Estonian EU membership no threat to employment in Finnish graphical trades

(Helsinki 08.04.2004 - Juhani Artto) Estonia's accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004 will have no significant impact on employment in the Finnish graphical industry. Thus conclude the three experts interviewed at the end of January by Kirjatyö, the magazine of the Media Union, which represents wage and salary earners in the graphical industry.

The substantial difference in average pay between Finland and Estonia will not mean the export of jobs and work in the graphical industry to the southern side of the Gulf of Finland. "Estonia still lacks the production capacity necessary to enable production of more demanding works," argues Esa Honka, CEO of Hansaprint, one of the leading graphic media service providers in the Baltic Sea Region.

Read more about the topic on Trade Union News from Finland.