Last year, around 83,000 people had two or more jobs, sometimes even multiple full-time employment. This is according to data collected by Statistics Finland. The number of moonlighters hasn't been this high since debt drove people to it during the Finnish recession in the mid-1990's. However, circumstances now are not all that bleak.
It is true, however, that many people are working multiple jobs in order to make ends meet. Finland's largest blue collar union federation, SAK, places the blame on employers.
"It shows that part-time and short-term work has increased, and people who are forced to take part-time work can't support themselves, especially in the capital city," says Kaija Kallinen of SAK.
But employers have a different view.
“This trend illustrates the positive economic situation in our businesses, that there are now plenty of jobs available,” says Seppo Saukkonen, an expert with the Confederation of Finnish Industries.
In fact, while more lower-income people are working two or more jobs, so are people on the other side of the income scale. For example, more than half of doctors work additional jobs.
The Ministry of Labour believes that this trend will only continue to grow, as Finnish industries across the board cope with an insufficient work force.