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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
SwedenFinland
| Metric | Sweden | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,246 | €3,141 |
| Gross / month | €4,213 | €4,544 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,528 | €2,491 |
| Minimum wage | — | — |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 128.4 | 126.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.2% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.8% | 9.7% |
Summary
Net salaries in Finland are 3.2% lower than in Sweden in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 1.5% lower.
Occupation pay
SwedenFinland
€6,341
Managers
€7,701
€4,599
Professionals
€4,613
€3,963
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,767
€3,325
Craft and related trades workers
€3,113
€3,206
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€3,155
€2,969
Clerical support workers
€2,821
€2,895
Service and sales workers
€2,553
€2,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,397
€2,587
Elementary occupations
€2,337
Cost-of-living equivalent
Sweden: average net, shown at Finland's local prices.
€3,246 in Sweden feels like €3,188 in Finland.
Going the other way: €3,246 in Finland ≈ €3,305 in Sweden.
PPS (Purchasing Power Standards) rescales money so €1 buys a similar basket of goods everywhere in the EU.
Source: Eurostat. Figures are statistical averages, not tax advice.