The EMN Finland National Contact Point is organizing a conference on November 30, from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM, on the topic of “Is Finland ready for increased labour immigration?”
Registration for the conference is available until November 24 HERE . The working languages of the conference are Finnish and English. Simultaneous interpretation from Finnish to English and English to Finnish will be available.
Preliminary Programme
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Registration and Lunch |
| 12.30-13.00 | Welcome Remarks
Rafael Bärlund, Head of EMN Finland National Contact Point Opening Remarks |
| 13.00-14.00 | Panel Discussion I: Boosting Labour Migration – Easier Said Than Done?
The panel discussion features Mirelle Paquet (Associate Professor, Concordia University), Jean-Christophe Dumont (Head of OECD Migration Division), Silvio Grieco (Policy and Legal Officer, Legal Migration and Integration Unit, DG HOME). Moderator: Rafael Bärlund, Head of EMN Finland National Contact Point). |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Break |
| 14.15-15.30 | Panel Discussion II: “Immigration and Labour Market Policies – Structures, Attitudes, and Societal Readiness”
The panel discussion features: Minna Helle (Director, Federation of Finnish Technology Industries), Taina Vallander (Trade Union Representative), Mika Raunio (Senior Researcher, Finnish Institute of Migration), Siamäk Naghian (CEO, Genelec). Moderator: Minna Hulkkonen (Head of Migration Department, Finnish Ministry of the Interior). |
| 15.30-16.00 | Germany Case Study – Sustainable Recruitment of Nurses (Triple Win)
The presentation will be given by Raymond Pascubillo (Triple Win Project Manager). The discussion will be led by Päivi Vartiainen (Tampere University of Applied Sciences). |
| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Questions and Discussion |
| 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | Summary and Concluding Remarks |
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