The 2025 labour market survey by TEK reveals a wide salary spread even among roles of the same level. The gap between the highest and lowest earners is widest at the senior management level.

According to a labour market survey conducted by Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK, the median salary of current employees who graduated with a Master of Science in Technology in 2025 was EUR 4,000, while the average salary was EUR 4,193.

Current YTN chair Samu Salo will step down at the end of this year.

There are few job vacancies and it is difficult for the currently unemployed to find work.

Akava (Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland) and TEK as its member union do not approve of the Government's proposed legislative amendments concerning the dismissal of employees on personal grounds. According to the proposal, a valid reason would suffice for terminating an employment contract in the future. Akava and TEK emphasise that current legislation and established case law provide a basis for employee job security.

Finland’s AI elite has received significantly more supplementary training and retraining in artificial intelligence than others. Now, everyone else needs training too, says Mikko Särelä, expert for industrial and innovation policy at Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.