Finland Forum

Hi, thanks but it doesnt show the net salary remaining, seems to only show how much tax they can take without other deductions or am i missing something?

Hi people,

I cant find a decent calculator to help someone understand what the net salary could look like in Finland.

If someone wants to earn below net, what are the gross salary they should have? Thank you!
3600 net
4000 net
4500 net
5000 net
6000 net

Now in 2023, how are those 2 compared, any recommendations ?

Thanks folks for your discussions, now I can see that the situation is getting a bit more serious and some branches across the globe got hit and people have been let go. I am part of the YTK kassa only, shall i pay the extra 30 euros approx. fee to get the consultation benefit or is ytk actually not...

In my case, our company is very small, so i dont think they will layoff more than 5-8 people. The company is profitable, and no re-orgs are happening. So on what basis would they layoff people ? I read that they can try to offer some package to people so they would resign, but if people say no i do...

By the way, i saw that for union to talk to the company about layoffs, there needs to be more than 20 people involved in the layoff. In my case, our company is very small, so i dont think they will layoff more than 5-8 people. The company is profitable, and no re-orgs are happening. So on what basis...

The payments from an unemployment fund are usually much higher than Kela support and are tied to your salary (earning related). As said before, it does not depend on which is your unemployment fund. Kela "labour market support" would be 33.78€/day, 5 days a week (~744€/month), but the sys...

only 1 months? thats a shame, some told me 3-6 months....or is there certain cases where they'd do that? with YTK i might get around 1300, how much would it have been if kela have paid instead? ive never been unemployed so i have no idea. Does kela cover everything usually but it would still be less...

Hi folks, I have a question about how layoffs work in finland. As you can see in the news all big tech companies are firing people. How does it work in Finland? 1- Do they have to pay you something when they want to release you if the companies financials are still good and they just want to get rid...

Hi everyone, where are the english and bilingual schools in espoo ? Can i live in Kirkkonumi and still make child attend schooling in espoo? Should i school multi-lingual or finnish day care if both parents are foreigners?

Would you folks recommend going for wooden homes then? Are there a lot of people with bricks home that have mold ? How to find out before buying if the bricks home might be problematic ? on a side note, how is everyone feeling with the dark autumn :lol: btw, are brick homes always better to buy comp...

btw, are brick homes always better to buy compared to ones made of wood or what are the thoughts on that ? which of them is least susceptible to mold?

Isn't heat pump based heating also using electricity to operate? Is it just that fact it that it uses less electricity compared to electric heating ? BTW, you really want to check the electricity distribution prices of the area as well. Some people have hellish experiences. I would avoid any area th...

Thanks a lot for the thorough reply, really appreciate all the details with real life examples that are usually missed on this forum !!! Does this mean you decided to rent/omakotitalo in the end to make sure you avoid vastike ? Be careful! Housing interest rates are set to rise. Banks have been givi...

For people that lived in many places including Finland and they're foreigners with kids. Do you think Finland is actually the place to be or did you wish you could be somewhere else where english can be used like UK? Or for example germany or Zurich ? Would like to hear some opinions. Also for examp...