--- title: "AI Has Not Impacted the Youth Labor Market in Finland" authors: - name: "Kauhanen, Antti" url: "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/kauhanen-antti/" sameAs: - "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9506-1241" - "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AjYlgDoAAAAJ" - "https://twitter.com/Antti_Kauhanen" - "https://sites.google.com/view/antti-kauhanen/home" - name: "Rouvinen, Petri" url: "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/rouvinen-petri/" sameAs: - "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-6971" - "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qYHEFroAAAAJ" - "https://twitter.com/Petri_Rouvinen" date_published: "2026-01-27" series: "ETLA Working Papers" series_number: "135" issn: - "2323-2420" - "2323-2439" jel_codes: - "E24" - "J21" - "O33" language: "en" publisher: "ETLA Economic Research" pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Working-Papers-135.pdf" keywords: - "Generative artificial intelligence" - "Technological change" - "Employment" - "Wages" - "Occupations" identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/ETLA-Working-Papers-135" abstract: "We examine the impact of generative AI on the youth labor market in Finland by replicating the key analyses of Brynjolfsson et al. (2025) with comprehensive population-level data. Contrary to the US findings, we find no systematic displacement effects linked to AI exposure among youth in Finland. Employment trends reflect demographic shifts rather than AI-driven changes, with early career groups showing modest declines and senior workers experiencing growth. Wage trajectories show no persistent differences across AI exposure levels. These results suggest that Finland’s labor market is resilient to immediate AI-induced disruptions in entry-level roles, likely because of structural and policy factors." --- # AI Has Not Impacted the Youth Labor Market in Finland **Published:** 2026-01-27 **Categories:** Working Papers **URL:** https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/working-papers-en/ai-has-not-impacted-the-youth-labor-market-in-finland/ #### Abstract We examine the impact of generative AI on the youth labor market in Finland by replicating the key analyses of Brynjolfsson et al. (2025) with comprehensive population-level data. Contrary to the US findings, we find no systematic displacement effects linked to AI exposure among youth in Finland. Employment trends reflect demographic shifts rather than AI-driven changes, with early career groups showing modest declines and senior workers experiencing growth. Wage trajectories show no persistent differences across AI exposure levels. These results suggest that Finland’s labor market is resilient to immediate AI-induced disruptions in entry-level roles, likely because of structural and policy factors. --- ## Additional Information **Kirjoittajat:** Kauhanen, Antti - Rouvinen, Petri **Kansikuva:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/etla-working-papers-135-kansi.jpg **Lataa Pdf:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Working-Papers-135.pdf **Key Words:** Generative artificial intelligence, Technological change, Employment, Wages, Occupations **Jel:** E24, J21, O33 **Paivays:** 27.01.2026 **Sivuja:** 20 **Kieli:** en **Sarja:** ETLA Working Papers **Sarja Nro:** 135 **Issn:** 2323-2420, 2323-2439 (Pdf) **Saatavuus:** 2 ## Bibliographic metadata (JSON-LD) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "ScholarlyArticle", "@id": "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/ETLA-Working-Papers-135", "headline": "AI Has Not Impacted the Youth Labor Market in Finland", "inLanguage": "en", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "ETLA Economic Research", "url": "https://www.etla.fi", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/logo-etla_logo.svg" } }, "datePublished": "2026-01-27T00:00:00+00:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kauhanen, Antti", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/kauhanen-antti/", "sameAs": [ "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9506-1241", "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AjYlgDoAAAAJ", "https://twitter.com/Antti_Kauhanen", "https://sites.google.com/view/antti-kauhanen/home" ] }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rouvinen, Petri", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/rouvinen-petri/", "sameAs": [ "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-6971", "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qYHEFroAAAAJ", "https://twitter.com/Petri_Rouvinen" ] } ], "abstract": "We examine the impact of generative AI on the youth labor market in Finland by replicating the key analyses of Brynjolfsson et al. 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