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Wed, 11 Nov, 2015 12:01:18 AM FTimes – STT Report, Nov 11  Antti Kauhanen, Chief research scientist at the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) spoke at the working hours analysis report of EVA in Helsinki on Tuesday. Photo Lehtikuva. The debate surrounding the number of working hours was again brought to the fore on Tuesday following the release of a report by the pro-market think-tank Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta (Eva).
In the report Eva revealed that a full-time Finn is estimated to work 38.5 hours a week, which is the shortest in the European Union countries. This is two hours less than the EU average and up to three hours less than that in Germany.
The report also found the weekly working time to be short for both males and females.
“The hours worked are also short for part-timers,” Antti Kauhanen, the chief research scientist at the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) said.
Office worker in Helsinki. File Photo – Lehtikuva. Kauhanen pointed out that the number of working hours in the country is shortened by holidays, midweek holidays and sick leaves.
If you look at all the employees put together, the Finnish working time remains just below the EU average. According to Kauhanen, this is explained by the fact that part-time is relatively uncommon in the country.
Kauhanen explained that the statistics also revealed that the difference between the regular and the real working time is the largest in Europe.
The Finnish Confederation of Professionals-STTK, however, said there is nothing alarming in Finnish working time in comparison with the competing countries.
“The working time survey in itself does not convey anything about efficiency or productivity. In this respect no comparable data is found in Eva’s survey,” remarked STTK Chief Economist Ralf Sund.
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