Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, Finland's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 1.2% compared to 2024, reaching 51.3.

Finland accounts for 70.4% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Finland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.9% (from 43.5 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.