Public budgets

Finland: public budget

What Finland's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2011

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2011's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $145.32B · 52.8% of GDP
Spending: $148.11B · 53.8% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$2.79B · -1% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Finland, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Finland, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	41.8	$61.97B
General public services	15	$22.21B
Health	13.7	$20.29B
Education	12	$17.7B
Economic affairs	8.9	$13.15B
Defence	2.5	$3.73B
Public order and safety	2.5	$3.69B
Recreation, culture and religion	2.2	$3.29B
Housing and community amenities	0.9	$1.4B
Environmental protection	0.5	$668.16M

Social protection$61.97B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	46.6	$28.9B
Sickness and disability	19.2	$11.87B
Family and children	14.2	$8.82B
Unemployment	8.8	$5.46B
Survivors	3.4	$2.13B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	3.4	$2.12B
Social protection n.e.c.	3	$1.86B
Housing	1.2	$768.38M
R&D Social protection	0.1	$58.46M

General public services$22.21B

General public services, in detail, as a share of it

General public services, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
General services	42.9	$9.54B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	20.4	$4.54B
Public debt transactions	19.4	$4.32B
Basic research	11.7	$2.59B
Foreign economic aid	5.2	$1.15B
R&D General public services	0.2	$51.5M
General public services n.e.c.	0.1	$20.88M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$20.29B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Outpatient services	44.7	$9.07B
Hospital services	40.9	$8.3B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	8.8	$1.78B
Health n.e.c.	2.9	$598.56M
R&D Health	2.4	$483.02M
Public health services	0.3	$61.25M

Education$17.7B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Secondary education	42.9	$7.59B
Tertiary education	31.1	$5.51B
Pre-primary and primary education	19.5	$3.46B
Education not definable by level	3.5	$625.01M
Education n.e.c.	2.3	$412.03M
Subsidiary services to education	0.5	$96.05M
R&D Education	0.1	$11.14M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0	$0

Economic affairs$13.15B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	47.1	$6.19B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21	$2.76B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	14.8	$1.95B
R&D Economic affairs	12.3	$1.62B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	2.1	$275.62M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	1.5	$203.23M
Fuel and energy	0.7	$89.09M
Communication	0.4	$50.11M
Other industries	0.2	$20.88M

Defence$3.73B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	92.1	$3.44B
Foreign military aid	4	$147.55M
R&D Defence	1.6	$58.46M
Civil defence	1.4	$51.5M
Defence n.e.c.	1	$36.19M

Public order and safety$3.69B

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Police services	41.2	$1.52B
Fire-protection services	22.4	$826.85M
Law courts	17.2	$633.36M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	10.8	$399.5M
Prisons	8.2	$300.67M
R&D Public order and safety	0.2	$8.35M

Recreation, culture and religion$3.29B

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Cultural services	45.1	$1.48B
Recreational and sporting services	37.6	$1.24B
Religious and other community services	16.7	$549.84M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.4	$12.53M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	0.2	$6.96M
Broadcasting and publishing services	0.1	$2.78M

Housing and community amenities$1.4B

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Community development	49.5	$693.22M
Housing development	31.5	$441.26M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	16.2	$226.9M
Water supply	2.9	$40.37M
Street lighting	0	$0
R&D Housing and community amenities	0	$0

Environmental protection$668.16M

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Environmental protection n.e.c.	29.2	$194.88M
Pollution abatement	27.9	$186.53M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	16.9	$112.75M
R&D Environmental protection	14.2	$94.66M
Waste management	11.9	$79.34M
Waste water management	0	$0

Where the money comes from

Finland, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Finland, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Taxes on income and wealth	28.7	$41.77B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	27.2	$39.5B
Social contributions	23	$33.46B
Sales, fees and charges	13	$18.9B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	6.8	$9.92B
Capital transfers and taxes received	0.6	$913.15M
Other transfers received	0.6	$849.12M

Taxes on income and wealth$41.77B

Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it

Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Share	Note
Taxes on income	98		$40.92B
Other taxes on wealth and income	2		$851.9M

Taxes on sales, production and imports$39.5B

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Share	Note
Value added tax	61		$24.1B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	39		$15.4B

Over the years

Finland: revenue and spending, 1995–2025

Finland: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Period	Revenue (% of GDP)	Spending (% of GDP)
1,995	55.2	61
1,996	56.4	59.5
1,997	54.9	56.1
1,998	54	52.3
1,999	52.7	51
2,000	54.8	47.9
2,001	52.3	47.3
2,002	52.6	48.5
2,003	51.7	49.3
2,004	51.3	49.1
2,005	51.7	49
2,006	52.1	48.1
2,007	51.7	46.6
2,008	52.1	47.9
2,009	51.6	54.1
2,010	51.4	54
2,011	52.8	53.8
2,012	53.5	55.7
2,013	54.6	57.1
2,014	54.6	57.6
2,015	53.3	55.7
2,016	53.4	55.1
2,017	52.2	52.8
2,018	51.8	52.7
2,019	51.7	52.6
2,020	51	56.5
2,021	52.4	55.1
2,022	52.4	52.6
2,023	53	55.9
2,024	53.4	57.7
2,025	53.7

Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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