Altogether 8.4 per cent of personal care workers were of foreign background in 2021
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release | Employment 2021According to Statistics Finland, the most common occupational group for employed persons at the end of 2021 was personal care workers with 196,000 employees. In this occupational group, 16,500 persons were of foreign background, or 8.4 per cent of the employed persons in the occupational group. Of all employed persons, 8.3 per cent were of foreign background.
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- The three most common occupational groups for employed persons were personal care workers, shop salespersons, shop keepers, and business and administration associate professionals.
- The share of persons of foreign background among employed persons was highest in the occupational group of cleaners, helpers and other cleaning workers.
- Persons whose both parents or the only known parent were born abroad are considered to be of foreign background.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2323-6825. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 21.5.2025].
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