About 44 per cent of part-time self-employed people in Finland reported earning less than € 2,000 a month. This is how the survey conducted by Finnish Entrepreneurs in the SME lobby every three years shows.
However, the study suggests an increase in the wages of sole proprietors. About 36 per cent of full-time entrepreneurs reported paying less than € 2,000 a month, up from 41 per cent in 2019 and 45 per cent in 2016.
"The increase in the income of sole proprietors reflects the increase in the level of education and the increase in the share of long-term entrepreneurs," said Mika Hämeenniemileader in the union.
The wages of part-time entrepreneurs are gradually rising, with 44 per cent earning less than € 2,000 a month, according to entrepreneurs.
According to preliminary data, the average salary of employees in Finland is less than 3,500 euros per month figures About Statistics Finland.
This week’s episode of Yle News’s All Points North podcast asks whether foreigners are being forced into entrepreneurship in Finland due to a lack of other options.
Source: The Nordic Page