Tag: Recruitment
HS: The labor shortage is getting worse in the capital region
“The kind of labor that is in demand is not available, and the demand for labor was at a consistently high level,” said. Heikki Räisänenresearch director at the Ministry of Economy and Labour. For example, there were an average of 1,817 nursing home jobs last year, while there were 1,220 suitable unemployed job seekers. Almost […]
Climate Fund in 2022: EUR 79.9 million in investment decisions to promote the green transition
Aeromon: More accurate quantification of fugitive emissions. Capital loan of 2.4 million euros. DataSpace Europe: Information transfer service in the food chain. 1 million euro capital loan. Finn Recycling: Foundry sand recycling solution. 8 million euro capital loan. Hykamite: Demonstration plant to promote the production of emission-free hydrogen and industrial coal. A capital loan of […]
STTK’s research shows a positive change in attitudes towards immigration and foreign workers in Finland
The reason for the change in positive attitude is the increase in work-related immigration to Finland over the last four years, as well as an active social discussion on the topic. STTK believes that the need for international recruitment in Finland must be expanded, as the working-age population is estimated to decrease by 130,000 by […]
Almost half of the board positions in Finnish listed companies are filled by women, but additional measures are needed
For several years, the Central Chamber of Commerce has monitored the number of women on the boards of listed companies based on the composition of the boards appointed at the general meetings. When looking at the statistics of 2022 and all listed companies, almost half of the companies already meet the gender equality goal. Of […]
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at […]
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at […]
Blinken supports NATO expansion, fighter jet sales in Turkey visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration supports the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, and expressed confidence that both Sweden and Finland will soon join the NATO alliance, as he visited Ankara for talks with Turkish leaders on the Monday. The US Congress must approve the $20 billion sale of […]
The construction industry in Stockholm is hit hard by economic headwinds
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Rising construction costs combined with interest rate hikes would worsen the housing shortage in the Swedish capital, while the construction industry expected an increase in the number of bankruptcies and layoffs, Swedish media reported Friday. – The housing shortage will worsen, says Stefan Westerberg, chief economist at the Stockholm Chamber […]
“Tónagull in Polish” – new recruitment for classes!
Meetings for parents with children aged 0-4 are held every Sunday at 14:15 at the Hafnarborg Arts Centre. Come and see for yourself what an enriching experience for you and your child is having fun together! Tónagull is a method of music workshops based on many years of practice, created especially for children belonging to […]
English Jobs in Denmark
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Jobs in English
Brought to you by English Job Denmark, the interactive EJD recruitment site offers a gateway to the latest English language jobs. Click here or on the image below to access. Alternatively, you can also find the jobs page in the latest edition of CPH POST, which is here in digital format.
Lena Hallengren (S): The Tidö agreement pits groups against each other
It is not stricter migration policy or harsher punishments per se that Lena Hallengren primarily opposes. But she believes that the Tidö Agreement, the agreement the government reached with the Sweden Democrats, contributes to dividing Sweden. “I mean that the division is in the tone you have, the hate speech that still creeps in when […]
Danish municipalities face recruitment challenges until 2030
Two out of every three Danish municipalities will face a decrease in their workforce over the next decade to such an extent that there is a clear risk that some will simply run out of staff if nothing is done, warns former minister Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of Dansk Erhverv. At the moment, several municipalities are […]
The Tidö agreement, SD’s recruitment plan, party congress in China
This is how the Sweden Democrats recruit their top forces After the election, a series of new political posts will be appointed – political officials, press secretaries, state secretaries and not least all posts in regions and municipalities. And there it can often be difficult to find people with political experience. How much does a […]
The city of Helsinki raises the salaries of several professional groups, offers cultural and sports benefits to the personnel
The goal of the wage development program is to make the city more attractive as an employer and to ease recruitment challenges In the 2022 budget proposal of the city of Helsinki, 5 million euros are allocated to the implementation of the city’s wage development program. The program is used as a basis for the […]
Dimitri’s way out – and the fight against gang recruitment
It is a warm May day. Dimitris is on his way out to Solvalla to play in Sweden’s biggest trotting race, the Elitloppet. But he never gets there. Instead, he ends up being arrested after the policemade a search of his apartment, where they found drugs. It will be the final turning point in what […]
The government proposes a secret recruitment process for the intelligence services
Currently, the law requires that all public sector jobs must be published and that an open recruitment process applies to them.
