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Salaries 2025.
Widest salary spread seen among executives
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.
News article
Keywords:
architect, academic engineer, salary, salary advice, collective agreement, labour market survey (TMT), TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/widest-salary-spread-seen-among-executives

Opiskelijoita istumassa nurmikolla.
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.
News article
Keywords:
student research, teekkari culture, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/student-guilds-score-high-on-belonging-inclusion-still-a-work-in-progress

Kaksi henkilöä analysoimassa tutkimustuloksia
Research
We know because we ask. The goal of TEK's research is to provide high-quality insights about the work life in the field of technology.
Keywords:
TEK's research, research, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research

TEK studies: Students
How are students and recent graduates in the field of technology coping? How much do they work during their studies? Our research reveals what tech students and recent graduates are up to – read more!
Keywords:
student research, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students

Opiskelijoita portaikossa.
TEK Student Survey 2025: Inclusion in Guild Culture, Strengths and Gaps
The survey paints an encouraging picture of student guild culture in Finnish universities awarding degrees in technology/engineering. Here are the key findings.
Keywords:
student, student research, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students/tek-student-survey-2025-inclusion-in-guild-culture-strengths-and-gaps

Henkilöitä pöydän ääressä ruokalassa.
TEK Graduate Survey results 2025
Newly graduated academic engineers and architects remain satisfied with their degrees. Among those who graduated in 2025, 89% of academic engineers and architects say they would choose the same degree again. Satisfaction was particularly high among graduates with a university of applied sciences background. In addition, their employment situation at the time of graduation was stronger compared with other groups. Explore the results in more detail on this page!
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, TEK's research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students/tek-graduate-survey-results-2025

Henkilöitä istumassa.
TEK Graduate Survey results 2024
Newly graduated academic engineers and architects are satisfied with their degrees. Of the academic engineers and architects who graduated in 2024, 90% would choose the same degree again. The employment situation at the time of graduation declined slightly compared to last year. Especially international graduates find it difficult to enter the Finnish job market. View the results in more detail on this page!
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, TEK's research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students/tek-graduate-survey-results-2024

Henkilöt kävelevät rappusissa.
TEK Graduate Survey results 2023
Newly graduated academic engineers and architects are satisfied with their degrees. Of the academic engineers and architects who graduated in 2023, 91% would choose the same degree again. The employment situation at the time of graduation remained good, despite declining slightly from the year before. View the results in more detail on this page!
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, student, TEK's research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students/tek-graduate-survey-results-2023

TEK studies: Diversity, equality and inclusion
How are DEI themes displayed at technology workplaces?
Keywords:
gender equality, TEK's research, research, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-diversity-equality-and-inclusion

TEK studies: Work life and employment
What is going on in the work life of technology professionals in Finland?
Keywords:
TEK's research, research, work life, employment, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-work-life-and-employment

Mies istuu tietokoneen ääressä.
Entrepreneurs' incomes fell
According to TEK’s labour market survey, the median gross annual income for full-time entrepreneurs was €54,000.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, labour market survey (TMT), entrepreneur, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/entrepreneurs-incomes-fell

Vanhempi ja taapero käyttävät samaa tietokonetta.
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.
News article
Keywords:
family and work life, gender equality, research, equality, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/toddlers-torpedo-incomes-but-only-for-women

Opiskelijoita istumassa ulkona portaikossa, kesän vihreitä lehtiä etualalla.
Summer job opportunities have been declining for years – TEK appeals to employers: “Let’s work together and make next summer better than the last”
The number of students in the field of technology who were left without a summer job last year was twice that of the summer of 2023. TEK is urging employers in the technology industry to have the courage to employ young people. TEK also offers them an opportunity to advertise their summer jobs in the TEKrekry LinkedIn group, which is moderated by TEK, free of charge. “Let’s work together and make next summer better than the last,” encourages TEK’s Labour Market Director Teemu Hankamäki.
News article
Keywords:
summer job, student, student research, TEK, influencing, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/summer-job-opportunities-have-been-declining-for-years-tek-appeals-to-employers-lets-work-together-and-make-next-summer-better-than-the-last

