Pay · collective agreement
Collective agreement minimum pay in Finland 2026
Finland has no statutory minimum wage. The floor is set by the sector’s generally binding collective agreement (yleissitova työehtosopimus), and every employer in that sector has to follow it – including the ones that belong to no federation. In municipalities the municipal sector’s own agreement, KVTES, plays that role. Paying below the table is not allowed; paying above it is.
This calculator covers the agreements of five sectors: retail (table in force since 1 August 2026), hospitality, hotels and leisure (since 1 June 2026), cleaning and property services (since 1 August 2026), the municipal sector or KVTES (since 1 August 2026) and construction (since 1 June 2026). Pick the sector, the pay group and your experience to see the monthly or hourly rate. You can add evening, night, Saturday and Sunday hours. All figures are gross, before tax.
Your details
Kaupan työehtosopimus
Who belongs to this group
Ammattitehtävä, Huolto- ja liikenneasematyöntekijä II, Huoltoasentaja I
Professional work (ammattitehtävä): ordinary professional skills learned through training or experience in the trade, with mostly recurring tasks. In the unions' and employers' joint guidance, the example of an ordinary sales job sits in this group. Until 30 September 2026 Myyjä I was group B.
In the first year you may be paid 85 % of the rate for one year of experience if you have neither experience in the trade nor a vocational qualification for the job. With such a qualification you get at least the rate for three years of experience straight away.
Leave empty for full time and the monthly figure from the table is used. For part-time work, enter the hours: the calculation then uses the hourly rate printed in the same agreement, rather than dividing the monthly one by an assumed norm.
Hour-based supplements
The evening supplement is paid Monday to Friday and on Sundays from 18 to 24, the night supplement Monday to Saturday from 0 to 6 and the Saturday supplement on an ordinary Saturday from 13 to 24. A Saturday evening earns the Saturday supplement, not the evening one. On Sundays in November and December the evening supplement is doubled if the store is open after 18; the calculator does not include that.
Sunday work is paid at double rate under the Working Hours Act (työaikalaki 872/2019, section 20), not under the collective agreement. The rule holds even in sectors that have no agreement at all.
Minimum for the month
€2,185gross
€13.66 per hour · full time
| Monthly rate from the table | €2,185 |
| Minimum in total | €2,185 |
Calculated from the table in force since August 1, 2026. The next one takes effect on May 1, 2027.
This is the floor, not an average or a typical salary: an employer may not pay less and is free to pay more. In construction a personal pay component always comes on top of the table. The figures are gross, before tax. What is left after tax depends on your municipality and your tax card – the net salary calculator works that out.
Need a calculator like this on your own site? We build them for businesses – this site and its calculators are ours too. A calculator for your site, €290–890 →
Copy this calculator to your own website
Paste the code where the calculator should appear on your page. Free to use, no account needed. When the figures change we update them here and your page follows on its own.
How this is calculated
The calculator takes the collective agreement's wage table that is in force today and reads the rate for the group you pick. In retail the group depends on how demanding the job is, the rate rises with experience in the same occupation, and the table for Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa is higher than for the rest of Finland. In hospitality the group depends on the job title and on the strength of the alcohol served. In cleaning and property services the group comes from points scored against the work itself. In the municipal sector the rate depends on the pay group and the level, and years of service add a percentage. The construction table prints hourly rates only. Enter hours and the calculation uses the hourly rate from the same agreement. Supplements are added at the agreement's rates, Sunday hours at the rate the Working Hours Act sets.
What a pay group is, and how you end up in yours
In retail, pay for every occupation follows one classification from 1 October 2026: professional work (ammattitehtävä) is group B, demanding professional work (vaativa ammattitehtävä) group C and special professional work (erityisammattitehtävä) group D. Group A is for clearly simpler routine work. In the unions’ and employers’ joint guidance, an ordinary sales job is in group B. The new classification applies from the first pay period starting after 1 October 2026. In Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa the table rates are higher than in the rest of Finland.
