Amid growing tensions over the government’s planned labour market reforms, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) met with union and business leaders for the first time on Wednesday.
A large proportion of the highly educated foreigners living in Finland have settled in well and work in positions that match their qualifications. However, the study indicates that there are still areas for development when it comes to integrating into Finnish society.
The majority of respondents said that they have adapted to life in Finland either very or fairly well (79 %). Nearly half (48 %) believe that they were able to adapt in under a year.
The Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (Super) and Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy) have called off all industrial actions and stopped preparing for mass resignations.