{"id":86383,"date":"2025-08-21T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/86383\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:18:08","slug":"report-more-than-half-of-finlands-jobless-are-difficult-to-employ-even-if-economy-improves-yle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/86383\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: More than half of Finland’s jobless are difficult to employ, even if economy improves | Yle News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finland is afflicted by structural unemployment, meaning there is a mismatch between workers’ skills and those employers want.<\/p>\n

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At the end of June, 57 percent of all unemployed were classified as structurally unemployed, according to Statistics Finland. Image: Henrietta Hassinen \/ Yle<\/p>\n

Over half of Finland’s jobless are structurally unemployed, meaning they are unlikely to find work even if the economy grows and new jobs appear, according to a new report by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (Eva).<\/p>\n

The organisation warns in its statement that structural unemployment is worsening in Finland.<\/p>\n

At the end of June, 57 percent of all unemployed were classified as structurally unemployed, according to Statistics Finland.<\/p>\n

The group draws attention to the situation of young people, as reported by the national number cruncher.<\/p>\n

In June, more than a fifth \u2014 22 percent \u2014 of 15\u201324-year-olds in the labour force were unemployed, a seven-percentage point increase from a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The situation is especially dire for young people lacking both work experience and formal qualifications. In this case, the likelihood of finding work within a year falls to just seven percent.<\/p>\n

Figures from 2022 further underline the challenge: around 27,000 unemployed people under the age of 30 had no work history at all, according to Statistics Finland’s employment data.<\/p>\n

Eva suggested boosting youth employment to address structural unemployment, such as intensive three-month training programmes for young people lacking qualifications.<\/p>\n

Young people with foreign backgrounds born in Finland are meanwhile less likely<\/a> to be employed compared to their peers with Finnish backgrounds, according to a government report.<\/p>\n

Yle News’ All Points North podcast explored how Finland’s jobseekers, particularly those with foreign backgrounds, face an uphill battle to find gainful employment.<\/p>\n

Is it getting more difficult to find a job in Finland?<\/p>\n

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