Kaksi henkilöä kättelee.
TEK: Median salary of recent Masters in technology graduates hits EUR 4,000 for the first time – and purchasing power is growing rapidly
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.
News article
Keywords:
salary, TEK's research, work life, labour market survey (TMT), recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-median-salary-of-recent-masters-in-technology-graduates-hits-eur-4000-for-the-first-time-and-purchasing-power-is-growing-rapidly

TEK's Ida Parkkinen and Owain Hopeaketo.
International students’ financial burdens require urgent action
"International students are the backbone of our future technology industry – we all have a duty to do more to support their financial security," write TEK's Owain Hopeaketo and Ida Parkkinen.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, student, student research, university, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/international-students-financial-burdens-require-urgent-action

Irtisanottu kantaa pahvilaatikkoa.
Unemployment of highly educated still at record levels
There are few job vacancies and it is difficult for the currently unemployed to find work.
News article
Keywords:
unemployment, unemployment statistics, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-of-highly-educated-still-at-record-levels

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

Kaksi kypäräpäistä työmaalla.
TEK's starter salary recommendation is EUR 4,260-4,610 per month
The recommendation is based on data from TEK's surveys of recent graduates' salaries.
News article
Keywords:
salary, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teks-starter-salary-recommendation-is-eur-4260-4610-per-month

Susanna Bairoh giving her keynote speech at NWiTA 2025.
Mind the gender gap – and why leap over it
Why do I want to see more women in the field of technology, a field that researchers like me have found to favour men? It's not because misery loves company but because in tech the positives far outweigh the negatives.
Blog post
Keywords:
column, gender equality, TEK's research, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/mind-the-gender-gap-and-why-leap-over-it

Henkilöitä toimistossa.
Finland's economy and security of supply rely on foreign experts
"There is a growing need for immigrants and foreign skilled workers. The technology industry plays a key role in, for example, the development of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. These fields are already dependent on international experts. When the economy turns upward, this shortage of skilled workers will only deepen," write TEK's Owain Hopeaketo and Barona's Elina Santalahti in today's Vieraskynä in Helsingin Sanomat.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, TEK, work life, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finlands-economy-and-security-of-supply-rely-on-foreign-experts

Mikko Mattila katsoo kameraan.
AI belongs to all of us
In Finland, the management of artificial intelligence has centred around an AI elite of 40–49-year-old men. Mikko Särelä from TEK believes that it is high time to include all employees. Mikko Mattila from Kone and Girish Agarwal from Vaisala are here to tell us how it can be done.
News article
Keywords:
promotion of interests, tech, artificial intelligence, work life, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ai-belongs-to-all-of-us

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

TEK studies: International experts
How does working life change when the technology sector becomes international? Can international students find a career in Finland and what is it like to build a life in Finland as an immigrant? Find out in TEK's studies.
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts

Kuvituskuva.
Industrial Management graduates earn the most at graduation
What is the employment situation for recent graduates in engineering and architecture across different fields of study? And how satisfied are they with their studies? Read more about different fields.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, TEK's research, work life, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/industrial-management-graduates-earn-the-most-at-graduation

Henkilöitä pöydän ääressä.
Finland’s AI elite consists of men aged 40–49 – “It’s high time to include all employees”
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.
News article
Keywords:
TEK's research, artificial intelligence, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finlands-ai-elite-consists-of-men-aged-40-49-its-high-time-to-include-all-employees

Kaksi henkilöä lounge-tilassa, taaimmainen iloitsee.
TEK is the most attractive trade union
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is also the most respected trade union, according to a recent survey by Taloustutkimus.
News article
Keywords:
member services and benefits, TEK, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-is-the-most-attractive-trade-union

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

Opettaja ja kaksi opiskelijaa teknisten laitteiden parissa
Towards equal representation in tech
A study on ways to achieve gender balance in the field of technology at universities.
Keywords:
student, TEK's research, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students/towards-equal-representation-in-tech

Vastavalmistunut puhuu puhelimessa
What starting salary should I ask for?
The starter salary recommendation is a good starting point for requesting a specific salary as a new graduate. When thinking about your desired salary, you might also want to take a look at TEK's Salary Surveyor and salary statistics.
Blog post
Keywords:
salary, Salary Surveyor, salary recommendation, recent graduate, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/what-starting-salary-should-i-ask-for