Finland
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
73.4composite, 0–100
7 / 45rank · 7 of 27 in EU-27
+1.1change since 2015, time-varying indicators
FinlandEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 82.9 | 5 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 77.2 | 5 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 42.0 | 30 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 83.2 | 1 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 81.9 | 9 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 73.4 | 7 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 39 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
FinlandEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 Strategy for Social Enterprises (adopted 2021; MEAE publication 2022:5) · source | 3/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (lead); CESE (state-funded network consortium) · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 National programme promoting employment clauses (2020–2023), integrated into Ministry of Finance Procurement Strategy · source | 2/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 None (voluntary Social Enterprise Mark only) · source | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 None in force (Act on Social Enterprises 1351/2003 repealed 2023) · source | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Centre of Expertise for Social Enterprises (CESE/YYO), est. October 2021 · source | 2/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ CESE umbrella project 2023–2027 (~€10m); ESF+/ERDF local projects; RRF (Work Ability Programme) · source | 2/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 No dedicated national line; MEAE €3m grant to CESE (2021–2023), then ESF+ · source | 1/2 |
Policy composite 62.5 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Finland: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/finland/