Report offers new data on labour market performance of people who have moved to Finland for different reasons
4.3.2024 10.01
According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the employment rate and average income vary strongly among people who have arrived in Finland for different reasons, especially in the early stages of their stay. The differences in the employment rate and income between immigrants and people with Finnish background narrow along with the length of stay in Finland.
Ministerial working group approves revised Talent Boost programme on work-based and education-based immigration for 2023–2027
21.11.2023 16.17
The Talent Boost programme on work-based and education-based immigration will continue in a revised form during this Government term. The aim is to provide Finland with skills that meet its needs and to strengthen economic growth, employment and innovation activities. The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship approved the programme on 21 November 2023.
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment analysis: Education and training could prevent long-term unemployment
11.4.2023 15.00
In order to thwart the risk of prolonged unemployment, it is important that people who have been unemployed for longer than a year find work quickly. Long-term unemployment is often related to a diagnosis of an illness and lack of education. Education plays a minor role in the employment plans of the long-term unemployed.
Labour market roadmap project examines labour bottlenecks and proposes solutions
12.12.2022 12.42
The labour market roadmap project provides important information about the problems related to the availability of labour. During the project, employers and employees met in eight sectoral groups to consider proposals for improving the situation. According to them, the transfer of labour from surplus occupations to shortage occupations and from one region to another should be speedier and the services for people moving to work in Finland could be improved.
Key aim of the Integration Act reform is to speed up integration and employment of immigrants
6.10.2022 14.17
The Government’s proposal to comprehensively reform the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (hereinafter, the Integration Act) aims to strengthen the inclusion of immigrants in society and to make the promotion of integration more efficient. Another goal is to increase equality and wellbeing and advance good relations between population groups. The reform seeks to facilitate the path of immigrants towards employment and to improve the access of immigrant women and others outside the labour force to services.
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Integration.fi
The Integration.fi website is intended for anyone who, in the course of their work, is involved with immigrants or is engaged in immigrant integration and refugee reception.Office of the Cooperation Ombudsman
The mission of the Office of the Cooperation Ombudsman is to promote and improve cooperation between employers and employees as well as to implement the objectives of related legislation.Structuralfunds.fi
The online service for EU regional and structural policy programmes.SpaceFinland.fi
SpaceFinland gives a look at Finnish space sector companies and research as well as the Finnish space administration.TalentBoost.fi
Talent Boost is a national programme to attract international talent and promote their immigration to and integration in Finland. The website is aimed at people throughout Finland whose work is related to the immigration of international talent.
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