The average Finn

The contents of this infographic are explained in the accompaning text.

  • Is the average Finn middle-aged? The average Finn also grows older year by year and in 2023 the average age was 43.8 years.
  • My house – my rules? The average Finn lives in a detached house. The average size of the living space is 80.3 square metres. 
  • The average Finn belongs to a coffee drinking nation. Three cups of coffee are drunk all through the day. 
  • The average Finn eats 77.8 kg of meat in various forms per year. A total of 56.7 kilograms of fresh vegetables are consumed. 
  • The average Finn gets paid EUR 3,904 per month for full-time work. 
  • The average Finn’s one-way commute to work took an average of 23 minutes in 2019. 
  • The average Finn goes for walks or exercises at home when bitten by the exercise bug. 
  • The attraction of TV programmes has not yet vanished, and the average Finn watches TV for as much as two hours and 28 minutes a day. News are also read actively, the majority of Finns read news daily on the web. 
  • Finland is the country of thousands of lakes and summer cottages. The average Finn spends time at a summer cottage by a lake. It is estimated that 2.4 to 2.9 million people in Finland use a free-time residence regularly.

Sources: Statistics Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finnish Environment Institute, Finnpanel, Finnish Coffee and Roasters Association