Temporary layoffs in companies due to the coronavirus in Finland 2020

According to survey results from August 2020, around one fifth of the small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland had started temporary layoffs due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The number of temporary layoffs increased by five percent between March and April, but declined again in the months that followed. Around 78 percent of the companies reported that they had not started to lay off their workers by August 2020.In March and April 2020, around 73 percent of the small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland estimated that the coronavirus outbreak had caused problems for their business. Nearly every fifth company lost over 50 percent of their sales by the end of May 2020.

根据2020年8月的调查结果，芬兰约五分之一的小型和中型企业因冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行而开始实施临时停工。从3月到4月，临时停工人数增加了5%，但在随后的月份中又有所下降。大约78%的企业报告称，截至2020年8月，他们尚未开始裁员。2020年3月和4月，芬兰约73%的小型和中型企业预计，冠状病毒的爆发已对其业务造成困扰。到2020年5月底，近五分之一的公司销售额损失超过50%。