Internships in Finland: Are they really mostly unpaid? If not, how much is the standard salary?What about your first professional job? How much is it benchmarked against?We compiled some slides to answer these questions. The data is collected from over 120,000 professionals from two large unions in Finland. While it doesn’t cover every possible salary scenarios, it should give you a pretty clear idea of what is a generally acceptable pay here in Finland! Hope this is useful material for students and fresh graduates to make an informed decision before accepting your next job offer!
*Note: Salary doesn’t account for years of experience of the professionals. Example: There are people didn’t graduate until they have spent several years working in the industry.
Difference between unpaid and paid internships
Salary breakdown based on study credits (ECTs)
Salary progression over the years based on selected segments. Current toggle is this year’s salary for people who graduated in 2015.
