Job Vacancy Survey

The Job Vacancy Survey asks about open job vacancies, searching for and hiring of employees, and experienced recruitment difficulties at establishments. Around 2,500 different establishments take part in the data collection in each quarter. 

Data are collected for the statistics on job vacancies. Data for the survey concerning employment services of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are also collected in the same connection.

Respond to the inquiry

Please answer by 31.1.2025!

Data on the number of open job vacancies on the establishment level, recruitment difficulties and characteristics related to the filling of the latest position can be obtained only by means of this quarterly survey. Based on the data obtained on the recruitment at establishments, it is possible to form a comprehensive picture of the present situation on the labour market in the whole country and in all industries.

On average, it takes 10-15 minutes to respond.

This is how to respond

Respond online or in a telephone interview

If your establishment has received an invitation to respond from us by email, the message contains the user ID and password. Take the identifiers and press the Start responding button above.

If we do not have the email address of your establishment, we will contact you for a telephone
interview. The establishment will also be contacted by telephone at a later time if no web response is received.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Why is participation important?
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Future due dates

No future due dates

Data protection, rights and obligations

All data collected for statistical purposes are confidential. When processing data, it is seen to that no person's privacy or business or professional secret are endangered. Every person employed by Statistics Finland has signed a pledge of secrecy.

Data protection
Exemption from the obligation to provide data