A working group established by the Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors drafted surveys for members, local chapters and collegium chairs in 2025. The Board has made a summary of the internal report submitted by the working group. The summary presents the empirical data and responses from the surveys as well as the…
The spring meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors took place on 25 April 2026 in Espoo.
A high quality of life, renewal and competitiveness stem from basic research and a skilled workforce, underlines the Finnish Union of University Professors in its objectives for the Government Programme. Finland must ensure science-based wellbeing and growth as well as high-quality education for experts. Science-based wellbeing and growth The operating conditions of science and research…
The Finnish Union of University Professors has issued a statement to the Ministry of Education and Culture on the vision for higher education and research. In the view of the Union, the vision should be more ambitious. The success of society depends on the international competitiveness of scientific research. Finland has fallen worryingly behind in…
The Finnish Union of University Professors has conducted its annual salary survey concerning professors’ salaries. The number of full-time (full) professors increased slightly over the year and totalled 2,092. According to the employer survey, a (full) professor’s total monthly salary in September 2025 was 8,168 euro on a permanent contract and 7,837 euro on a…
In the view of the Finnish Union of University Professors, an education and training voucher pilot is a good thing in principle, as long as it is implemented in accordance with the principles of university teaching and other activities. This means that open university education must be of the same level as education leading to…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 27 March 2026 and approved, among other things, Annual Report 2025 and decided to submit it to the Council.
The traditional Spring Seminar of the Finnish Union of University Professors will be organised on 24 April at the Stock Exchange House in Helsinki. This time, we will look to the next electoral term, and the Union will publish its Objectives for the Government Programme. Union members and stakeholder representatives are welcome to the Spring…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 6 March 2026 and approved, among other things, the financial statements to be presented to the Council.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 13 February 2026 and approved, among other things, the Union’s Objectives for the Government Programme.