Personnel structure

At the end of 2011, we had a total of 30,324 (2010: 28,593) employees. The increase came through organic growth, mainly in the Nordic countries, North America and APAC area. The share of our employees in emerging markets in proportion to our total number of personnel was 34 (34) percent. Women accounted for 19 (18) percent of our workforce.

The countries with the most Metso employees were Finland, China, the United States, Sweden and Brazil. These five countries employed 67.5 percent of Metso's total workforce.

Average age: 42 years
Average length of service: 12 years

  2010 2011
Personnel structure by employment type Total % of total Total % of total
Regular, Full-time 26,301 92.0 25,928 85.5
Regular, Part-time 520 1.8 603 2.0
Regular total 26,821 93.8 26,531 87.5
Temporary, Full-time 1,587 5.6 3,510 11.6
Temporary, Part-time 185 0.6 283 7.5
Temporary total 1,772 6.2 3,793 12.5
All total 28,593 100.0 30,324 100.0
Number of trainees in headcount 298 1.0 326 1.1
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Number of employees by country
  2010 2011
  Male Female Total % of total Male Female Total % of total
Austria 87 26 113 0.4 89 26 115 0.4
Belgium 91 11 102 0.4 96 8 104 0.3
Czech Republic 281 56 337 1.2 317 60 377 1.2
Denmark 77 23 100 0.3 74 24 98 0.3
Estonia 3 1 4 0.0 4 1 5 0.0
Finland 6,874 1,874 8,748 30.6 7,177 2,045 9,222 30.4
France 549 168 717 2.5 613 119 732 2.4
Germany 995 169 1,164 4.1 1,083 188 1,271 4.2
Italy 126 33 159 0.6 123 32 155 0.5
Netherlands 61 12 73 0.3 64 10 74 0.2
Norway 89 14 103 0.4 68 11 79 0.3
Poland 316 174 490 1.7 298 174 472 1.6
Portugal 105 150 255 0.9 118 156 274 0.9
Russia 152 55 207 0.7 188 74 262 0.9
Spain 248 26 274 1.0 240 22 262 0.9
Sweden 2,227 450 2,677 9.4 2,266 492 2,758 9.1
Turkey 25 7 32 0.1 29 8 37 0.1
Ukraine 19 12 31 0.1 21 14 35 0.1
United Kingdom 192 33 225 0.8 223 36 259 0.9
Europe total 12,528 3,300 15,828 55.4 13,109 3,500 16,591 54.8
Algeria 7 1 8 0.0 4 1 5 0.0
Ghana 39 4 43 0.2 41 4 45 0.1
Kazakhstan 11 6 17 0.1 18 8 26 0.1
South Africa 1,188 131 1,319 4.6 1,162 141 1,303 4.3
United Arab Emirates 21 4 25 0.1 20 4 24 0.1
Zambia 5 1 6 0.0 5 1 6 0.0
Zimbabwe 7 0 7 0.0 5 1 6 0.0
Africa and Middle East total 1,267 141 1,408 4.9 1,237 160 1,415 4.6
EMEA total 13,795 3,441 17,236 60.3 14,346 3,660 18,006 59.4
Canada 610 114 724 2.5 670 126 796 2.6
USA 2,287 480 2,767 9.7 2,510 539 3,049 10.1
North America total 2,897 594 3,491 12.2 3,180 665 3,845 12.7
Argentina 3 0 3 0.0 3 0 3 0.0
Brazil 1,790 239 2,029 7.1 1,965 268 2,233 7.4
Chile 695 49 744 2.6 426 80 506 1.7
Mexico 210 20 230 0.8 212 18 230 0.8
Peru 142 18 160 0.6 171 21 192 0.6
South and Central America total 2,840 326 3,166 11.1 2,777 387 3,164 10.4
Australia 448 87 535 1.9 471 103 574 1.9
China 2,197 645 2,842 9.9 2,453 746 3,199 10.5
India 830 34 864 3.0 1,014 46 1,060 3.5
Indonesia 42 9 51 0.2 33 22 55 0.2
Japan 98 18 116 0.4 94 16 110 0.4
Malaysia 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 2 0.0
New Zealand 66 14 80 0.3 59 14 73 0.2
Singapore 25 21 46 0.2 44 22 66 0.2
South Korea 25 8 33 0.1 27 9 36 0.1
Thailand 94 36 130 0.5 94 39 133 0.4
Vietnam 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0.0
Asia-Pacific total 3,828 872 4,700 16.4 4,292 1,017 5,309 17.5
Total 23,360 5,233 28,593 100.0 24,595 5,729 30,324 100.0
     
Employee turnover rate by country 2010 2011
Finland 6.1% 6.1%
China 11.1% 10.5%
USA 7.7% 4.0%
Sweden 10.5% 7.5%
Brazil 9.6% 8.4%
South Africa 7.7% 7.0%
Germany 20.1% 6.6%
India 13.2% 7.1%
Canada 6.9% 7.3%
France 6.4% 7.1%
Australia 13.5% 18.1%
Chile 16.8% 9.7%
Poland 1.0% 7.4%
Czech Republic 10.1% 10.6%
Portugal 2.4% 1.8%
Russia 6.8% 9.2%
Spain 7.7% 6.5%
United Kingdom 9.3% 8.1%
Mexico 3.9% 9.1%
Peru 11.3% 14.6%
Metso all countries total 8.9% 7.2%
     
  2010 2011
Gender distribution of personnel Male Female Male Female
Metso Board of Directors 71% 29% 75% 25%
Metso Executive Team 100% 0% 86% 14%
Metso Employees 82% 18% 81% 19%
Blue Collars* n/a n/a 89% 11%
White Collars* n/a n/a 74% 26%
Supervisors* n/a n/a 85% 15%
Permanent Full-Time employees* n/a n/a 82% 18%
Permanent Part-Time employees* n/a n/a 45% 55%
Temporary Full-Time Employees* n/a n/a 75% 25%
Temporary Part-Time Employees* n/a n/a 68% 32%
Trainees* n/a n/a 73% 27%
* Data coverage 77% of all Metso employees (from SAP HR)