THL monitoring: 3,400 additional caregivers are needed for round-the-clock elderly care by next spring
At the beginning of 2022, it rose to 0.6. According to THL’s data, 89 percent of the units had reached this level by May. In previous monitoring results, as of November 2021, 71 percent of units had achieved 0.6 nurses per client. “The increase in the number of nurses per client has been achieved by […]
PM excludes Barbara Bertelsen from appointing the Director of Employees and Competence
Barbara Bertelsen has been barred from participating in the appointment of a new Director of Employees and Competence due to concerns about a conflict of interest. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a message to TV2 that Bertelsen is “excluded” from providing input to the recruitment process because she herself is being investigated by the […]
Nursing homes and hospitals suffer from staff shortages
Some nursing homes and hospital wards across Finland have had to close for the summer due to a shortage of care in the country. According to April report According to a press release from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labor, the care sector has the worst labor shortage in Finland, with 3,378 vacancies reported […]
Tehy Magazine: Dozens of acute and intensive care nurses have resigned in Oulu, Tampere
“This is too many nurses. I haven’t come across such a large number of nurses before,” he said, noting that replacing intensive care nurses is difficult despite the ongoing recruitment campaign. “We have to reduce and close more operations than in previous summers.” For example, Oulu University Hospital will have 14 intensive care units for […]
The slowdown in freight traffic will cause Customs to suspend recruitment at Russian border crossings
Customs has suspended the hiring of new workers at Russian border crossings, the agency said Tuesday. Due to the effects of the coronary virus pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, border traffic between Finland and its eastern neighbor is currently limited, which reduces the need for border control and customs personnel. There were open […]
Turku pays 1000 euros to nursing staff to continue working
The bonus program announced by the Turku Human Resources Director covers approximately 3,100 people who have been employed by the City of Turku for at least six months. Sinikka Valtonenon Friday. The aim of the deal is to encourage existing employees to continue working for the city, which has faced recruitment problems and staff shortages […]
May Day speeches: Ukraine, NATO and labor disputes
Chairman and Prime Minister of the Social Democratic Party Sanna Marin spoke in Turku at a joint International Labor Day demonstration by his party and his younger government partner, the Left Alliance. In connection with the imminent public sector strike next week, Marin commented on the labor market, saying the collective bargaining system is turbulent […]
Natalia, who recently arrived, gets a job to help Ukrainians get a job in Finland
Like the millions of Ukrainians who suddenly found themselves elsewhere in the world, Nataliia Selivánova and his school-age sons fled Ukraine soon after the Russian invasion. After the attack on her hometown of Brovary outside Kiev, Selivánova and her children finally arrived in Lahti in March. He then began volunteering at the city’s Ukrainian aid […]
Work keeps Finns abroad – however, most Finns abroad would be willing to work remotely for Finnish employers
The most common reasons for returnees to return to Finland are related to close friends and family in their home country or the desire to live in Finland instead of being attracted to the labor market. Less than 10 percent of returnees cited the opportunity to continue their careers as a key reason for returning. […]
Migrin’s CEO resigns
Director General of the Finnish Immigration Service Jari Kähkönenhas stated that he intends to resign for personal reasons. Kähkönen took up a fixed-term position in September 2020 and will officially resign on 1 May. In a press release, Kähkönen said that he had set himself ambitious goals when he took on the role, and that […]
Jari Kähkönen, Director General of the Finnish Immigration Service, resigns
At the same time, the Agency’s expectations for operational development have ranged from the need for efficient implementation of automated processes to profound cultural change. Although progress has been made here, I do not see enough results, “Kähkönen said. “Finland needs efficient and well-functioning immigration processes and the Finnish Immigration Service needs urgent reform. My […]
At the framework session, the Finnish government will set aside more than EUR 2 billion for defense
“The government has decided to make significant investments in military defense, border security and cyber security. We are also doing everything we can to help the people who come here from Ukraine, he summed up. The decisions represent a deviation of about two billion euros from the framework set by the government itself. The borrowing […]
Supo: Russia’s cyber attacks and espionage threaten a growing threat to Finland’s national security
According to the security and intelligence service Supo, the hybrid attacks and illegal intelligence operations carried out by Russia are the biggest threat to Finland’s national security. The agency said on Tuesday that Russia may try to influence the public and political debate on Finland’s possible NATO membership. "Finnish society as a whole must prepare […]
