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Promotion of non-discrimination in working life Employers must promote non-discrimination at the workplace. The obligation applies to employers at workplaces of all sizes. Employers providing regular employment for at least 30 persons must prepare...

Impact assessments on companies, employment and working life in legislative drafting Within the Government, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for developing the impact assessments on companies, employment and working l...

Development of jobseeker’s service process and employment services Employment services and the service process for jobseekers will be reformed to better meet individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government....

The contact information of the Labour Council. The Labour Council is an independent special authority coming under the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.The Labour Council issues opinions on the application and interpretation of legislation on working hours, annual holidays and occupational safety and health and a number of other acts on the protection of employees.

Employment contract and employment relationship Employee protection is the starting point for labour legislation. Because of this, labour legislation contains provisions that cannot be deviated from to the disadvantage of the employee. Employment ...

Pregnancy leave, parental leave and childcare leave An employee has the right to a leave of absence from work due to pregnancy, childbirth or childcare and receive the following benefits referred to in the Health Insurance Act: Pregnancy allowance...

Three/six-month unemployment rule The Government aims to promote work-based immigration so that Finland can receive the labour it needs. At the same time, Finland must ensure that immigrating is easy and responsible. As a result of the new legisla...

Amendments to the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings The Government aims to reform working life legislation to remove barriers to employment and, in particular, to strengthen the operating conditions of small and medium-sized companies. The a...

Developing the conciliation system The development of the conciliation system is one of the Government’s labour market reforms. The reform strengthens the consideration of the overall benefit of the national economy and the functioning of wage for...

Questions and answers about the TE services reform 2024 Note! The project has ended and the content of this page will no longer be updated. Read more: Questions and answers on information systems and enterprise architecture Questions and answers a...

11.5.2023 | The lacklustre state of the economy will be reflected in the labour market over the next few months. As recently as in early 2023, the labour market showed a positive trend and employment grew due to part-time work. During the latter part of the year, however, employment will start to fall before returning to a positive track in 2024. These are the conclusions of the short-term Labour Market Forecast published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 11 May 2023.

9.12.2021 | The purpose of the proposed amendments is to make working conditions more predictable and to improve the position of those employed under a variable hours contract. This was brought on by the implementation of the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and the Government decision to improve the status of employees in temporary employment and on zero-hours contracts. The proposed legislative amendments have been prepared in tripartite consultation.

8.7.2022 | The stability of working hours in variable hours contracts will be improved in accordance with the Government Programme. In addition, the amendments necessitated by the directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU, which obligate employers to provide employees information on the conditions of employment more extensively and quickly, will be implemented.

17.9.2021 | The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as decided by the Government on 16 September. The reform is scheduled to enter into force on 1 August 2022.

24.1.2020 | A tripartite working group appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment started its work on 24 January 2020. The working group will prepare the amendments to Finnish labour legislation required by the EU’s Work-life Balance Directive. Carers’ entitlement to five days of leave included in the Directive requires amendments to the Employment Contracts Act.

14.12.2021 | A tripartite working group prepared a number of legislative amendments for the implementation of the Work-life Balance Directive and the Finnish family leave reform. In addition, the group compared the current labour legislation with the Government’s objectives to improve gender equality at work and in families.

25.5.2022 | According to the labour market forecast extending until 2024, employment will improve in Finland. The number of employed people will continue to increase, but the rapid post-pandemic growth in employment is expected to slow down towards the end of 2023.

20.12.2023 | An income limit of EUR 1,600 would be set for the residence permit for an employed person. In future, the income limit would be laid down by government decree. The government proposal will be circulated for comments until 31.1.2024.

5.9.2023 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has begun preparations to amend laws relating to income limits for work-based residence permits. Simultaneously, the Ministry will examine the appropriate levels and impacts of income limits.