Retail pay rises once experience in the same occupation reaches one, three, five and eight years. A worker with neither experience in the trade nor a vocational qualification for the job may be paid 85 % of the rate for one year of experience during the first year. With such a qualification the rate for three years of experience applies at once.
In hospitality the group follows the job title and the strength of the alcohol served on the premises. The threshold is 5.5 % by volume. A cook or a waiter in a café, fast food outlet or restaurant without spirits sits in group 2; the same jobs on fully licensed premises sit in group 4. At the start that is 1,942 € against 2,179 € – a difference of 237 € a month under an identical contract of employment. Group 3 stands apart: staff canteens, preparation and production kitchens. Each group has four tiers: under 2 years, over 2, over 5 and over 10. They count years in the trade rather than years with this employer, so moving to another restaurant does not reset what you have built up.
The cleaning and property services agreement works differently: it maps no pay group to any job title at all. What is assessed is the particular job – the skill and interaction it demands, the responsibility it carries and the conditions it is done in. The total, between 17 and 69 points, picks one of ten groups. The agreement puts it plainly: what is assessed is the work tasks, not the worker. Two cleaners at one company on two sites can therefore be paid differently and lawfully, and comparing sectors by job title is meaningless: a cleaner in group 2 earns 2,027 €, more than a cook in group 2 of the other agreement.
Under the municipal agreement KVTES the pay group follows the job, and each group has three levels of skill and responsibility. A is the normal basic level, a job goes on level B if even one of the group’s national level criteria is met, and the employer sets the criteria for level C. Accepted years of service add an experience supplement (työkokemuslisä): 3 % of the level pay after five years and 8 % after ten. The table shows the national level pay: a local agreement may not go below it, and local level pay can be higher.
In construction the group follows the worker’s skill, and the table prints hourly rates only. A skilled worker must be at least in group IV, and nationality or language skills may not decide the group. The table rate is not yet the whole minimum: a personal pay component (henkilökohtainen palkanosa) is always paid on top, its size agreed between employer and employee. A separate 7.7 % is also added to all pay for time at work.
The retail, hospitality and cleaning tables print the hourly rate separately, and not from the same number of hours: retail divides the monthly rate by 160, hospitality by 159 and cleaning by 161. For part-time work the calculator therefore uses the agreement’s own hourly rate instead of dividing the monthly one by an assumed norm – the two give different answers. In the municipal sector, part-time level pay is lower in the same proportion as the working time is shorter than full time.
Retail minimum pay: Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa
| Group | At least a year | At least 3 years | At least 5 years | At least 8 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2,061 € | 2,135 € | 2,250 € | 2,359 € |
| B | 2,185 € | 2,267 € | 2,395 € | 2,502 € |
| C | 2,334 € | 2,418 € | 2,580 € | 2,704 € |
| D | 2,458 € | 2,550 € | 2,721 € | 2,928 € |
Retail minimum pay: rest of Finland
| Group | At least a year | At least 3 years | At least 5 years | At least 8 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1,979 € | 2,049 € | 2,154 € | 2,252 € |
| B | 2,101 € | 2,180 € | 2,290 € | 2,389 € |
| C | 2,233 € | 2,314 € | 2,459 € | 2,572 € |
| D | 2,354 € | 2,465 € | 2,591 € | 2,775 € |
The first-year rate may be 85 % of the first column if there is neither experience in the trade nor a qualification for the job. The next table takes effect on 1 May 2027.