Most of Finland’s highly educated people abroad have experienced discrimination in their job search and work
says Mika Sallinen, Country Director of Universum Finland, an organization focusing on employer image research and development. A joint study by Universum and the City of Espoo also revealed that the biggest challenges in job search are related to employers’ requirements for proficiency in the mother tongue of Finnish. “The survey was answered by almost […]
Etla cuts the forecast for the Finnish economy by 2.1 percentage points
According to him, war hinders economic growth through at least three mechanisms. It increases financial uncertainty and potentially delays investment and recruitment decisions. Although uncertainty is also reflected in oil prices, the most significant adverse effect will come from economic sanctions on Russia. “This could be described as a shock to foreign trade caused by […]
Greenhouse entrepreneurs want the authorities to help detect human trafficking
Farmers say they want more recruitment help from the authorities over a case involving dozens of Vietnamese workers suspected of being blackmailed in a small town in western Finland. There were media reports last month that Vietnamese workers were suspected of being blackmailed and possibly trafficked in Närpiie. Hufvudstadsbladet said that the Vietnamese broker is […]
Public services addressing staff shortages caused by the coronavirus
The acceleration of coronavirus infections has temporarily taken large numbers out of the labor force, leading to shortages in a number of key public service sectors. The City of Turku, public transport in the Turku region and waste management in southwestern Finland have all announced that they are preparing for the shortage of personnel caused […]
Educational body: The number of applications for English-language degrees increased dramatically
The number of students applying to English-language degree programs at universities and polytechnics has increased significantly this year compared to 2021, according to a report published by the National Board of Education on Thursday. In total, more than 33,000 people applied for the courses, which start in the autumn. Last year, the figure was just […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: NCP leads poll, supermarkets reveal summer wages, is winter coming to an end?
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the Conservative Coalition Party topped the voter poll just a few days before the provincial elections. The NCP received 20.7 percent support from respondents with the prime minister Sanna MarinThe Social Democratic Party (SDP) is behind with 19 per cent and the Center with 16.7 per cent. The the paper said […]
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"How would you feel if you didn’t get a weekly shower?" – The shortage of nurses hit the home care industry
"What I think… situation is unbearable. There are no nurses or deputies. Vacancies remain unfilled," said Jonna Hedström which manages home care services for the city of Kauniainen. He said staff flight was evident before the pandemic, although the industry has now also been able to lose workers to Covid tracking and vaccination missions. The […]
Finnish fast food giant Hesburger reports on sales levels prior to Covid
The sales of the fast food chain Hesburger grew rapidly during 2021 compared to the previous year, the company announced on Tuesday. The company’s sales in Finland last year were approximately EUR 234 million, while the combined domestic and foreign sales were EUR 360 million. Domestic sales increased eight percent from the previous year, bringing […]
Nursing schools are struggling to attract applicants, without filling thousands of places
Finnish polytechnics struggle to complete nursing courses, despite the fact that there is a well-documented shortage of health care professionals in the country. "When you think about the current picture of nursing, frankly, it’s scary. It doesn’t attract people, it drives them out of the industry," Katri Ryttyläinen-Korhonen, Xamkin ‘s head of education told Yle. […]
Mette’s wage threshold for foreign labor reconsidered: Government is open to action to address labor shortages
The Economist recently ranked Denmark’s economic performance in 2021 as the best out of 23 wealthy OECD countries, but its overall growth of 3.8 percent could have been even better if the government had made it easier for companies to recruit workers from countries without for the EU, claims e.g. Danish Industry and Danish Business. […]
The Ministry of Education is increasing the number of university places
Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen (Cen) has stated that the Ministry of Education and Culture will introduce 2,300 more university study places next year. Most of the new study places – less than 1,500 – are allocated to Finnish universities, while polytechnics offer more than 800 additional places for students. According to the […]
Jobs in English
Brought to you by The Welcome Group, the interactive EJD recruitment site offers a gateway to the latest English-language jobs available Click here or on the image below to access. Alternatively, you can also find the job page in the latest issue of CPH POST, which is here in digital format.
