Come Here! 2024 event showed again that place attractiveness and recruitment are highly relevant themes in the Jakobstad Region and the result of long-term work! On Wednesday, July 24th, Campus

Industry & Employment
Are you interested in job opportunities in the diverse private and public sectors of the Jakobstad Region? Are you currently looking for a job or thinking about a career change?
In an initiative to connect potential employees with the industries at Alholmen Industrial Park, an industrial tour is organised 24 of July in connection with the annual event Come Here!
In 2022, 600 international migrants moved to the Jakobstad Region. The year before it was 413, so we see a clear increase. The share of other languages in Jakobstad is
More than 22,000 jobs in the Jakobstad region are spread across several strong industries. For example, we have the food industry, which is currently our largest sector, rubber and plastics,
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
Compared to other regions in Finland, The Jakobstad region continually is growing, in contrary to national statistical forecasts. The region reached and has maintained over 50,000 inhabitants throughout the whole