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On Wednesday 22th of May at 17–19 it is again time for Social Wednesday, a mingling event aimed at the region’s employers and newcomers! The concept is “Mingle Point Discussions”.
The Jakobstad region has for a long time showed the lowest unemployment rate at the mainland of Finland. In January 2024, it was 5,8 per cent in the region compared
During the past six months, the Jakobstad Region Development Company Concordia has co-organized two cultural seminars with totally over 150 participants. Last autumn, the seminar “The power of creativity” was
Last week was all about green transformation, sustainability and circularity when EnergyWeek was held in the Vaasa city hall. AIP was in the spotlight together with other excellent European examples
The fact is that it is far more challenging for smaller places and regions to attract skilled workforce, mainly due to their location. We at Jakobstad Region Development Company Concordia aim to, in cooperation with local actors, increase the region’s skills base, improve the access to a skilled work force, make it easy and attractive for immigrants and returning migrants to make decisions on their establishment, and to strengthen regional, national and international networks.
We cooperate with employers who need to recruit skilled workers, training centres and other organisations, and the target groups are both potential returning migrants and other skilled workers, national as well as international.
“Within the coming two years we need over 2000 new employees.”
The need of skilled work force is continuous both in the private sector and the public sector in the Jakobstad region. The entrepreneural spirit, networks and international export knowledge give good possibilities to businesses to develop and grow. New companies are established percentage wise muck more compared to many other regions in Finland every year. Our unemployment rate is the lowest in the mainland Finland (4,5% February 2023). So our employers need skilled work force, who are also willing to give their contribution for the development of the region vigour and life quality. How have we begun to face this positive challenge at the regional development company? Be in touch!