Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads The purchasing power of Finnish wages is the sixth highest in the world, according to a new comparison of the International Labour Organization https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-where-wages-go-furthest-around-the-world/ Posted by TinyAd1126
markkuselinen on May 6, 2026 3:44 pm Really doesn’t feel that way. For example in the US real estate and services cost similarly as in Finland, while salaries are much higher.
saschaleib on May 6, 2026 3:45 pm Probably the same as with the happiness report: you don’t believe it until you start looking at others and realise how miserable *they* are.
MediaExpensive4958 on May 6, 2026 4:08 pm who actually makes 6,3k.. Like 2%? prolly most in the capital. after taxes its like 4k. Most of us mortals are getting 2-3k
bphase on May 6, 2026 4:09 pm That’s gross wage, not net. So before taxes and such. It’d be interesting to see the same graph for net, as we have rather high taxes here.
Nurmisz on May 6, 2026 4:28 pm Having lived in both NA and in Finland, I do not believe this for a second.
Fishy_____Business on May 6, 2026 4:31 pm Really? Sometines I feel poor when I watch American redditors flexing with their stuff. They earn like six figures from basic engineering job
MIGHTY_ILLYRIAN on May 6, 2026 4:56 pm I don’t believe it for a second [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income)
Mysterious_Demand875 on May 6, 2026 5:15 pm Isn’t it just because rent prices are low? I’m in Berlin now and I just bought a near identical grocery basket as I do in Finland and it was about 60% of the cost They pay more than double rent prices compared to Helsinki
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Sure doesn’t feel like it.
Really doesn’t feel that way. For example in the US real estate and services cost similarly as in Finland, while salaries are much higher.
Probably the same as with the happiness report: you don’t believe it until you start looking at others and realise how miserable *they* are.
This 100 % bullshit
Tell me about it 🫠
Doubt this one.
who actually makes 6,3k.. Like 2%? prolly most in the capital.
after taxes its like 4k. Most of us mortals are getting 2-3k
That’s gross wage, not net. So before taxes and such. It’d be interesting to see the same graph for net, as we have rather high taxes here.
Having lived in both NA and in Finland, I do not believe this for a second.
Really? Sometines I feel poor when I watch American redditors flexing with their stuff. They earn like six figures from basic engineering job
I don’t believe it for a second
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income)
too bad +10% of the people don’t get any
Isn’t it just because rent prices are low? I’m in Berlin now and I just bought a near identical grocery basket as I do in Finland and it was about 60% of the cost
They pay more than double rent prices compared to Helsinki
Happiest nation for a reason.
Wait, you guys are getting paid?!!