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TEK's Ida Parkkinen and Owain Hopeaketo.
"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

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

How are DEI themes displayed at technology workplaces?

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

Irtisanottu kantaa pahvilaatikkoa.
There are few job vacancies and it is difficult for the currently unemployed to find work.
News article

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

What is going on in the work life of technology professionals in Finland?

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

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!

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

Kuvituskuva ulkomailla työskentelystä.
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

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

Kaksi kypäräpäistä työmaalla.
The recommendation is based on data from TEK's surveys of recent graduates' salaries.
News article
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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.
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

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

Henkilöitä toimistossa.
"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

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

Mikko Mattila katsoo kameraan.
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

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