The cross-party committee recommends strengthening women’s participation in national defense
The cross-party parliamentary committee has recommended that school information days on women’s military service and voluntary military service be extended to all students in the age group. "Knowledge-based foundations for the development of the national defense relationship of young people must be created in the school system and the whole age group must be invited." […]
Pandemic depression continues in older adults: A study
The study was published in the journal Nature Aging. Based on data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a national team found that 43% of adults aged 50 and over had moderate to severe depressive symptoms at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased. time. Loneliness was the most significant predictor of […]
Educated Indians who want to move west are often overlooked by Finland
Chandigarh, the capital of the North Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, has many highly educated young people who want to move to the West to look for better opportunities. At the same time, many state and industry leaders in Finland say that skilled, skilled workers must be brought into the country so that the […]
The Minister of Labor is calling for a change in attitudes towards hiring foreign, older workers
According to the Minister of Labor, Finnish employers must change their attitudes when recruiting new staff. Tuula Haatainen (SDP). According to many employers, the Minister’s speech was related to the wider discussion about labor shortages in Finland. Haatainen said that employers need to look in the mirror in order to tackle the problem. "Changes need […]
Jobseekers switch to “Finnish-sounding” surnames to avoid discrimination
People with a foreign background who are struggling to find employment in Finland should change their surname to a Finnish one. That’s advice Ilja Timonen, a Russian immigrant who did just that. Timonen, who studied physics, mathematics and education in Russia, moved to Finland in 2006, but could not find work in selected fields. He […]
Union Representative: McDonald’s recruitment problems are more broadly reflected "stigma" to work in the fast food industry
Young people in Finland are less and less willing to work in fast food restaurants, especially after the ill-treatment of employees in the Hesburger chains. Markus Kutvonen, Chairman of the STTK Student Department. Complaints related to Hesburger became public in August this year, reporting, among other things, chronic underemployment, workers ’obligation to work 10 hours […]
Political parties recruit candidates "of all" election
Finland’s main parties are stepping up their efforts to recruit as many candidates as possible after the county council elections in just over two months. Voters will go on January 23, 2022 to vote for members of the Provincial Assembly who are responsible for providing social and health services. See Yle News’ very simple election […]
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Local elections 2021: Mette really understands us!
Mette Annelie Rasmussen Runs in: Copenhagen Party: Radicals Radical (V) councilor Mette Annelie Rasmussen has spent many years abroad, including long stays in e.g. Zambia and Georgia. She knows on her own how difficult it can be to live in a foreign city, not least through her daily work at the UN, where she often […]
Local Elections 2021: Go Westh for Your Local and Regional Health Solution
Vibeke Westh Inlet: Frederiksberg (local) and Copenhagen (regional) Party: Social Democracy Age: 58 When it comes to prioritizing healthcare, few candidates can match Vibeke Westh. The former head of the Nurses’ Organization in Copenhagen, Westh, has long been a champion of health in the city – and abroad via UNICEF and WHO. On the ballot […]
Local elections 2021: The Romanians come
The map above shows the geographical spread of Romanian candidates running in 2021. The majority of the 17 represent municipalities in Jutland, with only one on Funen and three on Zealand. But despite the distance between them, there are remarkable parallels between their policies – the result of a common understanding of the unique integration […]
Supo suspects it was the subject of espionage through the job application process
Supo may have been subjected to espionage during recruitment processes. Yle has learned that some individuals may have applied to the agency to work as a scam to gather intelligence. The aim of these candidates was to find out the names and other details of the candidates selected for the post. The application process for […]
YLE: Finnish companies are wary of hiring foreigners for their own language skills
“About half of Finnish companies have already used international labor, but about 40 percent of companies have poor capacity to receive [international labour]. The biggest challenge is the language skills of the employers themselves, Elina Koskela, Barona’s director of global recruitment, told YLE. His assessment is based on the results survey on attitudes towards the […]
Research: Reluctance to hire foreigners is often due to employers ’lack of English
