VTT applies for government license to decommission research reactor
On 20 June 2017, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd submitted an application addressed to the Government to decommission the FiR 1 research reactor in Otaniemi. FiR 1 has been in use since 1962 for research, teaching and isotope production and, in its latter years, also for cancer treatments.
Long-term unemployment continued to fall in May
A total of 291,500 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of May. This is 40,600 less than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 12,800 from the previous month. The figures are from the Employment Bulletin of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
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Centenary of Finland's independence – Finland 100 In 2017, Finland will have been an independent state for a hundred years. The main theme of the centenary celebrations is Together.
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Business digitalisation for companies With digitalisation, companies gain access to new technologies, big data, and new business models based on these assets. For consumers and corporate customers, this means new products and services that blend the physical with the virtual. -
Key projects With its five strategic priorities in the Government Programme, Government is taking steps to follow through with essential reforms. The strategic objectives are materialised in the form of 26 key projects. -
Working Life 2020 project A large group of operators representing government organisations, employer and employee organisations, other organisations and companies are working together to improve the quality and productivity of Finnish working life. The goal is that working life in Finland will be the best in Europe by 2020.
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One of the main tasks of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is to create a solid basis for industrial and other business operations and in this way strengthen competitiveness and employment.
Government agencies, companies and funds of MEAE Group
The MEAE Group comprises seven government agencies, 15 Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, 15 Employment and Economic Development Offices, six companies plus three funds.
