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Receptionist Salary in Finland 2026

Also listed under: Vastaanottovirkailija, Hotel Receptionist

Receptionist pay is typically €3,010 a month.

The median salary is €3,010 and the average €3,060 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Receptionists (general)” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €2,385 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €2,365 (45 ads).

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Updated 1 November 2026Cite this page

How we estimate pay

What raises and lowers Receptionist pay?

€1,800€2,000€2,200€2,400€2,600€2,800€3,000€3,200€3,400€3,600€3,800€4,000€4,200€4,400€4,600€4,800€3,060average+€28Espoo€3,010median−€43Vantaa−€45Private company
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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: 45 ads state the pay. A hollow dot means fewer than 20 ads.

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Receptionist pay by factor: the difference seen in job ads, applied to the median of €3,010
FactorDifferenceAds
Espoo+€284
Vantaa−€432
Private company−€4528

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Pick what fits your job. Each choice moves the €3,010 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, €3,010 a month (middle half €2,660 to €3,440).

Receptionist 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.

EmployerMedian nowFull-time employees
Private sector≈€2,8901,551
Wellbeing areas≈€3,190884
Municipalities≈€2,980320

Pay is highest in wellbeing services counties (about €3,190) and lowest in the private sector (about €2,890).

Receptionist earnings with supplements are about €650 higher than ads say

Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.

Advertised pay€2,365Earnings with supplements€3,014+€649€2,500€3,500

How tight is the Receptionist job market?

At the end of September 2026, the occupation group receptionists (general) had 8.3 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 15.9: 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).

Receptionists (general)

Register and JobCrawls ads8.3
Employment service register15.9

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 Receptionist work?

Estimate for the broader occupation category: Customer services clerks

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 Receptionist 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 method and sourcesData and reuse

Full-time employees in “Receptionists (general)”, 2,800

  • Median, estimated for today≈€3,010July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+7.9%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Average, estimated for today≈€3,060July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+7.9%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Middle half, estimated for today≈€2,770 – €3,290July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
  • Median€2,7942024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Average€2,8372024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Bottom and top 10% lines€2,381 / €3,3342024 · Statistics Finland 15au

45 job ads for the role that state the pay

  • Median starting pay offered€2,365Last 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 Receptionist pay

Short answers from the same figures.

What does a Receptionist earn in Finland?

The median salary is about €3,010 and the average about €3,060 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,365: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.

How much of a Receptionist’s pay is left after tax?

From €3,010 a month, about €2,385 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 Receptionist?

About €18.81 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €3,010 a month over 160 working hours.

What is Receptionist pay in the private sector?

In the private sector the median is about €2,890 a month, against about €3,190 in wellbeing services counties.

Is Receptionist pay good?

The median of €3,010 is 20% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).

Pay in related roles

27 open Receptionist jobsThe best-paid ad offers €2,240–€2,720 · 7 new this weekSee the jobs ›

Languages

89% of open ads accept English

Required languages in 27 open ads: Finnish 89 %, English 89 %.

How much is left after tax

Gross a monthTake-home a month
Lowest-paid tenth€2,569€2,099
Median€3,010€2,385
Best-paid tenth€3,597€2,704

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.

Receptionist Salary by City

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

What the ads ask for and offer

Skills

  • Customer service 22
  • IT skills 5
  • Reservation management 4
  • Hotel reception 3
  • Opera Cloud 3
  • Payment processing 3
  • Problem-solving 3
  • Cashier work 2
  • Check-in and check-out 2
  • Communication 2

Required languages

  • Finnish 89 %
  • English 89 %

Benefits

  • Extended occupational healthcare 4
  • Sports & culture benefit 3
  • Lunch benefit 1

Contract type

  • Full-time 11
  • Temporary 11
  • Internship 2
  • Part-time 2
  • Summer Job 1

Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 27.

Best-paying open jobs

All 27 open jobs

Stated pay compared with the median €2,365.

Companies hiring Receptionists

20 employers have open jobs for this role right now.

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