1 open job
- Vankiterveydenhuollon yksikkö1 open job
- Suomen Kotilääkäripalvelu Oy1 open job
- Pohjois-Karjalan hyvinvointialue1 open job
- Työterveyslaitos1 open job
- Terwe Oy1 open job
- Coronaria1 open job
- Yliopiston Apteekki1 open job
- Solo Health Oy2 open jobs
- Terveystalo Oy1 open job
- Ykköskodit1 open job
- Terveytesi Palvelut Oy1 open job
- Vantaan ja Keravan hyvinvointialue1 open job
- Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue2 open jobs
- Validia1 open job
- Mehiläinen Oy4 open jobs
- HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala13 open jobs
- Hoiwa Oy2 open jobs
- Helsingin kaupunki4 open jobs
- Sospro Oy2 open jobs
- Sininauhasäätiö1 open job
- Samfundet Folkhälsan i Svenska Finland rf1 open job
- Esperi Care Oy7 open jobs
- ONNI3 open jobs
- Adecco Finland Oy1 open job
- HR Satama Finland Oy5 open jobs
- Humana1 open job
- Rinnekodit Oy1 open job
- Attendo Oy10 open jobs
- Mainiokodit4 open jobs
- Folkhälsan Välfärd Ab1 open job
- Onnikodit1 open job
- SuperHoiva Oy1 open job
- VISIO Henkilöstöratkaisut1 open job
- Mesimarjasi1 open job
- Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue10 open jobs
- Länsi-Uudenmaan hyvinvointialue6 open jobs
- Lapin hyvinvointialue4 open jobs
- Pirkanmaan hyvinvointialue2 open jobs
- Vitadi Oy1 open job
- Sostuki Oy1 open job
- HemHoiva oy1 open job
- Kototiimi Oy1 open job
- Hoivaportti Oy1 open job
- Helmenhoiva Oy1 open job
- Ab Salvares Oy1 open job
- Region Västerbotten1 open job
- Keski-Suomen hyvinvointialue1 open job
- VAK ry / Kankaanpään A-koti1 open job
- Loviisan seudun palvelutalosäätiö sr1 open job
What does a Nurse do?
Nurses responsible for general care are in charge of promoting and restoring patients' health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. They also supervise assigned team members.