Labour legislation
Collective agreement
The collective agreement includes provisions on matters such as the salary payment system, working hours, annual holiday, and sickness pay.
The parties to the agreement are the Finnish Education Employers (FEE) representing the employer and, as representatives of personnel, the Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals JUKO, the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL and Trade Union Pro.
The current collective agreement is valid from 21 May 2025 to 31 March 2028.
The collective agreement is available on the website of the Finnish Education Employers (FEE) (Sivistysala ry):
Labour legislation
Working life is governed by several laws, which the employer must keep available at the work place in order to secure the rights of the employees. Below is a list of some of the key regulations affecting labour issues. More Finnish legislation can be found in , an online database of legislative and other judicial information. On the Ajantasainen lainsäädäntö page it is possible to conduct searches either on the basis of the name of the statute, or using a free text search.
- (55/2001)
- (738/2002)
- (44/2006)
- (1383/2001)
- (459/2015)
- (605/1996)
- (162/2005)
- (395/2006)
- (759/2004)
- (1333/2021)
- (609/1986)
- (1347/2014)