Work

Finland

Covid-19: legal amendments for easier access to unemployment benefits

The Nomad Today 4/16/20

The required period of employment for receiving unemployment allowance will be shortened to 13 calendar weeks instead of the present 26 weeks. See also the conditions for entrepreneurs.

Finland

Third-country nationals may now change their work field without an extended residence permit

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

These temporary provisions are intended to ensure the operation of sectors considered essential for security of supply during the Covid-19 epidemic. They will remain in effect until 31 October.

Finland

Coronavirus

These are the websites to apply seasonal agricultural work in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/11/20

Restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus epidemic caused a labor shortage in the Finnish countryside this spring. Agricultural organizations estimate 10,000 foreign workers are needed to ensure…

Coronavirus

Government seeks foreigners for agricultural work during epidemic

The Nomad Today 4/3/20

The law will be amended to allow "third-country nationals to work in sectors important for security of supply." The new provisions will enter into force "as soon as possible."

Finland

Government measures to protect laid off employees take effect

The Nomad Today 4/2/20

People who are laid off due to coronavirus epidemic will be entitled to unemployment benefit even if they are engaged in business activities or studies.

Opinion

Working from home: the future after the corona pandemic?

Afnan Zafar 3/28/20

Finland

Increasing number of unemployed jobseekers in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/24/20

The number of unfilled vacancies in February amounted to 164,400, which was 3,000 more than a year ago. The number of people fully laid off totaled 18,800, representing an increase of 2,800 from…

Finland

Coronavirus: employers can revoke working hours and annual vacations

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

During the virus epidemic, the employer is allowed to suspend or postpone the employee’s leave and even to deviate from the obligation to obtain the employee’s consent to work overtime.

Finland

Coronavirus: who pays your salary if you or your child are quarantined?

The Nomad Today 3/2/20

These are questions that many people have been asking these days, since the number of cases of Covid-19 increased in Finland.

Finland

Construction employment to decrease this year and next

The Nomad Today 2/28/20

In Finland, the number of newly built homes will drop by more than 10,000 units in two years, and renovation construction has also slowed down.

Finland

Number of unemployed jobseekers and layoffs increased

The Nomad Today 2/25/20

The number of people laid off was 24,400 in the whole country; a year-on-year increase of 3,300.

Finland

In Finland it is hard to find work unless you have contacts, say Foreigner.fi readers

The Nomad Today 2/25/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Finland

Recruiting ICT specialists: a challenge not only for Finland

The Nomad Today 2/21/20

More than half of the enterprises in the EU reported problems filling vacancies requiring relevant ICT skills. Finland was above the EU average.

Work

Worked in several EU countries? Read how your pension is calculated

The Nomad Today 2/20/20

Those who have worked in several EU member states may accumulate pension rights in each of them to collect their retirement pension when the time comes.

Finland

The Minister of Employment: "Finland needs labour migration"

The Nomad Today 2/19/20

Legislative projects to speed up the residence permit process will be set up in Spring 2020.

Finland

Decrease in the number of vacancies in the Finnish labour market

The Nomad Today 2/18/20

Vacancies decreased especially in establishments with at least 10 employees.

Finland

Finland tops EU ranking of work from home

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

Comparative figures of work from home were published by Eurostat on the same day that the Finnish Government warned of low productivity growth in relation to its main European competitors,…

Finland

Finnish economy fails in productivity growth against its competitors

The Nomad Today 2/6/20

Since last decade, labour productivity growth has been slowing down in all industrialised countries. In Finland, however, this development has been more drastic than in the reference countries…

Finland

Shortage of skilled labour threatens to halt software sector growth

Eric Lipchis 2/6/20

Approximately 53,000 people are full-time employed in 7,000 businesses in this field. However, some companies need more and try to find abroad a workforce that does not come to Finland for…

Finland

Union called on Prisma workers to strike during winter ski holiday

The Nomad Today 2/3/20

The Finnish trade union of services (PAM), has called 50,000 workers of retail and real estate services to a large-scale industrial action. Prisma stores may close for two days as a result of…