Finland wants 15,000 international students, 30,000 workers a year by 2030

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Finland is looking to attract 15,000 international students a year by 2030 and increase the level of work-based migration to 30,000 per year. «The Finnish society is ageing; therefore, the country needs more young people to join the labour market,» Glenn Gassen, Director of Immigration Affairs, Helsinki, told TOI in an interview. «We see India as one of our focus countries and want to intensify our partnership,» he added. «India has a growing young population, and a lot of untapped talent and Finland has had excellent experiences with Indian students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals. There is an active Indian business community across Finland, and we have seen that Indian newcomers integrate quickly and emerge very successful.» «There are open positions across many sectors, for example, the healthcare and elderly care is on a lookout for workers. Similarly, several manufacturing industries is hoping to get international skilled labour,» Gassen said. Finland attracts top talent from around the world to its knowledge-intensive industries- mostly from the US and the UK.

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