Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen: We will take action to prevent any exploitation of foreign labour
At the beginning of this year, the responsibility for the administration of labour migration matters was transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to...
Local government trials on employment have great potential – careful preparation needed
The Finnish Government is preparing local government trials on boosting employment, where some of the tasks of the Employment and Economic Development...
Productivity improvement should play a central role in social policy
Productivity and economic growth should be among the key social policy objectives, according to professor Matti Pohjola. In his report Technology,...
New EU regulation on mutual recognition – towards a better functioning single market for goods
A new EU regulation on the mutual recognition of goods will apply as of April 2020. It aims to improve the free movement of goods across the EU Single Market...
Innovation for sustainable development the key Finnish companies’ success
Finnish companies are starting to understand and recognise the opportunities that sustainable development can offer for their innovation activities....
Salespersons caught in transition: EGR retail sector project attains target
A two-year reemployment project in the Finnish retail sector, co-financed by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), yielded unexpectedly...
The Big Three of international recruitment: permits, attraction and attitudes
Finland is currently facing a labour market dilemma: while the number of vacancies is at a record high, 42 per cent of employers still experience...
Business development always makes sense
A few weeks ago, Mika Haavisto, who manages a project facilitating business ownership transfers, wrote in the Ownership Transfer Forum’s blog (in...
How should we strengthen young people’s faith in the future?
Ohjaamo centres are low-threshold one-stop guidance centres that young people under the age of 30 can visit for any reasons they may have. In Ohjaamo...
Making better use of skills and technology in workplaces
The transformation taking place in the economy and in society affects many walks of life, such as technological development, artificial intelligence,...
Tourism is a growing export sector
In spring, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland has updated the Roadmap for Growth and Renewal in Finnish Tourism. Comments on the...
Urban policy calls for partnership
There is a growing divide between cities that has led to highly dissimilar regional needs, and calls for a strong urban policy based on genuine partnership...
Would life be better if we had stayed out of the single market?
“Things are in a bad way.” “The EU is again regulating on trivialities.” It is easy to throw such jibes, accusing the EU of one thing or another. Yet there...
Why does Singapore outshine us?
Singapore, a city-state with a population equal to Finland’s, provides a very interesting point of comparison when it comes to economic policy. Year after...
Setting the table for long-term energy and climate policies: the new Finnish government will face far-reaching issues both in the EU and domestically
After the parliamentary elections on 14 April, it is time to look at the challenges for the next government. The formulation of energy and climate policies...
Mining Act reform alone does not adequately address the concerns regarding mining operations
Mining operations have been the focus of heated public debate since December, with the sharpest criticism being directed at the Mining Act and its...
Finland has ambitious integration plans
The OECD published today its report Working together – Skills and labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Finland. The report was...
Trust highlighted in the French-Finnish initiative on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation generate growth, competitiveness and innovation and through these prosperity in Europe. It is not only...
