Government names nine critical shortage professions open to foreign workers

Government names nine critical shortage professions open to foreign workers

Foreign nationals working in Finland will soon be able to move more freely between jobs if they are employed in one of nine professions listed by the government as suffering from acute labour shortages. The decision marks a shift in how work-based residence permits function. Currently, such permits are tightly tied to a specific profession or even a specific employer. Under the new policy, people with valid residence permits will be able to swit…

The government is outlining sectors suffering from labor shortages where foreign experts can move to work regardless of residence permit restrictions.