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Miesten palkat ovat edelleen hieman korkeammalla tasolla kuin naisten
Salaries of men and women in tech
A gender pay gap also exists in the technology sector. The unexplained pay gap after controlling for various variables is still 5.5 per cent.
Keywords:
salary, gender equality, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-diversity-equality-and-inclusion/salaries-of-men-and-women-in-tech

Nuoret esittelevät tutkimuksiaan.
Kipinä competition 2025
Are you a young person aged 13-19 with an interest in science and technology? Want to show off your skills and compete with other like-minded young people? Now is your chance to take part in an exciting competition where you can win great prizes and gain valuable experience!
Keywords:
children and youth, award, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/prizes-and-competitions/kipina-competition-2025

Pöydällä papereita ja kalenteri.
Unemployment periods of tech professionals in Finland
3 months or 6 months: how long do unemployment periods last for engineers? TEK looked into the data: in 2022 almost one in four unemployment periods lasted longer than 6 months.
Keywords:
research, unemployment

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts/unemployment-periods-of-tech-professionals-in-finland

Henkilö seisoo muuttolaatikoiden keskellä.
Finland drives out international experts
The societal debate on immigration is a major source of concern for international experts in the field of technology, with as many as 89% of them find the immigration debate worrying. Only 52% of the international tech experts surveyed would recommend Finland as a place to live and work.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, society, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-drives-out-international-experts

Piirros henkilöstä, joka kantaa suurta paperipinoa, läppäriä ja kelloa.
How much overtime do TEK members work?
Under the Working Hours Act, regular working hours shall not exceed eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. Overtime is defined as work that exceeds these maximum limits.
News article
Keywords:
TEK's research, research, working hours, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-much-overtime-do-tek-members-work

Henkilö katsoo puhelinta.
Universities and workplaces need guidance on how to use artificial intelligence
62 percent of tech students use generative artificial intelligence tools in their studies. According to surveys conducted by TEK in the autumn of 2023, AI tools have been adopted faster in studies than in working life. However, there is a lot of uncertainty among tech students about the use of artificial intelligence. Respondents in working life, on the other hand, are very confident about the continuation of their own employment despite the increasing use of AI tools.
News article
Keywords:
education, TEK's research, tech, artificial intelligence, research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/universities-and-workplaces-need-guidance-on-how-to-use-artificial-intelligence

TEK studies: International experts
How does working life change when the technology sector becomes international? Can international students find a career in Finland and what is it like to build a life in Finland as an immigrant? Find out in TEK's studies.
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life

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

Juha Heinonen
TEK, TFiF and MAL give out awards for the best theses in 2023
The world’s most sensitive photodetector, an environmentally friendly weather balloon and the use of machine learning to detect Parkinson’s disease. These are the topics of the winning theses in 2023 that received awards from TEK, TFiF and MAL.
News article
Keywords:
student, award, TEK, tech, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-tfif-and-mal-give-out-awards-for-the-best-theses-in-2023

Petro Lahtinen katsoo kameraan Woodion tehtaalla.
Innovation discovered almost by accident
Petro Lahtinen has gone from a university laboratory straight to the global bathroom market. The next step is finding money and a location for a ten-million-euro factory investment.
News article
Keywords:
innovation, tech, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/innovation-discovered-almost-by-accident

Finland to the lead of the green transition
It is time for the upcoming government to streamline the environmental permit system to apply the ‘one-stop shop’ principle and enable the construction of various industrial parks in the future.
Blog post
Keywords:
sustainable development, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-to-the-lead-of-the-green-transition