Six weeks... quite long compared to Finland. Here the employer has to pay full wages for 10 first days of sickness, after that the state (Social Insurance Insti

Six weeks... quite long compared to Finland. Here the employer has to pay full wages for 10 first days of sickness, after that the state (Social Insurance Institution) covers about 70%. Ongoing sickness is an acceptable reason to fire an employee (with similar "very strict requirements") also here.