1. EconomyGreece and Finland

   Youth unemployment in Greece has fallen below Finland’s

   September 2013: 58.5% in Greece and 20.9% in Finland. September 2026: 17.3% and 25.2%. The two rates moved in opposite directions.

   Source: Eurostat: Labour Force SurveyOpen on the chart →

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   September 2013: 58.5% in Greece and 20.9% in Finland. September 2026: 17.3% and 25.2%. The two rates moved in opposite directions.

   Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.

   • Greece · 2013 %

     2013-09: 58.5

     Eurostat: Labour Force Survey

   • Greece · 2026 %

     2026-09: 17.3

     Eurostat: Labour Force Survey

   • Finland · 2013 %

     2013-09: 20.9

     Eurostat: Labour Force Survey

   • Finland · 2026 %

     2026-09: 25.2

     Eurostat: Labour Force Survey

   Eurostat une_rt_m. Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment at ages 15–24 and 25–74. Shares of each age group’s labour force. Students count if economically active. Estimates can be revised.

   Published estimates from different years, not the same people followed over time. The European survey changed in 2021; long-run differences may include methodological effects. This comparison does not identify causes.

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