Skills, Labour Supply and Migration in Future Finland (SKILLS)
The favourable development of Finnish society requires versatile, adaptable skills and enough employees. Many sectors in the Finnish economy face labour and skills shortages, which are expected to be exacerbated by changes in the age structure of the population. Better employment rates, education and training, and migration motivated by both study and work are key to addressing these challenges. In countries with considerable migration, questions have arisen about societal sustainability, democracy and security. Education, labour and immigration policies play a key role in ensuring development in all essential areas of society. The need for reform affects the labour market, the education system as well as business and industry. How do we boost talent attraction and retention in Finland? How do we address the mismatch between labour demand and supply?
This programme involves multidisciplinary research to build a broad knowledge base and expertise to address and solve issues and challenges related to skills, labour supply and migration. The overall wellbeing of employees, language and cultural issues and the resolution of related challenges are important for the overall sustainability of society. It is also essential to explore in what ways AI, digitalisation and technology can open up new opportunities for work and expertise and address issues linked to integration. International benchmarking can provide perspectives for analysing this topic. Research under this programme should strengthen the capacity to anticipate problems related to the sufficient supply of skills and talents. An interdisciplinary, interactive and systemic approach and cooperation with different stakeholders are of key importance in research to be conducted under this programme.
Democratizing the Teaching and Learning of Finnish: AI-powered Integration for Immigrants (DALAI-FIN)
Consortium PI: Roman Yangarber, University of Helsinki
Consortium composition: University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, University of Turku
Future Care Work: Exploring bottom-up and top-down innovations to alleviate care crisis (CAREFUTURE)
Consortium PI: Eveliina Saari, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Consortium composition: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, VTT Oy, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, University of Jyväskylä, Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Population projections for migration scenarios, human capital development, and sustainable integration (MigScene)
Consortium PI: Wolfgang Lutz, The Family Federation of Finland
Consortium composition: The Family Federation of Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Turku
Technological Transformation, AI and Migrant Skills in the Finnish Labour Market (TAIMI)
Consortium PI: Niina Nurmi, Aalto University
Consortium composition: Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Jyväskylä, LUT University, University of Helsinki, Hanken School of Economics
Transforming Immigration Systems for Future Skills (TRIM)
Consortium PI: Taina Saarinen, University of Jyväskylä
Consortium composition: University of Jyväskylä, VATT Institute for Economic Research, Migration Institute of Finland, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
