Employment

Finland

LABOUR MARKET

Finland had 331,500 unemployed jobseekers at the end of March

The Nomad Today 5/4/21

The total number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 162,500 in March, which was 12,600 more than a year ago.

Finland

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment in Finland 8.3% in the first quarter

The Nomad Today 5/4/21

The employment rate stood at 70.7% in March, still a long way from the 75% target set by the Government chaired by Prime Minister Sanna Marin for this term.

Finland

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

35,000 more unemployed than a year ago in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/30/21

The number of unemployed men was 129,000 and that of women 91,000.

Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

41,000 more unemployed than a year ago in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/2/21

The unemployment rate was 8.7% in January, having been 7.1% in the same month last year.

Finland

CRISIS

Finnish economy ended 2020 with falls in GDP, output, employment

The Nomad Today 2/16/21

It is estimated that the number of the employed has decreased by around 1.5% from one year ago.

Finland

LABOUR MARKET

357,400 unemployed jobseekers

The Nomad Today 1/31/21

This is 99,700 more than a year earlier.

Finland

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment clearly worsened in Finland at the end of the year

The Nomad Today 1/28/21

In December, the number of employed people was 74,000 lower than one year before. The unemployment rate was 7.8%, having been 6% twelve months earlier.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Finland has 27,000 more unemployed than a year ago

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

The employment rate is now further away than a year ago from the target set by Prime Minister Sanna Marin  at the beginning of her mandate.

Finland

MIGRATION

Finland, below the EU average in granting residence permits

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

EU member states issued 3 million first residence permits in 2019. Employment-related reasons accounted for 41% of all first residence permits issued in the EU in 2019, family reasons for 27%…

Finland

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS

312,700 unemployed jobseekers

The Nomad Today 11/24/20

The number of long-term unemployed, that is those who had been unemployed without interruption for at least a year, amounted to 82,000, up 20,700 on the previous year .

Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment grew compared to a year ago, especially among women

The Nomad Today 11/24/20

The unemployment rate was 7.4% in October, having been 6.2% in the year before. In the last twelve months, the percentage of employed persons has moved further away from the…

Finland

UNEMPLOYMENT RISING

Government foresees that 2021 will be a lost year for employment

The Nomad Today 11/17/20

The labor market forecast says that the unemployment rate (7.7% in the third quarter of 2020) is projected to rise to 8.2% in 2021 and then fall to 7.8% during 2022. The employment rate is…

Finland

FINNISH ECONOMY

Consumer confidence continued to erode in October

The Nomad Today 10/27/20

Consumers’ expectations concerning the development of the general unemployment situation dropped to an even gloomier level and there was also more personal threat of unemployment or lay-off…

Releases

Casino Gambling in Europe And Its Impact on Employment

The Nomad Today 10/21/20

Some of the jobs include bartenders, security officers, accountants, cocktail servers, casino managers among others.

Finland

15 MILLION EURO PLAN

Government takes action against "growing" undeclared work

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

It is particularly common in labour-intensive industries, such as the construction , restaurant and cleaning sectors. In the Eurobarometer survey in autumn 2019, almost 25% of the…

Finland

GOVERNMENT FIGURES

Finland has 118,500 unemployed jobseekers more than a year ago

The Nomad Today 8/25/20

At the end of July, the number of people laid off was 100,000 in the whole country; a year-on-year increase of 83,900.

Finland

Finland among EU countries with highest precarious employment

The Nomad Today 5/11/20

According to the EU definition, precarious work means that the work contract does not exceed three months' duration.

Finland

Consumer confidence fell to lowest level ever

The Nomad Today 4/27/20

Consumers' expectations of their personal situation are not as bad as those related to the future of the Finnish economy. Pensioners had the gloomiest expectations.

Finland

Finnish economy will shrink at least 5.5% due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 4/16/20

The unemployment rate will grow up to 8%, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Finance. For the first time ever, the social security funds will be in deficit, while public debt will climb to…