Four-day working week and six-hour shifts to be introduced in Finland

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Four-day working week and six-hour shifts to be introduced in Finland
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The proposition is from the world’s youngest sitting prime minister 😲

Finland’s new Prime Minister wants to introduce a four-day working week.

Sanna Marin, 34, says an extra day off and six-hour days will allow the public to spend more time with their families and on hobbies. The proposal from Ms Marin – the world’s youngest sitting prime minister – follows the lead of Scandanavian neighbour Sweden, where a six-hour working experiment began in 2015., she said: ‘I believe people deserve to spend more time with their families, loved ones, hobbies and other aspects of life, such as culture.

Centre-left Ms Marin – who heads a five-party coalition of parties all led by women – has long been an advocate of the idea.Most Fins currently work for around eight hours a day, five days a week. Swedish companies have been experimenting with a six-hour working day since 2015, with early results suggesting that it increases productivity, well-being and wealth – but is expensive.But Ms Marin’s coalition partner and education minister Li Andersson welcomed the latest proposal.

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