Työelämä ja työsuhteet
Mihin ja millä palkalla tekkiläinen työllistyy?
Opiskelijat ja koulutus
Miten tekniikan alan opiskelijoilla ja vastavalmistuneilla menee?
Kansainväliset osaajat
Miten tekniikan alan kansainväliset osaajat työllistyvät Suomessa?
Hyvinvointi ja jaksaminen
Mitä tekniikan osaajille kuuluu?
Yhdenvertaisuus ja tasa-arvo
Yhdenvertaisuus on tekkiläisten työpaikoilla vaihtelevasti esillä.
Kestävä kehitys
Vihreä siirtymä vaatii uudenlaista osaamista. Miten se vaikuttaa tekkiläisten työelämään?
Innovaatiot ja teknologia
Miten tekoäly näkyy tekkiläisten elämässä? Miten Suomen TKI-toiminta voi?
Nostoja TEKin tutkimuksista
Society
Blog post
Blog: Unemployment among engineering graduates at an alarming level
The rise in unemployment among graduate engineers has been staggering. Since 2022, the number of unemployed graduate engineers has risen inexorably from around 1,700 to over 3,300. Unemployment among TEK members is significantly lower than the average for the profession, writes TEK’s CEO, Jari Jokinen.
Students
Blog post
Column: Student culture is changing – for the better
At its best, student activism provides meaning, and having a purpose in clubs and associations builds hope. The fact that more and more students from different backgrounds feel welcome and accepted in the community, as TEK's Student Survey demonstrates, is hugely significant.
Work life
Blog post
Column: Will longer working hours and a ban on remote work be the saviours of Finland’s economy – or could the solution lie somewhere else entirely?
The economic mood in Finland has been subdued for some time. Potential solutions floated in recent debates include extending working hours and stopping people from working from home. TEK’s labour market surveys from the last few years suggest that there could be better ways to tackle the issue of productivity.
Work life
News article
Higher earnings through the use of artificial intelligence
The most active users of artificial intelligence earn up to eight per cent more.
Work life
News article
Employment prospects looking increasingly bleak for newly graduated international experts
Only around one in two international technology graduates had a job waiting or lined up when they finished university. Improving the situation requires investing more in both students’ language skills and their networks by, for example, creating more opportunities for thesis work in industry.
Work life
News article
Talk up your pay
People who regularly talk to their supervisor about their pay get salary increases more frequently than others, reveals TEK’s recent labour market survey. TEK’s Salary Researcher Tuunia Keränen shares her top tips for talking up your pay.
Work life
News article
Entrepreneurs' incomes fell
According to TEK’s labour market survey, the median gross annual income for full-time entrepreneurs was €54,000.
Students
News article
Student guilds score high on belonging – Inclusion still a work in progress
Over 80 per cent of students in the field of technology agree they feel accepted, can be themselves, and perceive the atmosphere of the guild or the degree association as good. The guilds have successfully deployed practices supporting equity. TEK Student Survey highlights some of the remaining challenges, for example a language barrier hindering the opportunities of English-speaking students.
Work life
News article
Toddlers torpedo incomes – but only for women
Having a child substantially reduces a woman's income, and the effect is long-lasting. Conversely, having a child is financially beneficial for fathers, according to a recent study. Workplaces do not always know how to provide optimal support for career development for employees after they have started a family.
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