Salaries

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WORK

Salaries higher in Helsinki-Uusimaa than elsewhere in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/11/21

In the capital region, people with higher incomes earn at least 2.6 times more than those with lower incomes.

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The Nomad Today 10/20/20

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THIRD QUARTER 2020

Wages and salaries increased 1.8% year-on-year in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/15/20

Real earnings of employees also rose because the rise in earnings level was faster than that in consumer prices.

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PANDEMIC

Finnish households increased saving rate despite lower income

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

When the pandemic broke out, wages and salaries decreased by over 1 billion euros, but consumption diminished even more, which resulted in a significant increase in the saving rate.

Business in Finland

Wages and salaries sum grew by 3.1% in the first quarter

The Nomad Today 5/18/20

Growth was higher in the private sector.

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Finnish salaries sum grew by 2.6% year-on-year

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

The growth was was fastest in private health and social work (8.4%) and in the construction industry (4.4%).

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Income of the richest Finns grew three times that of the poorest

The Nomad Today 3/10/20

The income gap is widening in Finland, according to the latest official data.

Finnish Lifestyle

Preparation of equal pay program interrupted due to lack of consensus

The Nomad Today 2/13/20

The Government and social agents were unable to agree on how to narrow the gender pay gap.

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Private health and social work lead salary growth

The Nomad Today 2/13/20

The sum of wages and salaries of the whole economy grew by 2.2% in the last quarter.  

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Posti appointed new CEO with a salary of 37,500 euros per month

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

Turkka Kuusisto held the position of interim CEO since the resignation of Heikki Malinen in October 2019. Malinen resigned in the middle of an industrial action against…

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Government admits highly educated immigrants earn "significantly" less than Finns

The Nomad Today 1/21/20

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment says there is an "ethnically hierarchical" labor market, where locals earn more and have easier access to jobs.

Business in Finland

Wages and salaries sum grew in all main Finnish industries

The Nomad Today 1/13/20

The growth in the wages and salaries sum was fastest in private health and social work (7.2%), other services (4.0%), financial intermediation (3.1%), manufacturing (2.7%) and trade (2.3%).

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PAU union refuses to end the postal strike

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

Strikers gained support from other unions in fields such as maritime and rail freight transport.

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Salaries sum grew by 3.2% year-on-year

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

The wages and salaries increased more in the private sector than in the public sector.

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Posti strike against wage cuts will start on Monday 11 November

The Nomad Today 11/7/19

This fall's second action against pay cuts will last two weeks and delay mail delivery.

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Posti workers called another strike against wage cuts in November

The Nomad Today 10/23/19

The company denies seeking pay cuts and considers "the mere threat" of a strike as "bad news" and "very unfortunate" for the customers.

Finnish Lifestyle

Salaries in Finland rose by 2.4% in the third quarter 2019

The Nomad Today 10/20/19

The rise in salaries is greater in the public sector than in the private sector, according to Statistics Finland.  

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2,600 euros per month, the most common earnings for employees in 2018

The Nomad Today 9/6/19

For wage and salary earners with vocational qualifications the most common monthly income was 2,300 euros. Among them, ICT professionals were the best paid.

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10 important facts to understand the Posti workers strike

The Nomad Today 9/3/19

Around 2,000 employees of the handling and sorting services are on strike in an attempt to curb a wage cut that would reduce their monthly salaries by 660 euros. The strike gained intensity on Monday…

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Salaries sum grew by 4.6% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2018

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

The wages and salaries sum refers to the sum total of the gross wages and salaries paid to employees without incentive stock options