Work & Study

HEALTH

Higher education students now must pay a healthcare fee to Kela

Foreigner.fi 12/1/20

In 2021, the student healthcare fee in higher education will be 35.80 euros per term.

CORONAVIRUS

Helsinki University premises closed due to worsening epidemic

Foreigner.fi 12/1/20

The Covid-19 management team of the University of Helsinki has made decisions preventing the spread of the disease in the university community.

CORONAVIRUS

HSL ticket sales at Helsinki service points suspended

Foreigner.fi 11/27/20

The suspension will last "until further notice," the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority said.

WORK MARKET

Government appoints experts to ensure immigrants labour inclusiveness

Foreigner.fi 11/26/20

“In addition to companies, central government administration should also reflect the diverse society," says Sonja Hämäläinen, chair of the group and Migration Director from the Ministry of Economic…

EDUCATION

English most studied language in upper secondary level education

Foreigner.fi 11/26/20

After English, Swedish appears in second position among the most studied languages.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS

312,700 unemployed jobseekers

Foreigner.fi 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 .

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment grew compared to a year ago, especially among women

Cesar Calvar 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…

CORONAVIRUS

Unemployment benefit for employees and entrepreneurs extended

Foreigner.fi 11/20/20

Laid-off employees have a temporary right to study full-time without an effect on their unemployment benefit. Entrepreneurs hit by the pandemic may receive labor market support until the end of…

UNEMPLOYMENT RISING

Government foresees that 2021 will be a lost year for employment

Foreigner.fi 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…

Q3 FIGURES

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

Foreigner.fi 11/16/20

Employers estimated that 54% of the open vacancies, for example in human health or social work , were hard-to-fill.

WORKING LIFE BAROMETER

Mental stress caused by work continues to rise in Finland

Foreigner.fi 11/10/20

Women experienced burnout symptoms more often than men, according to the latest Working Life Barometer.

WORK MARKET

Two thirds of employees in 'critical occupations' are women

Foreigner.fi 11/9/20

There were 170,000 adults in critical occupations with whom at least one child aged under 10 lived, meaning there was a risk that one parent may take temporary leave if a child falls ill.

HIGHER AMONG WOMEN

Educational qualifications highest among people aged 40 to 44

Foreigner.fi 11/6/20

The highest educated population lived in Uusimaa, where the population had completed an average of 4.3 years of post-comprehensive level education.

EDUCATION

Finnish survey reveals increase in school absenteeism

Foreigner.fi 11/2/20

The reasons for absenteeism are wide-ranging and include illness, problems at home and social problems at school, such as bullying.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

HSL to raise prices of monthly transport tickets

Foreigner.fi 10/27/20

The new year will bring other changes, like the end of discounts on single tickets for the elderly. Bus drivers will no longer sell tickets.

WORK IN FINLAND

Temporary extension of foreigners' right to work expires in October

Foreigner.fi 10/24/20

From 1 November, immigrants can no longer change occupation from the sector mentioned in the first residence permit to another sector without applying for an extended permit .

FOREIGN WORKERS

1,034 immigrants employed through Integration SIB project

Foreigner.fi 10/20/20

The logistics, hotel and restaurant, cleaning, construction, financial administration, information technology and manufacturing industry sectors employed most of the immigrants…

PLATFORM-BASED WORK

Labour Council says food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs

Foreigner.fi 10/19/20

Platform-based companies consider them as freelancers not entitled, for example, to sick leave, holidays and other benefits that employees have. At the same time, companies save a lot of money…

REFORM

Finland to extend free compulsory education until the age of 18

Foreigner.fi 10/16/20

Education and daily meals will be free of charge, along with textbooks and other materials needed for teaching. Young people finishing their comprehensive school education in spring 2021,…

MIGRATION

Student residence permit applications plunge by 57%

Foreigner.fi 10/16/20

Last summer, Migri issued 1,823 decisions on applications for a first residence permit for studies. Migri says that, on average, it took 15 days to get a decision.

Higher education students now must pay a healthcare fee to Kela

Helsinki University premises closed due to worsening epidemic

HSL ticket sales at Helsinki service points suspended

Government appoints experts to ensure immigrants labour inclusiveness

English most studied language in upper secondary level education

312,700 unemployed jobseekers

Unemployment grew compared to a year ago, especially among women

Unemployment benefit for employees and entrepreneurs extended

Government foresees that 2021 will be a lost year for employment

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

Mental stress caused by work continues to rise in Finland

Two thirds of employees in 'critical occupations' are women

Educational qualifications highest among people aged 40 to 44

Finnish survey reveals increase in school absenteeism

HSL to raise prices of monthly transport tickets

Temporary extension of foreigners' right to work expires in October

1,034 immigrants employed through Integration SIB project

Labour Council says food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs

Finland to extend free compulsory education until the age of 18

Student residence permit applications plunge by 57%

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