Finnish companies suffer from a shortage of skilled labor. Despite this, many companies say they do not take the risk of hiring workers from abroad. The problem in these cases is not bureaucracy or strict immigration law, but the poor English language skills of the companies themselves. "About half of Finnish companies already have foreign […]
Demand for mental health services is growing among students
Demand for university students’ mental health services has been higher this autumn than before, says Ylioppilasterveyshuolto (FSHS). In September, the need for mental health services was estimated for about 3,300 students, and in October the figure was almost the same, says FSHS Medical Director of Mental Health Services. Tommi Väyrynen. Earlier this year, these estimates […]
APN Podcast: Fighting Discrimination and Prime Minister Explosions
In this week’s program, the APN looks at Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s (SDP) spit with the “boomers,” the racist scandal in board games and allegations of discrimination in pay practices were all part of the program. You can listen to the entire podcast on the embedded player here, via Yle Areena, Spotify or Apple Podcasts, […]
Iltalehti: The University of Helsinki offered students jobs based on their Finnish surname
The University of Helsinki is investigating allegations that the department engaged in discriminatory recruitment practices when selecting students for vacant positions. According to a report In the press of Iltalehti, the Faculty of Theology approached four students about the possibility of organizing Islamic education in primary school and informed them that they had been selected […]
Part 3 – The murder wave in Järva: “My cousins wanted revenge”
We end our series in three parts about the murder wave in Järva. In conversations with the police and other people with insight into the conflict situation, this week we go through some of the violence of the last year or so and try to put them in context. Now, in the autumn of 2021, […]
The Finnish army eases the requirements for the physical fitness of recruits
According to Hulkko, a large number of young people who want to serve in the armed forces cannot do so because of their poor physical condition. The primary goal of the change is to allow conscripts who are unable to meet stringent physical requirements to perform tasks that require mental health in a safe environment. […]
The Finnish army eases the requirements for the physical fitness of recruits
According to Hulkko, a large number of young people who want to serve in the armed forces cannot do so because of their poor physical condition. The primary goal of the change is to allow conscripts who are unable to meet stringent physical requirements to perform tasks that require mental health in a safe environment. […]
New school should give prisons more hands
This was stated by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday. – The Prison and Probation Service is under incredible pressure at the moment. We are simply missing hands, says Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup (S) to Ritzau. Figures from the Danish Prison and Probation Service show that the number of full-time prison officers has fallen […]
The Finnish Public Services Association requires adherence to ethical principles in foreign recruitment
All workers must have the same rights and obligations, such as the right to organize and the right to equal pay and the same working conditions. Finland cannot shift the burden of its own labor shortage to other countries. Basic services in countries of origin must not be undermined and the education system must not […]
Southeast Denmark must train prison and transport officers
The purpose is to remedy the shortage of prison and transport officers in that part of the country. The location of the school has not been found yet. It is to be discussed in connection with the negotiations on a new multi-year agreement for the penitentiary. – Every day, our prison officers and transport officers […]
Proposal for the forgiveness of student loans questioned by the ruling parties, the student union
Iiris Suomelain the view of the future vice-president of the greens, all efforts to develop the student support system should focus on increasing student grants, as current support does not provide sufficient livelihoods, making it difficult for students to live their daily lives and extend graduation periods. “I think the priority for student financial support […]
FACTS: Here are the main points of the new tripartite agreement
These are the main points of the agreement, which is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2022. Read more about the agreement here: * Match of unemployed and companies: – The parties have agreed to set aside DKK 15 million annually in 2022 and 2023 for a strengthened focus on job placement in […]
New statement from the state: A record number of jobs cannot be filled
The figure has not been seen higher since the spring of 2008 and is also an increase of 44,500 compared to June, when the statement was last made. It writes the Althing. The Althingi is in possession of the report, which has not yet been published, and which at the same time shows that the […]
Effect of Brexit during a pandemic
The Scottish Government is proposing urgent changes to the immigration system and urges the UK Government to immediately introduce a new temporary labor route to address acute labor shortages. The failure to introduce such a system has led to challenges in areas such as hospitality recruitment, distribution, social welfare, construction, food production, agriculture and tourism. […]