Municipal level pay (KVTES)
| Pay group | Level A | Level B | Level C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varhaiskasvatuksen lastenhoitaja (5VKA54) | 2,439.91 € | 2,492.32 € | 2,555.22 € |
| Varhaiskasvatuksen peruspalvelutehtävät (5VKA70) | 2,135.71 € | 2,186.85 € | 2,248.86 € |
| Koulun ohjaustyön ammattitehtävät (5KOU62) | 2,284.53 € | 2,336.94 € | 2,399.84 € |
| Ruokapalveluiden ammattitehtävät (4RUO60) | 2,168.87 € | 2,220.01 € | 2,282.84 € |
| Siivousalan tehtävät (7SII70) | 2,167.21 € | 2,218.35 € | 2,281.14 € |
| Liikennealan kuljetustehtävät (7LII70) | 2,390.48 € | 2,442.89 € | 2,505.79 € |
| Toimistoalan ammattitehtävät (1TOI64) | 2,446.64 € | 2,499.05 € | 2,561.95 € |
| Kirjastopalvelujen ammattitehtävät (2KIR60) | 2,446.64 € | 2,499.05 € | 2,561.95 € |
The experience supplement is 3 % of the level pay after five years of service and 8 % after ten. The next rise takes effect on 1 April 2027.
Construction time rates by pay group
| Group | Description | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| I | Beginning worker | 12.59 € |
| II | Worker with little experience | 14.19 € |
| III | Beginning professional | 15.55 € |
| IV | Professional | 17.12 € |
| V | Experienced professional | 18.64 € |
| VI | Highly experienced professional | 19.93 € |
A personal pay component is always paid on top of the table, and a separate 7.7 % is added to all pay for time at work. The next table takes effect on 1 June 2027.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the minimum wage or the sector average?
The minimum. Finland has no statutory minimum wage: the floor comes from the sector's collective agreement. Paying below the table is not allowed; paying above it is ordinary practice, and many employers do.
What is the minimum pay for a shop assistant in 2026?
Under the retail collective agreement, professional work (group B) pays at least €2,101 a month outside the Helsinki region and €2,185 in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa from 1 August 2026, once you have a year of experience in the same occupation. The rate rises at 3, 5 and 8 years. In the unions' and employers' joint guidance, an ordinary sales job is in group B and more demanding sales work in group C or D.
Why does one cook earn more than another in the same job?
Because in the hospitality agreement the group depends not only on the job title but on the strength of the alcohol served. The threshold is 5.5 % by volume. A cook in a café or a restaurant without spirits is in group 2; the same cook on fully licensed premises is in group 4 – a difference of 237 euros a month at the start, for the same work. Waiting staff are split the same way.
My employer belongs to no federation. Does the agreement still apply?
Yes. The retail, hospitality, cleaning and construction agreements are confirmed as generally binding (yleissitova), which means every employer in the sector must follow them, federation member or not. KVTES is the municipal sector's own agreement and applies in municipalities and joint municipal authorities.
Why can you not simply say what a cleaner earns?
Because the cleaning and property services agreement maps no group to any job title. It scores the particular job on three sets of factors – the skill and interaction it demands, the responsibility, the working conditions – and the total, from 17 to 69 points, sets the group. The agreement puts it plainly: what is assessed is the work, not the worker. So the honest answer is the whole table plus an explanation of how you land in it.
What is level pay (tasopalkka) in the municipal sector?
Under the municipal agreement KVTES, pay depends on the pay group and on the level of skill and responsibility. There are three levels: A is the normal basic level, a job goes on level B if even one national criterion is met, and the criteria for level C are set by the employer. A childcare worker in early childhood education (varhaiskasvatuksen lastenhoitaja), for example, gets €2,439.91 a month on level A from 1 August 2026. Five years of accepted service add a 3 % experience supplement, ten years 8 %.
What does construction pay per hour?
Under the construction collective agreement the time rates from 1 June 2026 run from €12.59 to €19.93 an hour depending on the pay group. A skilled worker must be at least in group IV, which pays €17.12. A personal pay component, its size agreed, always comes on top of the table, and a separate 7.7 % is added to all pay. Nationality and language skills may not decide the group.
Is this what I take home?
No, these are gross figures, before tax and contributions. What reaches your account is less, and how much less depends on your municipal tax rate, church tax and the percentage on your tax card. Put the result into the net salary calculator.
How long will these figures hold?
Until the date of the next table, shown under the result. The rises are written into the agreement in advance, so the date is known. We update the tables when a new one takes effect.