The funding model of universities in Finland currently relies on performance-based management. About three-quarters of the funding allocated by the Ministry of Education and Culture is based on how universities have succeeded in achieving the goals set by the Ministry, such as producing degrees and publications and collecting competitive research funding. In most other countries,…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 9 February 2024 and discussed, among other things, the labour market situation.
Some of the Akava unions have decided to organise a walkout as a political demonstration on 6 February 2024 at 2.00 p.m. in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku. The purpose of the walkout, coordinated by the trade union confederation Akava, is to oppose the weakening of working life planned by the Finnish government. According to the…
According to the Finnish Union of University Professors, working life must be developed in a balanced manner, considering the views of both employees and employers. The parties must be able to agree on salary adjustments in collective agreements without the sectors enshrined in the legislation actually defining the upper limit for pay increases. Negotiations on…