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K will give older people more choices and less bureaucracy
– For us, it is crucial that our elderly get real welfare. It requires enough hands, but it also requires maintaining the right to free choice. – We have a wish that the elderly agenda will fill more. Because it does not take up much space for the government. There is too little happening, and […]
In 2025, Danish prisons may lack 1,000 places
In 2025, the Danish prisons may lack 1,000 more places. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of an internal negotiating memorandum from the ongoing negotiations on the Prison and Probation Service’s finances, which the newspaper has gained insight into. The memo states that the prisons risk having 5,250 inmates by 2025, while only 4,222 places […]
Environment and cod thrive in the inland Danish waters
The reasons are many. According to Bo Riemann, trawling is particularly harmful because it tears up the seabed and destroys the habitat of fish fry. – The large cod are fished in the fjords and parts of the Kattegat. Sustainability is a spot on the moon in this here. The only place where you have […]
NCP chair Orphan: Reduce bureaucracy to attract more foreign workers
Leader of the Opposition National Coalition Party (NCP), Petteri Orpo, has demanded more foreign workers to meet labor shortages in many sectors of the Finnish economy. Interviewed in Yle TV1 -talk One morning on Saturday, Orpo said that if he is elected to the government, his party will work to reduce the bureaucracy associated with […]
Environment and cod thrive in inland waters
The sea plan submitted by the Social Democrat government with a consultation deadline of 30 September must be valid for 10 years. But it is not professionally based and completely inadequate, says professor, dr.scient. Bo Riemann, Aarhus University. – The sea plan is only a political product and prioritises exclusively business interests. Unfortunately, it is […]
Union report: Immigrants in Finland suffer from lower pay, prejudice and discrimination
The report, published on Thursday, says that foreigners face prejudice, unnecessary language requirements, discrimination, lack of recognition of qualifications and lower pay than their Finnish counterparts in the Finnish labor market. The technical trade union TEK commissioned a report which found several defects in the employers. "Many of the disadvantages they face are directly due […]
SF and DF agree: Prisons abroad can help Denmark
– I do not think we can reject the idea of renting any capacity abroad. It’s about us having far too few seats at the moment. – Norway, for example, has previously rented seats in the Netherlands. One should not think that it is a cheaper solution. It is probably closer to an expensive solution. […]
Gitte Seeberg resigns from Djøf’s gender equality committee
The trade union Djøf must have a new chairman for its gender equality committee, after Gitte Seeberg has resigned from the post. It writes Weekendavisen, and it is confirmed by Djøf. She does this after Weekendavisen approached her with a story about an employment process from 2009. At the time, Gitte Seeberg was general secretary […]
Too few elderly care staff can cause citizens to miss bathing and floor washing
At the National Association of Local Authorities (KL), the chairman of the health and elderly committee, Jette Skive (DF), can easily recognize the image of lack of help. The same is also evident in the surveys that the municipalities themselves have made of the citizens’ experience of elderly care. Here, many are well satisfied with […]
Older people need more help with bathing and cleaning
Every third elderly person who needs help with cleaning does not have the opportunity to get it cleaned when they need it. At the same time, one in five elderly home help recipients who receive help with bathing state that they cannot take a bath or be washed when they need it. It shows a […]
Kristoffer Triumf – about alcohol, confirmation and the recruitment
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APN Podcast: "I encourage them to be bolder"
This week, the Yle News All Points North podcast returns to residence permit barriers after news of measures to speed up the immigration process. You can listen to the full podcast using the embedded player here through Yle Areena, Spotify or Apple podcasts or on your regular podcast player using an RSS feed. The article […]
KL will introduce care promise for sosu helpers
The National Association of Local Authorities (KL) will introduce a care promise, where newly trained sosu helpers and assistants will give a hand that they will do their job with dignity, humanity and professional pride. It writes Jyllands-Posten. The proposal is part of KL’s action plan to increase recruitment in the area. – A care […]
International Citizens Days: The one-stop event to get all your logistical questions and more answered
No one expected it to be so busy at the first edition of International Citizens’ Day at DGI-Byen on 21 September 2019. Originating from the Expat Fair, which for over a decade had done a skillful job of welcoming new arrivals to the capital with handshakes and pancakes every autumn at City Hall, there were […]
