[bsmith]

Yes I believe you can look up anyone's salary in Finland, but you have to officially request it, and not sure how that's done. Some organization requests all the high earners and posts them online, so those above that amount can be identified. Everyone knows about it but find Finns are "if you have it, don't show it", and so it's not a problem as far as I know. It's the same as companies being transparent about salaries, it seems absurd to those not exposed to these kinds of companies, but after being part it's not a big deal. You're either not interested, or you use it as a tool to leverage yourself up.