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Goal. The aim of this study is to find out if teacher in elementary school has a high workload and what is burdening them. Research that has been done by the teacher labor union shows that teacher nowadays is burdened in their profession and many of them are thinking about quitting being a teacher. Based on the aim of the study, I asked these following research question. 1. What is the teachers experience of their workload? 2. Which elements affect the teacher’s workload? 3. Is there differences between new teachers and more experienced teacher? By using Karasek and Theorell’s (1990) model for demand, control and support I will try to figure out if teachers have a high workload and if their work contribute to stress. If a person suffer from a lot of work-related stress it can develop into burnout. A person can get burned out if they have more tasks than they can complete (Arbetshälsoinstitutet, 2022). Methods. To be able to find answers to these questions I did a qualitative interview study. I interviewed six teachers from one city I Finland. All the teachers were competent, but they had been teachers for varying long time. Those teachers who had worked as teachers for a longer time, had all worked for over five years. The new teachers were all in the beginning of their careers. Results and conclusions. By the result and discussion, it is clear that the teachers who participated in the interviews are burden in their work and the teachers say that they have too much work to do. The teaching profession has under many years changed as well as the workload. Despite more assignments the salary has remained the same. There is a feeling among the participants that the tasks never end and that they feel behind.