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Aalto University launches free course to help foreign students integrate into Finnish work culture
In a press release Kaisa Paasivirta, which manages the Aalto International Talent program, stated that Finland is in dire need of a skilled workforce and cannot afford to ignore the expertise offered by foreign students. Paasivirta, who helped plan the course, says that she takes into account the special needs of these students and provides […]
Green focus in new Copenhagen budget agreement
Sporty lift An additional DKK 250 million is invested in sports, with new artificial turf pitches earmarked for Emdrup, Lersøparken and Kløvermarken, as well as a new swimming pool in Sydhavn. Opening hours on ice rinks in Ørstad and Østerbro are extended to cover the whole year, as are tennis courts in Ryvang and Genforeningspladsen. […]
Save the Children: Extremist groups recruit young people through social media and play
Extremist movements are actively seeking to recruit young people to Finland online, says a report published by Save the Children, the Finnish branch of Save the Children, on Wednesday. Research, part of the organization’s state-funded RadicalWeb project, shows that extremists use many means to attract young people. These include social media, online messaging, video game […]
Save the Children: Extremist groups recruit young people through online platforms
According to the report, based on data gathered from research findings, online data collection, and expert interviews, extremists typically have an action plan or strategy designed to identify and target suitable recruitment candidates. In a press release Annukka Kurki, The developer of the Save the Children Finland project, said that these groups are very innovative […]
Finnish employers often demand Finnish fluency from immigrants, which limits job opportunities
Like many other immigrants, Kimberley Gowdy, an American living in Lahti is highly educated. He has studied linguistics and has been a university teacher, e-products expert, translator and business analyst as part of his professional history. She is fluent in English, Spanish and French. In Finland, however, Gowdy is not a desired employee because he […]
Friday’s papers: Underemployment, English-language education and the sponsorship criterion
On Friday Helsingin Sanomat asks in itself a question that is dear to many readers of Yle News: why do so many highly educated foreigners in Finland not do work that matches their profession? The magazine speaks to a Cameroonian graduate who finally found an engineering job that matched her degree after years of cleaning […]
Three quarters of Finnish companies suffer from labor shortages, the survey reveals
In contrast, only 2.3 per cent of respondents reported that there has been an oversupply or a large oversupply of labor. Tight competition for applicants has also brought with it other more common challenges, as well as the limited work experience and incompatible qualifications of many applicants. The Finnish Chamber of Commerce emphasized that the […]
The Mayor of Helsinki regrets Finland’s efforts to recruit international experts
Helsingin sanomat newspaper wrote earlier last week, about four international experts who have completed a master’s or doctoral program in Finland but moved back to their home country in Taiwan or elsewhere in Europe. They are currently working in the latest areas such as artificial intelligence and mobile communication systems. The Finnish language was one […]
Associate Professor: Interventions can make more nurses leave the subject
– A legislative intervention was not surprising. – We usually say that there must be three conditions present when there is a legislative intervention, and they do not have to be present at the same time: the conflict has run for a long time, the conflict has major consequences for society, and the parties are […]
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HS: The labor shortage is forcing restaurants to shorten hours in Finland
Helsinki’s Kaivopiha metro is completely closed. “After easing the restrictions, it has not been possible to open it because we have not found enough employees,” Petteri Lehtimäki, Subway’s Country Manager for Finland, told Helsingin Sanomat. Lehtimäki revealed that the chain could immediately offer jobs to 150-200 people. He stressed that open positions do not require […]
The Finnish Police Board warns of major layoffs due to budget cuts
Representatives argue that under the proposed framework, police are unlikely to have sufficient resources to sustain their current operations. The government estimates that the savings of € 35-40 million would reduce at least 450 person-years (the annual workload of one full-time employee). It has been claimed to start mapping out measures to adjust to the […]
The Liberal Party wants 1,700 more general practitioners in Denmark
– All Danes must have a good general practitioner close by. It is very unsafe and unsafe for Danes and their families when it is difficult to find a doctor where you live, says Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. He refers to an analysis from the Association of General Practitioners’ Organization. According to it, more than half of […]
