Brain waste squanders potential and talent in Finland
Returnees and foreigners say they struggle to find work with foreign qualifications and experience due to recruitment bias.
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While the Finnish government has announced ambitious employment targets, many highly qualified foreigners and Finnish returnees lament how difficult it is to find steady employment in their own fields in Finland.
Anne s experiences of job-seeking in Finland are similar to many foreigners. Originally from Denmark, she moved to Finland in 2014. At the time, she was on maternity leave and finishing her Master s thesis in political science, with a specialisation in energy and environmental affairs.