Finland Considers Introducing A Four-Day Working Week With Six-Hour Days

Jan 07, 2020 by apost team

The new Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, believes that reducing working hours gives people in Finland the chance to pursue their interests, to enjoy nature and culture or to spend more quality time with their family and friends. Therefore, she suggested a four-day working week. 

The Finnish government is run by a center-left coalition with five parties that are all headed by women, with Sanna Marin taking the lead. Being only 34-year-old, Sanna Marin is actually the second-youngest head of government in this world. 

Apart from a four-day working week, Sanna Marin also proposed six-hour working days, to improve the resident's quality of life even more. 5 years ago Sweden, Finland's neighboring country, already introduced the six-hour working day.

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According to 7 News, Sanna Marin believes "people deserve to spend more time with their families, loved ones, hobbies and other aspects of life, such as culture." Marin believes the 4-day working week "could be the next step for us in working life," for it might improve the employees' productivity and dedication.

Right now Finland still has the usual five-day working week with 8-hour of work per day.

According to LBC, Li Andersson, Finland's minister of education and leader of the Left Alliance, welcomed Marin's proposal claiming, "it is important to allow Finnish citizens to work less. It is not a question of governing with a feminine style but offering help and keeping promises to voters."

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