The latest report from the European Labour Authority indicates that Finland is experiencing a shortage of workers in 33 different occupations nationwide. Finland is experiencing worker shortages across a variety of professions, including healthcare, food service, engineering, IT, construction, and metal processing.
Additionally, an earlier EURES projection suggests that Finland's working-age population will decline in the coming years. This demographic trend may increase the chances for foreigners seeking employment in Finland to obtain a Finnish work visa.
The 2023 EURES report on shortages and surpluses highlights healthcare as one of the most affected sectors in Finland, though other industries are also struggling with labor shortages.
The report identifies the following occupations as being in short supply:
- Home-based personal care workers
- Healthcare assistants
- Childcare workers
- Dental assistants and therapists
- Social work and counselling professionals
- Audiologists and speech therapists
- Dentists
- Nursing professionals
- Specialist medical practitioners
- Generalist medical practitioners
- Chefs, cooks, and fast food preparers
- Waiters
- Telecommunication engineers
- Electrical engineers
- Civil engineers
- Application programmers
- Web and multimedia developers
- Software developers
- Building construction laborers
- Construction supervisors
- Metal working machine tool setters and operators
- Sheet metal workers
- Welders and flame cutters
- Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels, and other establishments
- Heavy truck and lorry drivers
- Mechanical machinery assemblers
- Plumbers and pipe fitters
- Building caretakers
- Accounting and bookkeeping clerks
- Special needs teachers and early childhood educators