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Living and Working in Finland
Employment and Economic Development Office KouvolaJoensuu
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Living and Working in Finland
Contents
Introduction Labour market situation Searching for a job Training and studying Moving to Finland Living and working conditions Where to find further information
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- 5,3 million inhabitants- parliamentary republic since
1917- neighbouring countries:
Sweden, Norway, Russia, Estonia
- two official languages: Finnish (90,9%) and Swedish (5,4%)
- religions: Evangelical-Lutherans (80,7%), Orthodoxs (1,1%)
- member of the EU since 1995- currency: Euro
Introduction
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Agriculture and forestry (5%)
Industry (16%)
Construction (7%)
Trade and hotel (16%)
Transport and communication(10%)Financial and business services(7%)Public services (27%)
Other services (12%)
Source: Statistics Finland
Employed persons by sector2nd quarter 2009
Characteristics ofthe Finnish labour market 75% of employees work under a permanent+full time contract Women generally participate in the labour market, their employment rate being about 71%. Some 75% of workers belong to a trade union 21 % are part time jobs
Source: Statistics Finland
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Characteristics of the Finnish labour market
Employment and unemployment in January 2010 Number of employed persons 87,000 less than one year
earlier Employment rate 65,5% Unemployment rate 9,5%, 296 600 unemployed
38 300 new vacancies at employment offices, 7 000 less than one year earlier
Source: Employment Bulletin , Ministry of Employment and the Economy
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Regional
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Standardised Unemployment rates, Seasonally adjusted
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Labour shortages
most problematic sectors: health care and services
TOP 10 Shortages (May 2009)- registered nurse - hairdresser/barber- practical nurse - cleaner- waitress - taxi driver- cook/chef - sales representative- sales agent - telesales person
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National labour administration: www.mol.fi EURES Portal: http://eures.europa.eu
Companies often recruit through their own internet sites. List of 100 largest Finnish companies: www.uranus.fi
Private recruitment agencies e.g. www.manpower.fi, www.adecco.fi, www.barona.fi, www.staffpoint.fi
Direct contact with employers!
Searching for a job
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Language skills requirements
Finnish usually required, in some areas Swedish
• In English may manage for example:
seasonal gardening, berry picking, kitchen work
IT, engineering, international business, research
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Standard application procedures
CV and application letter – by email examples of CVs: http://europass.europa.eu employers usually choose 3 to 5 applicants to be interviewed
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International student mobility
Finland has 20 universities and 30 polytechnics over 400 study programmes are taught in English in Finnish higher education ERASMUS student mobility in academic year 2007-2008:
appr. 6400 foreign students to Finland, mostly from Germany (1080), France (880), Spain (760), Poland (482) and Italy (394) Finland was one of the most popular destination countries for exchange students (7th among 31 countries)
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Recognition of qualifications
Finnish National Board of Education (OPH) Contact before coming to Finland recognition required for posts in public sector not required for private sector, unless the profession in question is regulated (e.g. electricians, pilots)
Right to practise profession needed for the following professions: health care professionals, veterinary surgeons, chartered public finance auditors, chartered accountants, advocates, seafarers Different authorities grant the right More information: www.oph.fi/info/recognition
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EU registration at the local police: www.poliisi.fi
Population register and home municipality at the Local Register Office: www.maistraatti.fi
Social security at the local social insurance office: www.kela.fi
If employed: Tax card at the local tax office www.vero.fi
Moving to Finland - First steps
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Collective agreements specifying pay rates for various sectors
If there is no collective agreement (e.g. domestic helpers), the salary should be at least 1.019 €/month (in 2009)
Regular working hours are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, with two days' leave per calendar month worked
More information: www.tyosuojelu.fi, www.mol.fi/finnwork
Ask for the employment contract in written form!
Terms of Employment
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Private sector (2008): IT Programmer 3 661 € / month Carpenter 2 500 € / month Hairdresser/Barber 1 967 € / month Truck driver 2 449 € / month
Public sector (2008): Cleaner 1 762 € / month Class teacher 3 060 € /month Nurse 2 688 € / month Librarian 2 308 € / month
An average Finnish salary 2 862 €/month (2008, 4th quarter)
(a. 11.100 zlotys) Source: Statistics Finland
Examples of gross incomes
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Income tax: Up to 6 months: tax at source 35% - deduction of 510 euros More than 6 months: progressive income tax
Average Finnish salary taxes/compulsory contributions 21 - 26.5 %
(city/municipality local taxes + church tax (1– 2,25% varies)
More information: www.vero.fi
Taxation
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How much will it cost?
Examples : Average rent for a two room flat: 400 – 700 €/month Average price for a two room flat: 80 000 – 120 000 €
In Helsinki metropolitan area the prices are considerably higher,in the countryside considerably lower
Accommodation
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Where to look for? Internet portals: www.oikotie.fi Private companies: e.g. www.sato.fi, www.yh.fi Newspapers: www.sanomalehdet.fi Youth hostels: www.srmnet.org
Milk 1 l 1 euro Beer 0,4 l 5 euros Hamburger Mc Donalds 2,5 eurosJeans 80 euros Bus ticket 2,80 Cinema ticket 9 euros
Some other prices:
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Information of living and working, vacancies: http://eures.europa.eu
Detailed information for foreign workers: www.mol.fi/finnwork,www.infopankki.fi
Further information:
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