Labour Administration in Finland

This analysis of the Finnish labour administration mainly applies qualitative researchmethods. The basic data, further information and deeper analysis are mainly based on the published material of the labour administration and administrative scientific research. Plenty of published material is available because of the Finnish tradition of preparatory committees, working groups and planning groups that normally publish their reports. Additionally, the evolution of the Finnish labour administration has been analysed in historical research studies. Doctor Jorma Kalela did the most important study of this sort. Some recent evaluation studies undertaken within the framework of more general evaluation programmes have also included analyses of the Finnish labour administration. The most interesting of these evaluation studies was done by Professor Frieder Naschold in 1995. This evaluation research investigated public sector modernisation in Finland in comparison with certain other European countries. The Finnish labour administration was the topic of one of the case studies. The experts of the Finnish Ministry of Labour have also submitted plenty of useful supplementary information that has been incorporated in this study.