According to the Working Life Barometer, nearly three quarters of employees considered their possibilities to reconcile work and other life good in 2023. On the other hand, there is plenty of room for improvement in competence development at workplaces.

Finnish companies, non-governmental organisations and ministries have discussed ways to respect human rights in business activities. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have together with companies and other stakeholders been leading a dialogue on the human rights impacts of companies.

The Smart grid working group appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in autumn 2016 has reached the half-way mark in its reflections and published its interim report at a stakeholder seminar held in the House of Estates on 9 October 2017. The group’s final report is expected to come out in autumn 2018.

Finnish working life is in many ways among the tops in the world. As stated in the report of the brand group, good working life should be turned into a competitive factor for Finland to attract foreign investments and experts and promote the exports of Finnish companies.

Tourists select their destinations based on the content, activities and experiences offered. This is the conclusion of the sector report on activity and entertainment programme services for tourism published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 31 October 2016.