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Employment and Unemployment

News

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

Business
12:45
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News

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

Domestic news
27.1.
Two people seen from above sitting at a table, using a black laptop computer.
News

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

Domestic news
25.11.
Young man only wearing green shorts walking through the front door of a small wooden sauna building, with trees and other buildings in the background.
News

Metsä Group to cut up to 440 jobs

Business
12.11.
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News

Kela: Unemployment benefit expenditures grew by 5% in 2024

Domestic news
9.10.
Woman wearing pink coat walking in the rain on a city sidewalk, seen through a mist-covered window embossed with the Kela/Fpa logo.
News

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

Media
30.9.
A woman in a white coat and carrying a backpack standing at a counter in an office reception area where another woman is seated.  A shelf of brochures is seen in the foreground.
News

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

Media
18.9.
Several people walking in a park with a building, bicycle racks and green trees seen in the background.
News

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

Media
5.9.
A group of youths seen from behind walking in a mall. They are wearing jeans, trainers and hoodies.
News

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

Domestic news
4.9.
Man seen from behind wearing a black t-shirt with the word "STAFF" written on it as he walks past store shelves filled with colourful items.
News

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

Immigration
28.8.73
Demonstrators at the Mass Protest against the new Finnish Immigration Policy in Helsinki 27 June 2023.
News

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

Unemployment
19.8.
Photo shows people walking on the street in Helsinki.
News

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

Media
19.8.
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
A man stands in the hallway, leaning against the door.
News

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

Unemployment
2025
People sitting outside a building next to a TE services sign.
News

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

Unemployment
2025
A woman sits in an office with a headset on and is typing on a laptop.
News

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

Working life
2025
Person seen from behind in a park, serving customers at an ice cream cart with a parasol overhead, with people and trees in the background.
News

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

Media
202517
A grocery store employee stocks up the fruit section.
News

Summer jobs attracting more than just youths

Domestic news
20253
Closeup of a person putting a scoop of ice cream on a cone.
News

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

Working life
20253
Gloved hands place sandwiches inside a cafe display.
News

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

Working life
202549
People walk past the TE sign.
News

Government proposal to ease employee dismissals edges forward

Politics
202522
Man sitting at computer screen on desk in an office with glass walls reflecting light from bright windows.
News

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

Unemployment
202513
Iita Turkka and Lauren Jung sit side by side on the sofa and laugh.
News

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

Media
202530
Kela office.
News

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

Working life
2025
Person seen from behind, standing in front of a whiteboard that is covered in pages of job opening announcements.
News

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

Working life
20249
Hands glowing red and typing on a laptop computer.
News

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

Domestic news
20243
The Finnish Tax Administration logo in shiny gold lettering attached to a wall.
News

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

Working life
202415
Shreyas Ramachandran Srinivasan, sitting on a park picnic table.
News

Visit Finland sheds 20% of workforce amid funding cuts

Domestic news
20241
Many logos on a blue-coloured glass building.
News

Telia plans 500 job cuts in Finland

Business
20246
Building with a Telia sign.
News

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

Media
202414
Buses at Siilitie metro station.
News

Chamber of Commerce demands rethink on controversial 3-month rule

Domestic news
202423
Photo shows Finance Minister Riikka Purra and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
News

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

Media
202414
Healthcare professionals walk outside the HUS hospital area.
News

Fewer job vacancies in Finland compared to last year

Economy
202410
Customers at a TE unemployment office.
News

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

Domestic news
202463
People walking in a lighted tunnel at the Slush start-up conference.
News

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

Domestic news
202432
An open magazine, featuring a photo of several smiling people wearing black uniforms, with text on the opposite page.
News

Economist: Construction slump behind unemployment uptick

Economy
2024
Man wearing bright orange vest and yellow helmet standing by a construction site.
News

Finland's employment rate remains static in August

Economy
2022
barista kaataa latteen maitoa
News

Sarkkinen: Employers should be required to hire people with disabilities

Domestic news
2022
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeri Hanna Sarkkinen vieraili Pasilassa Ylen aamussa 31. elokuuta.
News

Finnish service sector suffering from drawn-out labour shortage

Domestic news
2022
Ravintola Olivia.
News

Ukrainians can apply for jobs in Finland, but will they find them?

Immigrants
2022
Ukrainalaisia pakolaisia saapumassa saamaan ohjeita Kuopion vastaanottokeskukseen.
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