EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - The City of Helsinki Local Employment Strategy 2004-2006

The City of Helsinki Local Employment Strategy 2004-2006

Introduction

In the local employment strategy the city of Helsinki lays particular focus on the designing of a vision of the future economic and employment perspectives of the region which provides the frame for co-operation with regional stakeholders.

Description

A joint local strategy to promote employment was accepted in 2004 with six local challenges to address with cooperation.

Reducing structural employment
Ensuring availability of skilled labour
Blocking the path to unemployment
Promoting entrepreneurship and crating new employment opportunities
Utilizing the know-how of immigrants
Supporting learning and readiness of the local actors to change

New local measures and projects will support the targets, which have been evaluated and defined.

Helsinki employment program is being implemented by six working groups representing different actors focusing on the challenges. Some actions by employment program: