Working conditions in Finland today: trends and recent changes
In this blog, we’ll take a look at how employees felt working conditions in Finland changed in 2020 during the pandemic.
Tag: labor market
Minna Canth’s Day 2021: a year into the pandemic
Last year our Minna Canth’s Day post examined the gendered effects of the pandemic. This year, we return to the topic.
The Finnish job market in 2020
The TE office is still an important avenue for employers to advertise their positions. Thus the annual TE office statistics give us important information about the Finnish job market. In this blog post, we take a look at last year and see how the Finnish job market looked like in 2020.
What type of workers Finland needs in the future: a brief look
In this blog post, we take a look at what professions will be needed in Finland in the future. We particularly pay attention to what that means for the education level of labor force.
What’s with the talk of labor shortages in Finland?
For a long time, discussions about the labor market have focused on the labor shortages in Finland. At the same, however, there is a large number of people who are unemployed in Finland. In this blog post, we’ll examine this paradox.
Interesting new insights into gender segregation in the Finnish labor market
In this blog, we review a recent short study by Statistics Finland. It reveals interesting insights into gender segregation in the Finnish labor market.
Ascension Day in Finland: day off or not?
This Thursday, 40 days from Easter, is Ascension Day in Finland. In this blog, we explain what Ascension Day is. But more importantly, we talk about religious holidays and their relationship to Finnish labor politics.
Trade unions in Finland: labor union membership explained
In this current health crisis that is leaving millions of people laid off or terminated globally, there has been an increase in interest in trade union membership. The same trend is also visible in Finland. In our blog this week, we talk about labor unions in Finland, their membership, and particularly about unemployment funds associated with them.
Layoffs in Finland
Due to the Corona virus, companies are preparing for layoffs in Finland. In our blog post this week, we explain what the law says about the process.
Minna Canth’s Day, gender equality, and the Coronavirus
March 19 in Minna Canth’s Day in Finland. On this day, we celebrate Minna Canth and gender equality. Today in our blog we take a brief look at how the current Coronavirus measures can effect the different genders due to the heavy gender segregation of the Finnish labor market.