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Employment and Unemployment

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Finland approves controversial fixed-term employment law

Working life
20.5.
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News

Finland's employee numbers have declined for 2.5 years, business index finds

Business
16.2.
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News

Finland's unemployment rose again in December, edging closer to 11%

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27.1.
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Finland's unemployment rate at highest since 2009 — 10.3%

Domestic news
2025
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News

Metsä Group to cut up to 440 jobs

Business
2025
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News

Kela: Unemployment benefit expenditures grew by 5% in 2024

Domestic news
2025
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News

Tuesday's papers: 'Alarming' unemployment, 15-minute electricity prices, and a children's home tries to recruit men

Media
2025
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Thursday's papers: Graduates-jobs mismatch, shift in spot pricing, and Tampere's mystery event

Media
2025
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Friday's papers: Experts on 'employment vouchers', daylight savings debate and selling sick days

Media
2025
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Finland plans €30m programme to boost hiring of young adults

Domestic news
2025
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"What's the point?" - Survey reveals fewer international techies plan to stay in Finland permanently

Immigration
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Fewer jobs available in Finland now than during peak of Covid pandemic

Unemployment
2025
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News

Tuesday's papers: Trump praises Stubb, jobs in demand and a chill in the air

Media
2025
Finnish president Alexander Stubb and US president Donald Trump stand and talk to each other.
News

Employment service advisors stretched thin, many managing hundreds of jobseekers

Domestic news
2025
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News

Finland's unemployment rate hits 10.2% in second quarter of 2025

Unemployment
2025
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News

Frustrated jobseekers lash out at recruiters as Finland's unemployment grows

Unemployment
2025
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News

Zero-hour contracts increasingly common among summer workers, survey finds

Working life
2025
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News

Friday's papers: Career shifts, housing repairs, and a slightly warmer weekend

Media
202517
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News

Summer jobs attracting more than just youths

Domestic news
20253
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News

Finland faces summer job shortage, youth compete with unemployed for positions

Working life
20253
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News

Skilled but stuck — 'Trailing spouses' struggle to rebuild careers in Finland

Working life
202549
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News

Government proposal to ease employee dismissals edges forward

Politics
202522
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News

Espoo's targeted employment services help highly skilled foreigners find work

Unemployment
202513
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News

Tuesday's papers: Harsh welfare cuts, declining benefit fraud and bad rep brands

Media
202530
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News

Yle: Government not changing job application rule for unemployment benefit recipients

Working life
2025
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News

Most foreign-background workers earn less than Finnish counterparts — with two exceptions

Working life
20249
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News

Up to 200 jobs in danger at Finland's Tax Administration

Domestic news
20243
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News

Government's controversial 'three-month rule' bill heads to Parliament

Working life
202415
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News

Visit Finland sheds 20% of workforce amid funding cuts

Domestic news
20241
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News

Telia plans 500 job cuts in Finland

Business
20246
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News

Tuesday's papers: Worklife assistance needed, newspaper bus tickets and Therian ban

Media
202414
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News

Chamber of Commerce demands rethink on controversial 3-month rule

Domestic news
202423
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News

Monday's papers: HUS execs get big bonuses, unemployment woes, and warmer weather

Media
202414
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News

Fewer job vacancies in Finland compared to last year

Economy
202410
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News

Finland struggles to draw top foreign talent — many find immigration debate worrying

Domestic news
202463
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News

Why is Finland's biggest retailer urging customers to welcome foreign workers?

Domestic news
202432
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News

Economist: Construction slump behind unemployment uptick

Economy
2024
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News

Finland's employment rate remains static in August

Economy
2022
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Sarkkinen: Employers should be required to hire people with disabilities

Domestic news
2022
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News

Finnish service sector suffering from drawn-out labour shortage

Domestic news
2022
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