Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Finland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Finland: Wages increasing
According to data provided by Statistics Finland, nominal wages in the country increased by 1 …
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Finland: Foreign workers benefit small island state
One of the biggest beneficiaries of EU free movement policies is the Aland Islands — a Swedish speaking community in the Baltic Sea which, although formally part of Finland, enjoys almost complete political autonomy and has its own parliament …
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Finland: Collective agreement against EU rights to parental leave
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found a Finnish collective agreement provision to be against European Union law …
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Finland: Need to deal with an ageing population
In its Economic Survey of Finland 2014, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised Finland that it should raise its retirement age above the current 63 years in order to deal with the ageing population …
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Finland: Strike could affect business travel
Business travellers to Finland should beware a possible airline strike beginning this Friday, November 15th …
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Finland: Tax incentive for staff training
From 2014 employers could receive financial incentives to train staff under a new law proposed by the Finnish government …
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Finland: Controlling smartphone usage at work
The Ministry of Employment and the Economy in Finland has taken note of employers’ wishes to control smartphone use in the workplace …
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Finland: Sickness waiting period removed
A new law relating to the rescheduling of annual leave due to sickness has come into force in Finland …
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Finland: Employment and growth agreement
In Finland, employers’ federations and workers’ organisations have come to an agreement on the so-called “Pact for Employment and Growth” …
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Finland: Smoking ban bites
The Finnish forestry company UPM has decided to suspend an employee for two weeks because they smoked in the proximity of flammable substances within the precincts of their mill …
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