Government proposal
Reform of digital TE services will improve services and increase efficiency of job search
The reform aims to provide jobseekers and employers with digital services that will meet their needs better and that will ease the use of services. The overall reform includes a new service platform to promote the matching of jobs with workers and to improve job search and employment services.
SME Barometer: Positive outlook for SMEs in healthcare and social services sector – business unaffected by coronavirus crisis
The short-term expectations of SMEs in the healthcare and social services sector have become increasingly positive since 2020.
Competitiveness Council to discuss regulation of digital giants, internet user safety and research, innovation and space issues
The EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels on 25−26 November will focus on the regulation of activities of the largest digital companies and improvements to safety of users of various online intermediation services. The agenda for space issues includes the financing of companies in the sector and the management of space transport.
Climate change challenges the labour market but continuous learning offers solutions
How will climate change and the green transition affect working life and the labour market? What skills will employees need in the future? Finland has drawn attention to the future of work during its Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. This topic was examined from the perspective of climate change at a conference held in Helsinki on 30 November 2021.
Finland joins coalition aiming to end export finance of fossil fuels
Finland joined the Export Finance for Future coalition (E3F) at its meeting on 24 November 2021. The E3F is part of the strategy work to combat global warming. It allocates funding to sustainable projects and defines the most suitable measures for phasing out export finance in projects that are not in line with sustainable development.
Government employment measures and their impacts
During its current term, the Government will take employment measures that bolster the economy, aimed at achieving an employment-generating impact amounting to 80,000 new jobs.
Funding to companies
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview will open calls for funding applications from companies under Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme in autumn 2021.
Talent Boost
The objective of the Government’s joint Talent Boost programme is to make Finland more attractive to international talents and to channel the expertise of international talents already in Finland to support growth, internationalisation and innovation in Finnish companies.
Tuula Haatainen
Minister of Employment