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OEE benchmark Finland 2026: manufacturing data, sector targets and downtime cost

The short answer: Manufacturing is 16.2% of gross value added in Finland (2025) and employs about 342,900 people. Robot density is 183 robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees (2024), against a world average of 132. Loaded labour cost in manufacturing is 43.6 EUR/h (2025), which is the number that turns an hour of downtime into money. Typical OEE in the country's leading sectors runs 45–92%; the sector world-class targets are in the table below.

Official manufacturing statistics for Finland, the OEE ranges that apply to its leading sectors, a downtime-cost calculator preloaded with national labour and energy costs, and the incentives that can fund a monitoring project.

Key figures

Manufacturing share
16.2
% gross value added
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Manufacturing value added
39.9
EUR bn
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Manufacturing employment
342.9
thousand persons
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Manufacturing enterprises
28,539
2023 · ec.europa.eu
Labour cost (manufacturing)
43.6
EUR per hour
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Industrial electricity price
0.085
EUR per kWh
2025-S2 · ec.europa.eu
Robot density
183
robots per 10,000 employees
2024 · ifr.org
Enterprises using AI
not published in an official source we could read

Leading sectors and the OEE ranges that apply

The first columns are Finland's own sector mix (Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland)). The OEE columns are the oee-benchmark.org editorial ranges for that sector type: they are benchmarks for plants, not national statistics.

SectorWeightTypical OEEWorld-class targetDominant lossA × P × Q
Machinery and equipment n.e.c. (C28)
Metal fabrication / machine shop
EUR 6,908 m GVA (current prices) (2023)45–65%78%Setup & idling85% × 88% × 96%
Wood, paper, printing (C16-C18)
Continuous process (chemical, pulp)
EUR 4,246 m GVA (current prices) (2023)80–92%92%Unplanned stops95% × 97% × 99.5%
Computer, electronic, optical (C26)
Electronics & semiconductors
EUR 4,226 m GVA (current prices) (2023)75–90%88%Reduced speed & defects93% × 96% × 99%
Chemicals (C20)
Continuous process (chemical, pulp)
EUR 3,537 m GVA (current prices) (2023)80–92%92%Unplanned stops95% × 97% × 99.5%
Fabricated metal products (C25)
Metal fabrication / machine shop
EUR 3,373 m GVA (current prices) (2023)45–65%78%Setup & idling85% × 88% × 96%

Downtime cost calculator: Finland defaults

Change any input and the result updates. The labour and electricity defaults are the national statistics quoted above, not your plant's figures; replace them with your own numbers for a real estimate.

Estimated downtime cost
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per year · – per month
  • labour–
  • energy–
  • lost margin–

Funding and incentives for monitoring projects (status October 2026)

Programmes a production-monitoring or OEE project can use. Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026; anything we could not confirm is marked unverified.

ProgrammeOperatorWhat it fundsStatusSource
Energiatuki (energy aid)Business Finland20% (with energy-efficiency agreement) / 25% ESCO / 15% otherwise for energy-efficiency investments EUR 10k-5m; audits 40-50%; all company sizesopen
open, continuous application (jatkuva haku)
businessfinland.fi

Trade shows and events 2026–2027

EventCityDatesSource
Teknologia 27Helsinki (FI), Messukeskus9-11 November 2027teknologia.messukeskus.com

Editor's note

Finland's manufacturing is machinery, forest products, electronics and chemicals; 343,000 people are employed and industrial electricity is cheap at 0.08 EUR per kWh. Finnish plants call OEE 'KNL' (käytettävyys, nopeus, laatu). Robot density is 183. The Energiatuki energy aid is open on a continuous basis.

How to use this benchmark

Measure first. Log availability, performance and quality per line for four weeks before comparing with the sector ranges; a benchmark without your own baseline is a guess.
Compare within your sector, not with the national average. A packaging line at 72% may be world-class; a bottling line at 72% has room.
Price the gap. Use the calculator with your own labour cost and margin, then check the incentives table: several programmes fund the sensors and software that close it.
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Excel workbook: country profile, hubs, sector OEE ranges, downtime-cost calculator and incentives, with every source linked.

  • Country profile and hub table with sources
  • Sector OEE ranges: typical, world-class, A×P×Q
  • Downtime-cost calculator preloaded with Finland labour and energy costs
  • Incentives and 2026–2027 events

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good OEE in Finland?

There is no national OEE statistic: OEE is measured per line, and the useful comparison is by sector. For Finland's leading sectors the typical range is 45–92% and the world-class targets are listed above. Most plants that start measuring sit near 60%.

Where do these figures come from?

Manufacturing weight, employment, labour cost, energy price and robot density come from official statistics (Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland), Eurostat, the World Bank and the IFR); every figure links to the page it was read from. The OEE ranges are oee-benchmark.org editorial benchmarks.

What is in the Finland benchmark pack?

An Excel workbook with the country profile and sources, the hub table, the sector OEE ranges, a downtime-cost calculator with the national defaults already filled in, and the incentives and events lists. It is free; we ask for a work email.

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