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Proposals from the Finnish labour market organizations for specific training and competence measures

Riina Nousiainen | 30.4.2020

Proposal 1: Improve access to e-learning through dedicated funding Educational institutions should be encouraged to open up their...

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Perpetual bonds and other means of cancelling government debts

| 22.4.2020

The Finnish economic policy debate received much-needed airing when well known economist in Finland, Vesa Vihriälä, proposed the...

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Finland’s response to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Maria Häggman | 15.4.2020

This document summarizes the initiatives taken in Finland to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The...

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Antti Palola: Exceptional circumstances show the value of cooperation

Antti Palola | 6.4.2020

We are living through a very exceptional societal situation. The pandemic is spreading, people are falling ill –...

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Social partners’ proposals to help businesses in the corona crisis – “The initiative aims to support businesses as well as the workers throughout the crisis”

Maria Häggman | 20.3.2020

A list of proposals aimed at easing the situation of companies hit by the corona crisis has been...

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Coronavirus effect on the collective bargaining round

| 19.3.2020

Helsinki (19.03.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) The Coronavirus pandemic is having an effect on the ongoing collective bargaining round,...

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Income differences between employees and CEOs have risen dramatically in just one year

| 12.3.2020

There is clear evidence that the income gap between employees and publicly listed company chief executives has widened...

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Union struggle prevents pay cuts in the City of Turku in Finland

| 18.12.2019

Helsinki (18.12.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The long struggle concerning terms of work in the City of Turku owned...

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Pay rise remains unresolved, industry strikes to follow

| 4.12.2019

Helsinki (04.12.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The Industrial Union has announced a strike from 9 to 11 December. It...