Housing cost overburden in Finland

Share of people in households that spend more than 40% of their disposable income on housing: everyone, and people at risk of poverty. All figures for Finland

Latest housing cost overburden in Finland
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	4.7%	2025	6th lowest of 27	−1.4 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	20.7%	2025	8th lowest of 27	−3.7 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where Finland stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 6th lowest of 27

Greece26.4
Denmark23.4
Germany11.2
Sweden10.8
Estonia8.8
Czechia8.2
Luxembourg8.1
Spain7.2
Bulgaria6.9
Belgium6.7
Netherlands6.5
France6.4
Portugal6.3
Austria6.1
Malta6.0
Latvia5.7
Lithuania5.7
Hungary5.3
Ireland5.3
Italy5.0
Romania5.0
Finland4.7
Poland4.1
Slovakia3.5
Slovenia3.5
Croatia3.2
Cyprus2.4

At risk of poverty (%) · 8th lowest of 27

Greece82.6
Denmark69.5
Sweden46.8
Czechia43.4
Germany35.0
Estonia33.3
Austria32.1
Belgium31.3
Luxembourg30.4
Netherlands29.9
Spain28.3
Bulgaria27.0
France25.4
Portugal24.4
Malta23.0
Latvia22.3
Poland21.9
Italy21.7
Hungary21.2
Finland20.7
Lithuania20.2
Slovenia18.7
Ireland17.1
Romania16.9
Slovakia15.4
Croatia14.9
Cyprus7.6

Housing cost overburden, history

All 22 values: Everyone

Period	%
2025	4.7
2024	5.4
2023	5.5
2022	5.4
2021	4.3
2020	4.1
2019	4.0
2018	4.3
2017	4.3
2016	4.4
2015	4.9
2014	5.1
2013	4.9
2012	4.5
2011	4.4
2010	4.2
2009	4.4
2008	4.7
2007	4.7
2006	3.7
2005	3.5
2004	3.8

All 22 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	20.7
2024	22.4
2023	22.4
2022	20.4
2021	17.8
2020	17.4
2019	18.2
2018	18.1
2017	18.2
2016	19.5
2015	20.4
2014	21.2
2013	20.4
2012	17.2
2011	15.3
2010	16.4
2009	17.1
2008	18.8
2007	18.3
2006	15.9
2005	16.1
2004	17.5

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, Finland, 2025: 4.7%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/finland, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.