In 2020, foreigners made nationally 11,465 euros less annually than Finns.
While negotiations in process on forming a new government in Finland, it’s clear from the talks led by National Coalition Party (NCP) Prime Minister-designate Petteri Orpo that labor discrimination ranks low on their list of priorities.
The negotiators have the misguided expectation that non-EU migrants: will come here in droves and work for peanuts.
And migrants do work for much less than Finns. In 2020, the average taxable income nationally was 38,111 euros for Finns and 26,646 euros for migrants, an 11,465 euro difference,, according to a report by Pasi Saukkonen. For Helsinki and Greater Helsinki, the corresponding figures are 46,701 and 28,279, respectively.
Issues facing the labor market:
- Foreigners in Finland made in 2020 nationally 11,465 euros less annually than Finns.
- Discrimination in the labor market has been cited by a number of studies. Having a foreign-sounding name could be an obstacle to landing a job interview.
- Finnish labor markets are highly racialized and segregated.
- Having a university degree is in many cases not enough to get a better-paying job.
- Discrimination in the housing market is another problem facing migrants and minorities.
- The situation will get worse for migrants and minorities with the new government, which has a radical-right party that is openly xenophobic agenda supported by the National Coalition Party and Christian Democrats.