Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, Finland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 9.8% compared to 2023, reaching 48.2.

Finland accounts for 123.0% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

Finland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.9% (from 34.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.