Jobs

A worker doing video editing tasks with a computer in her office. Photo: Pixabay.

Work in Spain

SEPTEMBER

Unemployment in Spain down by 76,113 people, adds 7 months of falls

The Nomad Today 10/4/21

The Canary Islands was the region in which unemployment fell the most

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Business

BUSINESS

Ryanair planning to open a high quality aviation training center in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/21

The group announced plans to create 5,000 new jobs for post-Covid era

Work in Finland

LABOUR MARKET

40% of Finnish employers experience recruitment problems

The Nomad Today 8/19/21

Deficiencies related to skills were the most frequently cited reasons for recruitment problems, while reasons related to the workplace came in second

Work in Finland

LABOR MARKET

Number of job vacancies in Finland rises to pre-pandemic level

The Nomad Today 8/17/21

The increase was especially noticeable in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, where 5,800 more vacancies were registered than in the previous year

Minister of Employment, Tuula Haatainen, at a government press conference. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk/File photo.

Work in Finland

WORK

Finland to launch new online tool to match unemployed with jobs

The Nomad Today 6/28/21

The so-called Job Market platform uses artificial intelligence to enable jobseekers and employers "to find each other faster and better."

Work in Finland

AGRICULTURE

Nearly 11,000 seasonal workers allowed to work in Finland this summer

The Nomad Today 5/24/21

As in previous years, most of the seasonal work permits are issued to Ukrainian nationals.

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Work in Finland

WORK MARKET

Job vacancies in Finland decreased in the first quarter

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

There were still plenty of jobs considered hard to fill in establishments of health and social work activities, in practical nurse jobs and in early childhood education.

President Joe Biden gets briefed by Liz Sherwood Randall, Julie Rodriguez and participates in a conference phone call with governors affected by the snow storm in the middle of the country in the Oval Office, February 16, 2021, in Washington. Photo: White House/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

US

Biden proposes largest infrastructure and jobs plan since WWII

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/1/21

Biden said the plan was necessary to position the United States to "out-compete China," emphasizing that "we have to do it."

Work in Finland

WORK MARKET

Number of open job vacancies in Finland decreases

The Nomad Today 2/17/21

Compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, the number of open job vacancies decreased most in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa.

FILED - 27 April 2019, Spain, Palma: A Norwegian plane takes off from Palma airport. Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to cancel thousands of flights due to the spread of the coronavirus. Norwegian Airlines called for additional financial aid on Friday, saying it would not survive into 2021 due to huge losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Business in Finland

AIRLINES

Budget carrier Norwegian Air to drop long-distance routes

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/15/21

The move will mean job cuts since the carrier was to file for bankruptcy for its subsidiaries in Britain, Finland, Italy, and the United States.

Work in Finland

REFORM

Seasonal workers to be able to change employers while in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/18/20

The proposal would amend the Seasonal Workers Act concerning seasonal work undertaken in an employment relationship in agriculture and tourism.

Work in Finland

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS

312,700 unemployed jobseekers

The Nomad Today 11/24/20

The number of long-term unemployed, that is those who had been unemployed without interruption for at least a year, amounted to 82,000, up 20,700 on the previous year .

Work in Finland

Q3 FIGURES

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

Employers estimated that 54% of the open vacancies, for example in human health or social work , were hard-to-fill.

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Releases

2020 Taiwan Virtual Job Fair

The Nomad Today 11/13/20

Taiwanese leading enterprises, including ASUS, Micron, ITRI and Keding, will provide short presentations about their companies and job openings.

Helsinki airport and air traffic control tower. Photo: Finavia.

Business in Finland

RECESSION

Finavia to cut 480 jobs after state granted 350 million euro aid

The Nomad Today 10/30/20

The company has launched a plan aiming to save 200 million euros, of which staff reductions are a part.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnair cuts 700 jobs over drop in air traffic due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

The Finnish flag carrier currently employs approximately 6.500 people.

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Work in Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

15 occupations with the highest and lowest demand for labour

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

The government's latest Occupational Barometer identifies 31 labour-shortage occupations.

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Work in Finland

RECESSION

Finland's job vacancy rate nearly halved amid Covid-19 restrictions

The Nomad Today 9/15/20

In the second quarter, the country's job vacancy rate fell to 1.5%, down from 2.8% in the previous quarter.

FILED - 04 July 2011, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Karlsruhe: Euro coins lie on a Euro flag. The rate of inflation in the 19 countries of the eurozone recuperated slightly to 0.4 per cent in July, according to a first estimate from EU statistical office Eurostat. Photo:Uli Deck/dpa.

Business in Finland

Eurozone inflation falls into negative territory, unemployment rises

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/1/20

15.2 million people in the EU, including 12.8 million in the euro area, were out of work in July. Women in the eurozone were hit slightly harder on the labour market.

One of the modern mail delivery vehicles purchased by Posti. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Government group proposes mail distribution three days a week

The Nomad Today 8/26/20

If approved, the three-day distribution model -which is likely to lead to job cuts - would begin in 2022. "The coronavirus has accelerated the death of the letter," said the state secretary…

Unemployment in Spain down by 76,113 people, adds 7 months of falls

Ryanair planning to open a high quality aviation training center in Spain

40% of Finnish employers experience recruitment problems

Number of job vacancies in Finland rises to pre-pandemic level

Finland to launch new online tool to match unemployed with jobs

Nearly 11,000 seasonal workers allowed to work in Finland this summer

Job vacancies in Finland decreased in the first quarter

Biden proposes largest infrastructure and jobs plan since WWII

Number of open job vacancies in Finland decreases

Budget carrier Norwegian Air to drop long-distance routes

Seasonal workers to be able to change employers while in Finland

312,700 unemployed jobseekers

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

2020 Taiwan Virtual Job Fair

Finavia to cut 480 jobs after state granted 350 million euro aid

Finnair cuts 700 jobs over drop in air traffic due to coronavirus

15 occupations with the highest and lowest demand for labour

Finland's job vacancy rate nearly halved amid Covid-19 restrictions

Eurozone inflation falls into negative territory, unemployment rises

Government group proposes mail distribution three days a week

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