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Verified Collective Agreement Data

Practical Nurse Salary in Finland (Lähihoitaja)

Practical nurse pay in Finland (lähihoitaja) depends on whether employment is in the private sector (e.g. private care homes, home services) or the public sector (Wellbeing Services Counties / Hyvinvointialueet).

Our verified private social services table covers private sector care in Other Finland (outside capital region) based on Tehy/Super agreements. Public sector nursing follows the SOTE-sopimus agreement. Official Statistics Finland 2024 earnings for ISCO 53219 are shown separately.

Key Rules & Information for Practical nurse

  • ✓Private social services TES (Yksityisen sosiaalipalvelualan TES) covers private care.
  • ✓Public sector nurses follow the SOTE-sopimus across Wellbeing Services Counties.
  • ✓Experience increments (kokemuslisät) increase pay after qualifying years.
  • ✓Official 2024 statistics benchmark full-time practical nurse median earnings.
Verified Minimum Pay Floor

Collective-Agreement Wage Scale

Valid: 2026-09-01 to open

This is a collective-agreement wage-scale amount for the classified work. It is not an average or median salary, and it is not a universal statutory national minimum wage. Figures are gross amounts before taxation. Last verified: 2026-09-15.

Verified TES Wage Scale
56 pay levels published
Verified collective-agreement wage scale
Classification & GradeHourly RateMonthly ScaleType
A / G16A · 0y · other-finland€13.20 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
A / G16A · 5y · other-finland€13.64 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
A / G16A · 8y · other-finland€14.07 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
A / G16A · 11y · other-finland€14.51 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
B / G18B · 0y · other-finland€13.98 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
B / G18B · 5y · other-finland€14.43 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
B / G18B · 8y · other-finland€14.90 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
B / G18B · 11y · other-finland€15.40 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G20C · 0y · other-finland€15.29 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G20C · 5y · other-finland€15.75 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G20C · 8y · other-finland€16.21 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G20C · 11y · other-finland€16.69 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G21 · 0y · other-finland€15.38 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G21 · 5y · other-finland€16.03 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G21 · 8y · other-finland€16.69 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G21 · 11y · other-finland€17.37 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G22 · 0y · other-finland€15.50 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G22 · 5y · other-finland€16.16 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G22 · 8y · other-finland€16.84 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
C / G22 · 11y · other-finland€17.55 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
D / G24D · 0y · other-finland€17.25 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
D / G24D · 5y · other-finland€17.76 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
D / G24D · 8y · other-finland€18.28 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
D / G24D · 11y · other-finland€18.84 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G25E · 0y · other-finland€18.70 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G25E · 5y · other-finland€19.26 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G25E · 8y · other-finland€19.82 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G25E · 11y · other-finland€20.40 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G26 · 0y · other-finland€18.70 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G26 · 5y · other-finland€19.26 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G26 · 8y · other-finland€20.11 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G26 · 11y · other-finland€20.99 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G27 · 0y · other-finland€18.70 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G27 · 5y · other-finland€19.53 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G27 · 8y · other-finland€20.41 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
E / G27 · 11y · other-finland€21.30 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G28F · 0y · other-finland€20.82 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G28F · 5y · other-finland€21.46 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G28F · 8y · other-finland€22.09 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G28F · 11y · other-finland€22.72 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G29 · 0y · other-finland€20.82 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G29 · 5y · other-finland€21.50 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G29 · 8y · other-finland€22.48 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G29 · 11y · other-finland€23.46 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G30 · 0y · other-finland€22.77 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G30 · 5y · other-finland€23.86 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G30 · 8y · other-finland€24.94 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G30 · 11y · other-finland€26.04 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G31 · 0y · other-finland€23.94 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G31 · 5y · other-finland€25.09 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G31 · 8y · other-finland€26.24 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G31 · 11y · other-finland€27.39 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G32 · 0y · other-finland€25.54 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G32 · 5y · other-finland€26.76 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G32 · 8y · other-finland€27.99 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
F / G32 · 11y · other-finland€29.23 / hour—Collective-agreement wage
Primary Source: Tehy (Private social services collective agreement)
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National Earnings Benchmark

Statistics Finland 2024 Earnings Context

ISCO Code 53219

National Structure of Earnings figures for 53219 Other practical nurses. Full-time employees, all sectors, sexes total. This represents overall market earnings across Finland and is not a legal TES pay minimum.

Median Monthly Gross
€3,154.00

50% earn less, 50% earn more

Average Monthly Gross
€3,198.00

Mean total earnings

Full-Time Employees Sampled
16 420

Workers in data cell

Source: Statistics Finland, Structure of Earnings 2024, table 15au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-19.

View original Statistics Finland table 15au
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Practical nurses can work under different agreements. A job title does not identify the sector.