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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Finland: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Finland is placed 17th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.837 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 70.3 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
17th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.837GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 70.3Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.797Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 68.56Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Finland on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.837
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Finland: 0.837. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Northern Europe
- 0.99 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- Norway 0.779 · Russia 0.96 · Sweden 0.797
70.3
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 18th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Finland: 70.3. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Northern Europe
- 77.75 United Kingdom
- Land neighbours
- Norway 74.84 · Russia 59.57 · Sweden 69.45
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.797
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Finland: 0.797. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Northern Europe
- 3.715 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- Norway 0.705 · Russia 2.107 · Sweden 1.629
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
68.56
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Finland: 68.56. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Northern Europe
- 87.15 Ireland
- Land neighbours
- Norway 38.7 · Russia 24.25 · Sweden 72.82
02Over time
Which way Finland is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
FinlandWorld median
Finland fell from 79.24 in 2020 to 70.3 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Finland World median 2025 70.30 40.2 2024 76.48 43.3 2023 77.37 41.4 2022 77.59 40.3 2021 79.23 44.1 2020 79.24 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
FinlandWorld median
Finland fell from 1.417 in 2000 to 0.797 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Finland World median 2025 0.8 0.20 2024 0.8 0.11 2023 1.6 0.14 2022 1.6 0.16 2021 1.1 0.12 2020 1.1 0.12 2019 1.4 0.10 2018 1.4 -0.05 2017 1.4 -0.08 2016 1.4 -0.10 2015 1.4 -0.17 2014 1.4 -0.21 2013 1.4 -0.21 2012 1.4 -0.25 2011 1.4 -0.32 2010 1.4 -0.31 2009 1.4 -0.50 2008 1.4 -0.51 2007 1.4 -0.51 2006 1.4 -0.55 2005 1.4 -0.55 2004 1.4 -0.55 2003 1.4 -0.55 2002 1.4 -0.51 2001 1.4 -0.51 2000 1.4 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
FinlandWorld median
Finland rose from 63.55 in 2010 to 68.56 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Finland World median 2024 68.6 25.42 2023 64.5 26.03 2022 68.1 26.04 2021 76.1 29.80 2020 75.1 29.47 2019 62.2 18.36 2018 59.8 20.09 2017 62.4 18.32 2016 65.0 18.15 2015 63.5 19.57 2014 62.1 21.00 2013 61.5 20.50 2012 64.6 19.56 2011 64.1 19.21 2010 63.6 19.88
03In context
Finland beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Finland and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | =11th | 0.797 | 69.45 | 1.629 | 72.82 |
| Finland | 17th | 0.837 | 70.3 | 0.797 | 68.56 |
 Russia | =34th | 0.96 | 59.57 | 2.107 | 24.25 |
 Norway | 44th | 0.779 | 74.84 | 0.705 | 38.7 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Finland in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Finland is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Finland does better than the middle country measured.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2299.8764.22No earlier reading
Finland: 99.87 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6899.2291.68No earlier reading
Finland: 99.22 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 4th of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47432.847.474No real change since 2014
Finland: 32.84 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 6th of 118 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8980.485No real change since 2013
Finland: 0.898 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 11th of 170 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7892.3578.78No earlier reading
Finland: 92.35 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 11th of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1142.03-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Finland: 2.03 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 14th of 176 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3990.0762.39No earlier reading
Finland: 90.07 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 20th of 181 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.9110.505▲ Improved since 2015
Finland: 1.911 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 20th of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0620.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Finland: 0.062 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 110th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0593.9183.05No earlier reading
Finland: 93.91 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 24th of 140 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4530.615.45No real change since 2025
Finland: 30.6 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Finland: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.7481.023No real change since 2015
Finland: 1.748 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 176 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.060.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Finland: 2.06 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 48th of 119 · derived.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Finland does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3550.1432.35No earlier reading
Finland: 50.14 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 35th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6018.3425.601Moved since 2014
Finland: 8.342 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,4541,375,482141,454No real change since 2020
Finland: 1,375,482 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7141,120,379148,714Moved since 2020
Finland: 1,120,379 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.962.190.96No earlier reading
Finland: 2.19 · world median 0.96 · Claude usage index (1 = in proportion to working-age population). Anthropic, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 6.4.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670538,21884,670No real change since 2020
Finland: 538,218 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
No current reading for Finland
Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Finland’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Finland’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Democracy & Civil Liberties4th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions5th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience5th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation5th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy13th of 1653/3 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 16th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology17th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing18th of 2004/4 keys
- Gender & Equality17th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality16th of 1593/3 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 31st of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture44th of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security45th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 61st of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labour82nd of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Finland can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysThis page
Finland17th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Finland on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Finland rank on digital & technology?
Finland is placed 17th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Finland?
0.837 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Finland?
70.3 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Finland compare with Russia on digital & technology?
Russia is placed joint 34th of 198, and Finland 17th. GovTech Maturity Index: Russia 0.96, Finland 0.837; Government AI Readiness Index: Russia 59.57, Finland 70.3; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Russia 2.107, Finland 0.797; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Russia 24.25, Finland 68.56.
How have Finland’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 79.24 in 2020 to 70.3 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity fell from 1.417 in 2000 to 0.797 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 63.55 in 2010 to 68.56 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Finland?
No current reading is published for Finland on Made or Received a Digital Payment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Finland’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Finland (banner) — Joonas Lyytinen, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Finland: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/finland/digital