New agreement on working holiday arrangements enable Finnish youth to work temporarily in Japan – enters into force at the beginning of August
14.7.2023 11.40
A new agreement on working holiday arrangements, adopted by the Finnish Parliament last autumn, will make it easier for young people aged 18–30 in the partner countries to familiarise themselves with the other country and work on a temporary basis to finance their stay.
Working capacity programme ends but measures to promote employment of people with partial work capacity will continue
15.2.2023 9.40
During 2019–2023, the Government’s working capacity programme sought solutions to the employment problems of people with impaired capacity to work. At the same time, the programme developed more effective services to support working capacity. The closing event of the programme on 15 February examined the employment of people with impaired work capacity from the perspective of social sustainability, inclusion and the service system.
Työkanava Ltd to start employing the most disadvantaged people with impaired capacity to work
31.3.2022 13.46
Työkanava employs people with impaired capacity to work and other unemployed people who are in the most difficult labour market position. The company will begin its operations gradually and employ more people with impaired capacity to work as its business expands.
Small and medium-sized enterprises concerned about availability of skilled labour
26.9.2016 9.30
The regions anticipate that the positive turnaround in the economy will continue in the short term. This turnaround was already evident in the spring, but now not a single region believes that the economic situation will deteriorate. Although the general view is positive, growth expectations remain moderate.
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