Report: Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection have been well received in Finland, language skills are key to finding work
1.11.2023 13.00
By the beginning of September 2023, more than 60,000 Ukrainians had applied for temporary protection in Finland. The report offers information on the employment, use of employment services and future plans of Ukrainians as well as the receptiveness of the Finnish society.
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment analysis: Education and training could prevent long-term unemployment
11.4.2023 15.00
In order to thwart the risk of prolonged unemployment, it is important that people who have been unemployed for longer than a year find work quickly. Long-term unemployment is often related to a diagnosis of an illness and lack of education. Education plays a minor role in the employment plans of the long-term unemployed.
Labour market roadmap project examines labour bottlenecks and proposes solutions
12.12.2022 12.42
The labour market roadmap project provides important information about the problems related to the availability of labour. During the project, employers and employees met in eight sectoral groups to consider proposals for improving the situation. According to them, the transfer of labour from surplus occupations to shortage occupations and from one region to another should be speedier and the services for people moving to work in Finland could be improved.
Minister of Employment Haatainen visits Germany to discuss employment services
31.5.2022 14.09
Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen will visit Berlin from 31 May to 2 June. The visit will focus on employment services, their transfer to the local level and the ways to attract international workforce. During the trip, Haatainen will meet Germany’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as well as members of Parliament’s Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
Government proposal
Individual services to support job search in the Nordic labour market service model
7.10.2021 13.43
The reform would give unemployed jobseekers quicker and more intensive support for their job search. The Government submitted a proposal on the Nordic labour market service model to Parliament on 7 October 2021. The changes are intended to take effect in May 2022.
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Report: Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection have been well received in Finland, language skills are key to finding work
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Working group to prepare the reform and development of employment services
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment analysis: Education and training could prevent long-term unemployment
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Changes at the turn of the year in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
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Labour market roadmap project examines labour bottlenecks and proposes solutions
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