Early childhood education teacher Roosa Tilles sees in her everyday life how her work benefits children, families and society as a whole. She expects the value of the work to also be reflected in salary development and the decisions of municipal decision-makers. This would help the teacher shortage that is bothering the industry subside.

As a class teacher, Esa Ukkola feels that he is doing valuable work for the future. However, during his nearly 30-year career, he has seen the persistence of pupils decrease and the workload of teachers increase. He now hopes that municipal decision-makers will give more funding to education, because the cost is even higher for society if the funding and quality of education are not secured.

Lauri Frank is a researcher whose work benefits Finnish companies directly. It is inspiring and feels meaningful. He hopes that the basic funding of universities will be increased and made sustainable, and that universities will become attractive workplaces that invest in the wellbeing and coping of employees.