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Kuvituskuva ulkomailla työskentelystä.
Few people want to move abroad permanently
Professional development opportunities, an opportunity for an adventure, and attractive pay are the reasons why highly educated technical professionals seek employment abroad, according to the salaries abroad survey carried out by the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK. The monthly median salary of TEK members working abroad was €9,414, in Finland €5,710.
News article
Keywords:
salary, working abroad, research, labour market survey (TMT), TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/few-people-want-to-move-abroad-permanently

Mikko Särelä.
The 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economics explain why technological progress is the engine of economic growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. Their research explains how technological progress can create sustainable economic growth.
Blog post
Keywords:
economy, research, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-2025-nobel-laureates-in-economics-explain-why-technological-progress-is-the-engine-of-economic-growth

Neljä henkilöä tekemässä töitä pyöreän pöydän ääressä
Labore study: Doctors reach high salaries, but slower than before
According to a recent study, people with doctoral degrees still have higher salaries than those with a lower-level degree. However, the labour market has cooled off significantly for doctors since the early 2000s. This can be seen in, for example, slower postdoctoral salary trends and slower salary trends than people with master’s degrees.
News article
Keywords:
salary, work life, research, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/labore-study-doctors-reach-high-salaries-but-slower-than-before

Henkilöitä katsomassa puhelimia.
Survey shows increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland permanently
The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK are concerned about research findings on the position of international experts. The unions propose means of getting top experts into employment more effectively and motivating them to remain in Finland.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/survey-shows-increasingly-fewer-international-experts-plan-to-stay-in-finland-permanently

Henkilöitä istumassa.
A quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers don’t think they’ll stay in Finland
Overall, a quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers saw themselves working abroad five years after graduation. The figure is even higher amongst non-Finnish respondents.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-quarter-of-newly-graduated-architects-and-academic-engineers-dont-think-theyll-stay-in-finland

Miesten palkat ovat edelleen hieman korkeammalla tasolla kuin naisten
Salaries of men and women in tech
A gender pay gap also exists in the technology sector. The unexplained pay gap after controlling for various variables is still 5.5 per cent.
Keywords:
salary, gender equality, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-diversity-equality-and-inclusion/salaries-of-men-and-women-in-tech

Nuoret esittelevät tutkimuksiaan.
Kipinä competition 2026
Kipinä is a competition for young people, where they can show off their skills in science and technology!
Keywords:
children and youth, award, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/prizes-and-competitions/kipina-competition-2026

Pöydällä papereita ja kalenteri.
Unemployment periods of tech professionals in Finland
3 months or 6 months: how long do unemployment periods last for engineers? TEK looked into the data: in 2022 almost one in four unemployment periods lasted longer than 6 months.
Keywords:
research, unemployment

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts/unemployment-periods-of-tech-professionals-in-finland

Henkilö seisoo muuttolaatikoiden keskellä.
Finland drives out international experts
The societal debate on immigration is a major source of concern for international experts in the field of technology, with as many as 89% of them find the immigration debate worrying. Only 52% of the international tech experts surveyed would recommend Finland as a place to live and work.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, society, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-drives-out-international-experts

Piirros henkilöstä, joka kantaa suurta paperipinoa, läppäriä ja kelloa.
How much overtime do TEK members work?
Under the Working Hours Act, regular working hours shall not exceed eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. Overtime is defined as work that exceeds these maximum limits.
News article
Keywords:
TEK's research, research, working hours, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-much-overtime-do-tek-members-work