Baltic-trained physicians are cashing in on Finland’s medical outsourcing, reports Helsingin Sanomat on Monday.
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Baltic staffing agencies are sending doctors to Finland, reports HS. Image: Henrietta Hassinen / Yle
Since the early 2000s, Finnish hospitals have increasingly relied on temp doctors, a trend reflected in growing healthcare service costs, reports Helsingin Sanomat. Temporary labour costs amounted to some 600–700 million euros last year.
The paper’s top story on Monday morning details how a Latvian medical staffing agency recruits Finnish medical students studying in Latvia to work in Finnish hospitals.
Put off by Finnish entrance exam hassles and willing to pay the 2,000-euro annual tuition, hundreds of Finnish medical students study in Riga.
According to HS, these students quickly get jobs in Finland through agencies. Various opportunities are already available to fifth-year medical students as on-call doctors in health centres, emergency departments and geriatric wards.
Salaries are one-third higher than those of in-house doctors, with free accommodation provided.
The last acceptable bias
Workers over the age of 55 show greater dedication to their jobs compared to their younger colleagues. That’s according to Taloussanomat reporting on a workplace well-being survey conducted by finance group LähiTapiola among its employees.
Susa Nikula of the company said the result was a positive surprise and sends an important message regarding age-related discrimination.
The unemployment rate among those over 55 has long been higher in Finland than among other age groups.
A survey conducted by the Finnish Business School Graduates last spring found that 84 percent of respondents over 55 believed that discrimination against seniors was a problem in Finnish working life, with a quarter of respondents reporting that they had personally experienced age discrimination.
Spot prices up
Electricity prices are set to rise on Monday, with an average of 9.5 cents per kilowatt-hour and a peak of 28 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to Maaseudun Tulevaisuus.
Higher-than-average prices are also expected on Monday evening.
Relatively low wind power production on Monday is driving up prices. At the same time, a unit of the Loviisa nuclear reactor is down for annual maintenance.
The second unit at Olkiluoto, which experienced generator issues, is meanwhile scheduled to resume production in October at lower-than-usual levels.
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