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The rate of sick leaves due to mental health reasons was on the rise and in 2020 accounted for more than a quarter of all absences. This rising risk to work ability was tackled together with the occupational health care provider.

The growth of the semiconductor sector and its investments in Finland are also increasing the need for skilled personnel.

Many of you have probably heard of psychological safety. It refers to a culture of trust in the work community and the organization.

In spring 2021, at Murata we started to consider what the return to normal after a strong remote working recommendation would mean and what this ‘new normal’ would look like. It was clear that the remote working period experienced and the related advancements in procedures and tools would permanently alter our working methods.

When a Murata employee is sent to a secondment, there are at least two goals: an employee’s own development and expanding their own networks as well as achieving the important business goals set for the secondment.

Hi, I’m Aleksi and I’m a Master of Science student in the field of technology, material science, at Aalto University. Actually, it was a summer job at Murata that first got me interested in material science.

The last three months have flown past in my summer job as Murata’s processing operator in the assembly of sensors manufactured by the company.

The responsibility for the entirety and operation of the production is the cornerstone of the shift managers’ work.

I have now been working for Murata for four years, and the last few months I have been on assignment at our headquarters in Japan. It has been a rewarding experience to peek into the Japanese business culture.

NASA’s current Mars Exploration Program also includes Finnish technology from Murata. The SCA100T dual-axis inclinometer designed and manufactured in Finland is used in NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, which began its journey to Mars with the Perseverance rover in July 2020 and arrived on the planet’s surface in February 2021.

Networking and networks are among the strengths of Murata and Murata Finland. Utilizing Murata’s extensive network provides business and country units with opportunities to have a business-related and financial advantage with the help of an enormous knowledge warehouse, competence pools and support organizations.

A MEMS gyrocompass is a compass based on movement sensors that utilizes MEMS angular velocity sensors (gyros) to determine the direction of Earth’s axis, i.e., true north.

MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) is a field that is likely quite unknown to the general public but which has a relatively long history.

Operators and production support workers working in Murata’s production work in clean rooms that resemble laboratories. You cannot find cleaner work than Murata’s production! But why does the work have to be so clean, and what do the cleanliness requirements require from work uniforms, for example?