Northern Europe · Europe
Residents of Finland sleep an average of 8h 28m per day, ranking #19 among 62 countries tracked in the Global Sleep Atlas. This is 34 minutes more than the global average of 7h 54m. In Finland, women sleep approximately 7 minutes less than men per day.
Gender gap: -7 minutes (females sleep more)
OECD diary surveys report 50 minutes more sleep than app-based tracking for Finland. This reflects methodological differences: diary surveys measure “time allocated to sleep,” while apps measure detected sleep states.
Different measurement methods produce different results. OECD time-use diaries capture “time in bed,” while app and wearable sources measure detected sleep states.