janinar – Talent Call Southwest Finland

31.01.2020

Finland’s talent competitiveness ranks highly

Adecco Group’s 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index placed Finland seventh overall in its annual overall ranking of countries’ ability to develop, attract and retain talent.
Click to longer article on Good News from Finland’s website.

24.01.2020

Talent Call Extra: A Piece of Me

Before the visit, our Talent Call winners were asked to bring something that represented an important part of them. On the first day, they showed their items during the welcome breakfast and explained the significance. Some were their favorite snacks, others were cultural symbols from their country or were deeply personal. Audrey Kow, a full-stack […]

31.12.2019

INDIAN JOURNALISTS FIND CONNECTIONS WITH SOUTHWEST FINLAND

On 3rd of December, a delegation of Indian journalists spent the day in Turku, learning about working and living in Southwest Finland. The group of five covered topics such as start-up development and collaboration and travel.

17.11.2019

TALENT BOOST SUMMIT 2019 OFFERS CONCRETE SOLUTIONS, ENCOURAGES COMPANIES TO ACT

The 3rd annual Talent Boost Summit took place on Tuesday 12 November at Logomo Teatro in Turku. This year’s theme was talent retention and how to boost business through international talents.

03.10.2019

#FinlandWorks at KORMARINE 2019

#FinlandWorks will be at KORMARINE 22-25 October in Busan, South Korea. We will be part of the Finland Pavilion at Booth 4H26. The overall goal is to share the latest news and issues in the international marine industry. You also will meet representatives from our shipyards, marine engineering and shipping companies and learn about a […]

02.10.2019

Talent Call extras: What Finland has to offer…

One of the ways Talent Call Turku was different from other talent contests was that we invited the whole family. While Southwest Finland has a big shortage of workers, it also offers great benefits to for families. Finland has the best education system and one of the best health services in the world as well […]

27.09.2019

Talent Call Extras: Why Did I apply…

Even though Talent Call Turku 2019 is over, we have lots of extra material. Occasionally, we will be sharing them with you. As you know now, many cities throughout the world have held similar talent attraction contests. The overall goal is to fill its worker shortages. Bringing the skilled workers for a visit lets the […]

27.08.2019

Talent Call Winners visit was a success

Five international professionals and their families spent the week touring Southwest Finland and learning about the variety of job opportunities available to them. They were visiting as winners of the Talent Call Turku contest, which seeks to attract skilled international workers to fill labor shortages in the region. The winners and their families were: Audrey […]

04.07.2019

CALLING FOR EXPERTS IN AI

Silo.AI is the largest private AI services provider in the Nordics that builds customized human-centric AI solutions. They are building a world where the human mind can focus on meaningful work. Last month there became great news: Silo.AI raises €10 million to become the European flagship AI company. Now they are looking for new talents […]

01.07.2019

HELPING COLLEAGUES AROUND THE WORLD

Iranian-born Software Developer Mehdi Javan is impressed by the low hierarchy and equality of the Finnish working culture. After living years in busy Tehran, the size of the compact city of Turku is perfect, he says. You moved to Turku, Finland to work for Vaadin. What’s Vaadin all about? We produce free and open source […]

28.06.2019

GLOBAL CAREER 15 MINUTES FROM THE CITY CENTRE

Ludmila Seppälä works at the forefront of the global maritime industry and lives on an island, 15 minutes’ drive from the city centre. That, she thinks, is the best thing about Turku, Finland. You are from Russia. Why did you come to Finland 12 years ago? I came for the job specifically. I decided to […]

25.06.2019

Talent Call Turku Winners Have Been Chosen

To solve the shortage of professionals in the technology fields, Turku organized a global Talent Call Turku campaign. The winners have been chosen from over 1,000 applications. The winners will come to Turku in August with their families. They will familiarize with the employers of the region and get to know the everyday life in […]

05.06.2019

TURKU – THE LEGENDARY CITY WITH BEST DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR GREAT LIFE

Powered by Turku Business Region, Business Finland, City of Turku, and greatly facilitated by Macken company, two roadshows were well organised in Da Nang – the coastal city in the central region, and the biggest economic center in the southeast area, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. This activity was to promote Turku and Southwest Finland as […]

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