Finland: government seeks to liberalise labour market

On 13 February, Finland's prime minister presented the major reforms that will be brought before parliament in 2024. Despite protest strikes that are paralysing the country at present, he intends to implement the changes to the labour market set out in his general policy speech, such as facilitating the use of fixed-term contracts, providing less protection against redundancies and restricting the right to strike.

By Nathalie Tran. Published on 14 February 2024 à 15h39 - Update on 14 February 2024 à 16h36

On 13 February, Conservative prime minister Petteri Orpo confirmed the continuation of the labour market reforms announced when he took office last June. He hopes to increase the rate of participation in the labour market by “removing barriers to employment”. “Our objective is to take decisions that will lead to the creation of 100,000 additional jobs during this election period”,…

Nathalie Tran

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