Bridging the gap between us and our Nordic neighbours
Recent growth in each demand item contributing to GDP has prompted a dizzying upward spiral in the labour market. Each of the demand items – private...
Support for Finnair personnel
Today, Finnair announced startling plans to cut approximately 1,000 jobs. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, travel has decreased...
Setting the tone for economic policy requires care and consideration
The report of Professor Vesa Vihriälä’s working group on Finland's economic strategy for overcoming the coronavirus crisis was published today. This...
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,...
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...
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...
