Hire and pay employees in Finland, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Finland. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Finland is 3 days with Deel.

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Finland with Deel
Usually, to hire in Finland, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Finland quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

All the necessary benefits for Finland built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Finland within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Occupational Health Insurance
- Pension Insurance
- Social Security
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
- Global Life Insurance - Allianz
- Flexible Benefits (Edenred) - Optional

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Finland
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Finland
Minimum Wage Requirements
There are no provisions regarding the minimum salary stipulated in the law. The wage can vary according to the collective agreement that applies to the company.
Individual Income Tax
The individual national income tax ranges from 6% to 32%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates for national taxes. Employees also pay an additional flat rate for municipality taxes (up to 10.86%). Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as Church Tax, number of children, among others
Gross Annual Income | National Tax Rate (%) |
---|---|
Up to EUR 30,000 | 11.5% |
Up to EUR 40,000 | 17% |
Up to EUR 50,000 | 21% |
Over EUR 60,000 | 24.5% |
Over EUR 70,000 | 27% |
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 20.37% of the employee salary.
- Social Security - 1.16%
- Public Pension Fund - 17.74%
- Unemployment Insurance - 1.09%
- Work Accident Insurance - 0.324%
- Group Health Contribution - 0.057%
- Occupation Health Insurance - EUR 3.00
*Up to an annual salary of EUR 2,337,000. An additional 1.09% applies on the portion of salary over EUR 2,337,000/year.
These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 7.5 hours per day and 37.5 hours per week, but the client can change this to 40 hours a week and 8 hours a day if they want to. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.
Overtime pay is not mandatory.
Overtime must be mutually agreed on in the employment agreement (EA). If there is overtime in the EA, hours outside of standard work hours are paid according to the Working Hours Act.
For additional hours, the employer can pay employees:
- 150% of the hourly rate for the first 2 hours.
- 200% of the hourly rate for the following hours.

Download the complete guide to hiring in Finland
Hiring in Finland, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Finland with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Finland and 150+ countries.
Management fee

Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost

20.37%
of employee salary