Transcript EURES Phase 4, 3rd technicians meeting

Employment and Economic Development Office
Living and Working in Finland
Employment and Economic Development Office
Kouvola
Joensuu
Employment and Economic Development Office
Living and Working in Finland
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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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Introduction
- 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
Employed persons by sector
2nd quarter 2009
Agriculture and forestry (5%)
12 %
27 %
Industry (16%)
5%
Construction (7%)
Trade and hotel (16%)
16 %
7%
10 %
7%
Transport and communication
(10%)
Financial and business services
(7%)
Public services (27%)
Other services (12%)
16 %
Source: Statistics Finland
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Characteristics of
the 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
labour
market
situation
(2009)
RATIO OF THE
UNEMPLOYED
JOBSEEKERS OF
THE
LABOUR FORCE
BY
MUNICIPALITY
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Unemployment rate in Finland, in EU
and in the certain industrial countries , %
20
Standardised Unemployment rates, Seasonally adjusted
Finland
EU
USA
Japan
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1990
1992
1994
22.9.2009/tyot13/TEM
Source: OECD, Eurostat
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
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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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Searching for a job
 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!
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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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Moving to Finland - First steps
 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
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Terms of Employment
 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!
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Examples of gross incomes
 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
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Taxation
 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
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Accommodation
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
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
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Some other prices:
Milk 1 l
1 euro
Beer 0,4 l 5 euros
Hamburger Mc Donalds 2,5 euros
Jeans
80 euros
Bus ticket 2,80
Cinema ticket 9 euros
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Further information:
 Information of living and working, vacancies:
http://eures.europa.eu
 Detailed information for foreign workers:
www.mol.fi/finnwork,
www.infopankki.fi
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Thank You !
EURES-advisers
Taru Asikainen
Helena Sommarberg