The conclusion comes from a new study on how Finns assess their own working conditions. Those interviewed were selected at random from the population register. A majority experience haste at work rather or very often. In 1997 this figure was a little lower at 52 per cent. Those who feel mildly or badly stressed at work represent 14 per cent, which is 3 per cent fewer than three years earlier.
Women are slightly more stressed than men.
One fifth suffer from continuous low morale and a further fifth from insomnia. A small minority stated that they have very little or no influence at all on matters affecting them at work. There were also questions about physical working conditions. A third suffer from noise and a minority of seven per cent regard this problem as very bad. Roughly the same proportion feel that dust is a problem at their workplaces.