Checkfin had a wellbeing day on May 6, 2023. Marianja and Marika have taken care of organising wellbeing days since the beginning of their entrepreneurship, and this year it was already included in the annual plan. The purpose of wellbeing day is to maintain employees’ working ability and promote health. The concept of wellbeing day was introduced in the 1980s, when labour market organisations agreed on recommendations for organising wellbeing activities at workplaces.
The wellbeing day itself is a much broader concept than one day, even though a lot of activities do happen on that one particular day. Wellbeing day is one way to improve occupational well-being at workplaces. At the beginning of our wellbeing day, we discussed whether it should be called wellbeing or enhance work ability day. Both terms seemed to fit well, as both ability to work and well-being at work are very important.
Our wellbeing day started really on the previous day already, when we went for lunch together and then to get our official work photos taken. The photographer managed to create a very nice and relaxed atmosphere and the result was stylish individual and group photos. Our wellbeing day on Saturday included relaxation and delicious food, and we also got to enjoy the beautiful spring sea air. We started with a salad in the city center of Pori, and after that we took a local bus that took us through the scenic route to the beautiful sandy beaches of Yyteri. It wasn’t really sunbathing weather yet, but we toasted on the beach and talked about Checkfin’s history so far. The first wellbeing day, where entrepreneurs have turned into employers, and how a year ago at this time, you couldn’t have imagined what would happen during the year.
From the beach, we went to the Yyteri spa facilities, where to our delight, it was fairly quiet and not crowded. In the outdoor pool, we experienced the most relaxing part of the spa, floating 😊 Everyone floated in their own peace and the outside world shut out for a while, an incredibly relaxing experience! After bathing, the feeling of hunger told us it was time to move to Yyteri’s Yvonne restaurant. There we enjoyed the full menu and the taste pleasures followed each other. The food was absolutely delicious and the stomachs were full. For the rest of the evening, we headed to Pori’s nightlife. There was a very good cover band performing in the local nightclub, whose music made us dance away the weight of the delicious food consumed earlier.
The wellbeing day was long, but instead of tiredness, we felt joy and happiness from a great day. The next morning there was talk that we can always remember that day fondly if there are sometimes tough days at work.
As we are a small group, coming up with ideas for wellbeing day is quite easy, because we know each other for a long time and we know what kind of activity works. In general, Checkfin takes good care of the ability to work and well-being at work. The employer encourages you to take breaks and do little exercises during the work day, as most of the work is done on the computer. Checkfin has its own intranet, where all essential company matters are gathered for easy finding. When mostly we are all in different locations, it is important that information is easily and quickly available.
Maintaining the ability to work is based on a culture that promotes health and well-being at work. From the beginning, Checkfin has taken these matters very well into consideration. Wellbeing and enhancing the ability to work happen constantly in everyday work and the individual wellbeing days just reinforce it ❤️
