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STTK on Women’s Pay Day: The Pay Transparency Directive reveals Finland’s true will for equality

Antti Palola | 31.10.2025

This year, Women’s Pay Day is celebrated on Sunday, November 2. This means that women work for almost... Read more

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Study: Immigrant women feel that the social climate in Finland has deteriorated

| 10.9.2025

More than half of the highly educated immigrant women who responded to the survey estimated that the social... Read more

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STTK: The Government’s legislative projects weaken women’s position in working life

Antti Palola | 10.3.2025

The Finnish Government is planning to lower the dismissal threshold and allow fixed-term employment of up to one... Read more

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STTK: Implementation of the minimum wage directive gives a false impression of the situation in Finland

Sanna Rantala | 3.12.2024

This year, a tripartite working group has prepared the national implementation of the directive of the European Parliament... Read more

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STTK on Equal Pay Day: Export model and unambitious promotion of salary transparency undermine pay equality

| 7.11.2024

This year, the Equal Pay Day is on Tuesday, 5 November. On that day, women’s earnings account for... Read more

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STTK hopes that new MEPs cooperate with employees

Antti Palola | 13.6.2024

New MEPs have been elected and the Board of STTK congratulates all new Finnish MEPs.“Our new members are... Read more

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Free Summer Job Helpline helps summer employees throughout summer

| 3.5.2024

The Summer Job Helpline service of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), the Confederation of Unions... Read more

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Palola, STTK: Finland must commit itself to improving workers’ well-being and economic stability in the EU

Antti Palola | 14.2.2024

STTK President Antti Palola thinks that Finland must continue to commit itself to building Europe through cooperation. Populist... Read more

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SAK and STTK labour confederations: Thousands in Finland say STOP! to cuts in working conditions and welfar

| 2.2.2024

The Finnish SAK and STTK labour confederations arranged a mass demonstration protesting against planned Government cuts in employee... Read more