The entrepreneurs complain that "letting a person go" is much easier in most countries that compete with Finland on the world market.

Professor of law Niklas Bruun told the business daily Kauppalehti that the actual impact of the would-be reform on employment is unclear. He questioned the way the reform has been "branded as a measure to boost employment".

Discussing the political implication, Susanna Ginman, editorial writer of the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet, said a public conflict would increase the support for the opposition social democratic party. The social democratic opposition is currently leading the polls concerning the general election next May.

The coalition government led by Sipila has been plagued with conflicts with unions on austerity measures, labor laws and unemployment benefits since it entered the office in the summer of 2017.

Eloranta said the plan to make dismissals easier would amount to be "the last straw that breaks the camel's back". This was understood as a reference to the possibility of major labor actions.

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