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Finland

Last updated on 5/17/2024
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Salary per category

Novice professionals

14.74 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Professionals

16.23 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Experienced professionals

17.67 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Highly experienced professionals

18.9 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Novice employees

11.94 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Employees with minimal work experience

13.45 EUR per hour
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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Daily

8 hours nationally legislated; working hours act

Weekly

40 hours

Overtime

250 hours per year

Breaks

Rest

2 x 12 minutes

Lunch

30 minutes
Not paid

Special conditions

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Depends on sector, see collective agreement in useful links

Within Finland

Travel allowance

Over 5 km : 2.21 EUR per day
Over 10 km : 3.55 EUR per day
Over 20 km : 6.4 EUR per day
Over 30 km : 9.32 EUR per day
Over 40 km : 11.48 EUR per day
Over 50 km : 13.91 EUR per day
Over 60 km : 18.28 EUR per day
Over 70 km : 20.68 EUR per day
Over 80 km : 23.51 EUR per day
Over 90 km : 26.77 EUR per day
Over 100 km : 30.01 EUR per day

Meal allowance

12.75 EUR per day 2024

Accommodation allowance

Applicable - employer has to arrange and pay

Subsistence/daily allowance

48 EUR per day 2023

Overtime

First 2 hours : 50 % nationally legislated; working hours act
From 3 hours : 100 %

Evening work

Allowed : it depends from sector to sector, see collective agreement

Night work

It depends from sector to sector, see collective agreement

Working on Saturdays

50 %

Working on Sundays

100 % according to law

Working on public holidays

100 %

Shift work

Allowed - depends from sector to sector

Hazardous work

Compensation can be agreed on locally

Standby pay

Applicable
It depends from sector to sector, see collective agreement

Annual holidays allowance

18.5 % of gross salary
Before annual leave

Additional wage components

Applicable
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A personal wage element is always payable in addition to the hourly rate based on pay scale
A separate wage element of 7.7% will be included in each wage payment to compensate for working on public holidays

Other

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Unemployment compensation for not working on extremely cold days

Number of holidays

24 to 30 days per year
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Law on holidays: 24 during summer, 6 during winter

Public holidays

10 days per year
New Year’s Day (1st Jan.)
Epiphany (6th January)
Good Friday
Easter Day
1st May
Ascension Day
Midsummer´s Eve
Independence Day (6th December)
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

Social security contributions

2.43 % for illness and unemployment
7.15 % for pensions for people under 53
8.65 % for pensions for people over 53

Income tax

Is progressive depending on income

Sickness/illness

Day 28 to 56 : 100 %

Work injuries/accidents

Day 28 to 56 100 % depending on length of working career

Info Contacts

Rakennusliitto

PO Box 307
FIN-00531 Helsinki
FINLAND
Tel. + 358 (0) 20 77 4003
You can contact us in the following languages
English, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian