332,800 unemployed jobseekers in January

2.3.2021 8.02
332,800 unemployed jobseekers in January
At the end of January, a total of 332,800 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices. This is 81,200 more than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 24,500 from the previous month. The number of unemployed jobseekers also includes those fully laid off.

Government proposal: restaurants to be temporarily closed to customers – takeaway and delivery still permitted

1.3.2021 13.12
Government proposal: restaurants to be temporarily closed to customers – takeaway and delivery still permitted
The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament on the temporary closure of restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses to customers for three weeks. The act would enter into force on 8 March 2021 and remain in force until 28 March 2021. During that time, meals could still be sold to customers for takeaway and delivery. The closure would apply to food and beverage service businesses in areas where the COVID-19 epidemic is in the acceleration or community transmission phase. Separate provisions on the areas of application will be laid down by government decree.

Rapporteurs: Important to make use of the existing opportunities for local collective bargaining

1.3.2021 9.10
Rapporteurs: Important to make use of the existing opportunities for local collective bargaining
Jukka Ahtela and Joel Salminen
Report on the current state of local collective bargaining and the measures for promoting it has been published. According to rapporteurs Jukka Ahtela and Joel Salminen, the best opportunities to promote local bargaining are within normally applicable collective agreements, that is, in companies that belong to employers’ organisations. In their opinion, possibilities for local bargaining exist, but they are not fully utilised.

RDI investment, smart capital and increasing knowledge and skills as enablers of Finland’s growth
24.2.2021 11.04
työryhmän puheenjohtaja luovuttaa selvityksen
The key challenge for the Finnish economy is to rise above the slow growth of the past decade. The economic challenges are not primarily related to the coronavirus recession. In Finland, with its ageing population, weak economic growth is a genuine threat to safeguarding the wellbeing of Finns. The working group considers average economic growth of 2% up to 2030 to be a realistic, if demanding, goal. 

Study to probe into disputes concerning the choice of applicable collective agreement and the conciliation system
24.2.2021 8.30
Two people shaking hands as a sign of an agreement
Minister of Labour Tuula Haatainen will launch a study on the mechanisms for resolving disputes that relate to the choice of collective agreements and to the functioning of the mediation system. The appointed rapporteurs are Minna Etu-Seppälä (Master of Laws, trained on the bench) and Simo Zitting (Master of Laws).
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Talent Boost

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.

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Government report on the future of the retail sector

Government report on the future of the retail sector

The future report addresses the ongoing transformation of the retail sector in Finland, and the structural revolution in retail worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic also has a dramatic impact on retail.

Information on the future report

Local government pilots on employment

Local government pilots on employment

The local government pilots on employment will begin in 2021. The pilots aim to increase employment among unemployed jobseekers and to direct them to training and education more effectively. Another objective is to create new solutions to ensure availability of skilled labour.

Information on the pilots

Ministry

Ministry

Ministry

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment creates the conditions for economically, socially and ecologically sustainable growth. It comes from skilled people in high-quality jobs, productivity growth and increasing employment.

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Government agencies, companies and funds of MEAE Group

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, five companies plus three funds.

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Ministers

Tuula Haatainen
Tuula Haatainen
Minister of Employment
Mika Lintilä
Mika Lintilä
Minister of Economic Affairs