On 5 August, the five-day Wasa Future Festival kicked off with a day of seminars focusing on the potential of forests and wood and the vitality of rural areas. The
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Take the opportunity to kick off the autumn with a diverse sustainability event! On 11 September 2024, the largest digital sustainability event in the Nordic region – the 11th edition
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
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