Project
The project has ended.
The project was part of the Talent Boost programme in the Helsinki Metropolitan area. The Project was funded by Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
Background
Finnish businesses need foreign expertise, particularly specialised expertise that is currently not available in Finland. From the perspective of businesses, international talents also play a significant role in the creation of innovations and the internationalisation of businesses. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in 20191, Finland needs more than 100,000 new workers in the labour market by 2025.
Project partners
The main project partner was City of Helsinki. In addition to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki Marketing, Helsinki Business Hub and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce were participating in the project.
Objectives
The objective of the Talent Helsinki project was to attract foreign experts, particularly those working in fields with a shortage of labour, to join Helsinki-based businesses, and to make it easier for those already residing in the metropolitan area and their families to settle and enter the labour market. Additionally, the objective was to reinforce the role of International House Helsinki, founded in 2017, as the centre for the Talent Hub operations and network co-operation in Helsinki and the Helsinki metropolitan area, coordinate the services produced by the operator network for international talents into a unified, customer-oriented whole, develop regional and national coordination of international talent operations, and create a regional monitoring model for assessing the effectiveness of the operations.
The project was divided into three different sections:
- attracting international talents
- supporting the settling in of talents and their families
- supporting the employment of talents
Further development of the JobTeaser portal
The project was involved further developing the JobTeaser portal introduced in the International Talents Accelerating Growth (AIKO) project. The objective was to increase the number of employers and international talents using JobTeaser and their activity on the platform, intensify the posting of job and training place advertisements and develop materials and functions in the portal to support the employment of international students.
Results
Helsinki’s reputation and attractiveness have increased among international talents and businesses’ shortage of talents will have been alleviated. The measures to attract talents will indirectly support the investments of businesses operating in the area and strengthen the image of Helsinki as an attractive place of work, study and residence.
