Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s roundtable strengthens dialogue on equality in working life
18.3.2024 16.04
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and representatives of key immigrant organisations, human rights organisations, municipalities, businesses and labour market organisations met on 18 March to discuss concrete measures to ensure equality in a diversifying Finland.
Ministerial Working Group on Coordinating COVID-19 Response proposes to lift restrictions on food and beverage service businesses — hygiene requirements to remain in force
22.2.2022 15.06
On 22 February, the Government’s Ministerial Working Group on Coordinating COVID-19 Response received an update on the epidemiological situation. The Ministerial Working Group proposes that changes be made to the restrictions on food and beverage service businesses and the amendments made to the Health Insurance Act be extended. The proposal for measures to improve safety at work during the COVID-19 epidemic will be circulated for comments.
Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities
Report: Finland could increase its attractiveness in the eyes of international experts by centralising measures and streamlining the work-based residence permit process
16.12.2020 8.42
Based on the OECD Talent Attractiveness Index, Finland is an interesting target country for international students and entrepreneurs alike. That said, when it comes to attracting skilled workers, Finland lags far behind the other Nordic countries and the Netherlands. Finland should learn from the experiences of these and other successful comparison countries when developing measures to improve its attractiveness to international experts and when working to speed up the processing of work-based residence permits.
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s roundtable strengthens dialogue on equality in working life
Press release
18.3.2024 16.04
Ministerial Working Group on Coordinating COVID-19 Response proposes to lift restrictions on food and beverage service businesses — hygiene requirements to remain in force
Press release
22.2.2022 15.06
Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s New Year’s message, 31 December 2020
Speech
31.12.2020 3.00
Report: Finland could increase its attractiveness in the eyes of international experts by centralising measures and streamlining the work-based residence permit process
Press release
16.12.2020 8.42
Restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 to change as of 1 August
Press release
31.7.2020 13.31
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