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Finland's economy and security of supply rely on foreign experts

"There is a growing need for immigrants and foreign skilled workers. The technology industry plays a key role in, for example, the development of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. These fields are already dependent on international experts. When the economy turns upward, this shortage of skilled workers will only deepen," write TEK's Owain Hopeaketo and Barona's Elina Santalahti in today's Vieraskynä in Helsingin Sanomat.

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internationality, TEK, work life, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finlands-economy-and-security-of-supply-rely-on-foreign-experts

The 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economics explain why technological progress is the engine of economic growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. Their research explains how technological progress can create sustainable economic growth.

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economy, research, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-2025-nobel-laureates-in-economics-explain-why-technological-progress-is-the-engine-of-economic-growth

Neljä henkilöä istumassa pöydän ääressä keskittyen omiin tehtäviinsä. Etualalla olevalla on kädessään puhelin ja edessään kannettava tietokone.

Budget talks bring hope for the unemployed, but retreat on RDI funding is a disappointment

Easing the ability to study while receiving unemployment benefits is an excellent decision from the government’s budget negotiations. However, curbing the growth of RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) funding unnecessarily hampers growth and productivity.

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membership fee, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), unemployment, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/budget-talks-bring-hope-for-the-unemployed-but-retreat-on-rdi-funding-is-a-disappointment

Tiimi on kokoontunut työpöydän äärelle keskustelemaan.

Nominate a recipient for a product development award

Do you know of an inspiring project or experiment? Submit a nomination for the Product Development Path Makers award 2025. Nominations are open until September 14. All finalists will receive €8,000.

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innovation, award, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/nominate-a-recipient-for-a-product-development-award

Survey shows increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland permanently

The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK are concerned about research findings on the position of international experts. The unions propose means of getting top experts into employment more effectively and motivating them to remain in Finland.

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internationality, TEK's research, research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/survey-shows-increasingly-fewer-international-experts-plan-to-stay-in-finland-permanently

What happened to the growth goals?

On Wednesday, 6th August, Minister of Finance Riikka Purra published her proposal for next year's state budget. Looking at the proposal for a while only deepens the astonishment: why are we cutting growth measures? In particular, cutting the university index and shifting the objectives of RDI funding to the distant future are measures that will eat up precisely the growth stimuli that this government has advertised.

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economy

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/what-happened-to-the-growth-goals

Finland’s AI elite consists of men aged 40–49 – “It’s high time to include all employees”

Finland’s AI elite has received significantly more supplementary training and retraining in artificial intelligence than others. Now, everyone else needs training too, says Mikko Särelä, expert for industrial and innovation policy at Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.

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TEK's research, artificial intelligence, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finlands-ai-elite-consists-of-men-aged-40-49-its-high-time-to-include-all-employees

Henkilö heiluttaa TEKin sateenkaarevaa lippua värikkään portaikon alla.

TEK partners with Helsinki Pride – “Collective agreements can have a broad impact”

Work life should be fair, safe and equal for everyone, according to the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK. One way to achieve this is through collective agreements.

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LHBTIQ+, TEK, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-partners-with-helsinki-pride-collective-agreements-can-have-a-broad-impact

Blog: Everyone won – except one

In Finland's county and municipal elections, a red wave swept across the country, the Centre Party painted the map green, and the National Coalition Party managed to slightly increase its share of the vote. How will the election results affect the members of TEK? How about government policy?

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elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-everyone-won-except-one

TEK members succeeded in municipal and county elections

A total of 75 TEK members were chosen as councilors and 77 as deputy councilors in the municipal and county elections.

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TEK, elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-members-succeeded-in-municipal-and-county-elections

Juhani's corner: What is your reason to vote?

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promotion of interests, column, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juhanis-corner-what-is-your-reason-to-vote

Opiskelijoita keskustelemassa rimaseinän edessä

Blog: Integration at the focus of TEK's local election panel

The reason for the TEK's local election panel discussion is clear: Finland needs international experts. Cities play a crucial role in welcoming these individuals and their families, as well as supporting their integration.

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TEK, elections, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-integration-at-the-focus-of-teks-local-election-panel

7 reasons to vote

The municipal and county elections are being held as we speak. This time, TEK has seven municipal and county election goals. Read and embrace them and make a difference!

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elections, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/7-reasons-to-vote

Henkilöitä seisoo ulkona rakennuksen edessä.

Creating a better Finland

Major changes in society impact technology experts even outside the workplace. What does TEK do to influence these changes to be positive ones?

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TEK, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/creating-a-better-finland

Owain's corner: Individual stories, collective strength

People move to Finland from every corner of the world, each one with their own story and history. We understand that with that individuality comes challenges, and that to help overcome these we need to do always better.

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internationality, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-individual-stories-collective-strength

Siamäk Naghian seisoo aurinkoisessa, talvisessa maisemassa.

Colleagues taught me curse words, and it was great

Genelec's Iranian-born CEO Siamäk Naghian speaks fluent Finnish. "I would have lost so much as a person if I hadn't learned this language."

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internationality, career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/colleagues-taught-me-curse-words-and-it-was-great

Blog: Snow, Slips, and Smiles

Do you also find the frosty, dark winter challenging? Your friendly neighborhood neurodivergent is here with his tricks. You might slip, but with a little gamified magic, you’ll glide through the long nights and keep those dopamine levels soaring!

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column, neurodiversity, student

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-snow-slips-and-smiles

Owain Hopeaketo istuu toimiston pöydän kulmalla.

Owain’s corner: Technology is missing from the language debate

The language debate is changing, but our discussion points about it are not.

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column, tech

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-technology-is-missing-from-the-language-debate

Immigrant entrepreneurs are thriving financially, especially in tech

The share of immigrants among both entrepreneurs and employees has increased, according to a study by PTT. Immigrant entrepreneurs are thriving in the software and consulting sectors, among others.

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internationality, work life, entrepreneur

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/immigrant-entrepreneurs-are-thriving-financially-especially-in-tech

Owain's corner: The engineering of international graduates

Finland should be using its data a lot more than it does, and those who haven’t spent time in universities recently really don’t know what is happening in them.

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society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-the-engineering-of-international-graduates

Blog: TEK remains firmly against the three-month/six-month rule proposal

On Thursday 17th October, the proposed three-month/six-month rule was handed to parliament. Despite positive changes, TEK remains firmly against this proposal.

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internationality, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-tek-remains-firmly-against-the-three-monthsix-month-rule-proposal

Henkilö seisoo muuttolaatikoiden keskellä.

Finland drives out international experts

The societal debate on immigration is a major source of concern for international experts in the field of technology, with as many as 89% of them find the immigration debate worrying. Only 52% of the international tech experts surveyed would recommend Finland as a place to live and work.

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internationality, work life, society, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-drives-out-international-experts

Owain's corner: The battle to save Finland’s reputation

You can all make a difference, and change the way our industry is treating foreign talent. You can battle for Finland’s reputation.

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internationality, column

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-the-battle-to-save-finlands-reputation

TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen kuvattuna TEKin toimistolla

Spending limits session acknowledges conditions for growth, but flounders in other areas

TEK applauds the government for sticking to the RDI investment targets in its session on spending limits. However, the government scores lower in other areas, such as its earned income tax solution.

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student research, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/spending-limits-session-acknowledges-conditions-for-growth-but-flounders-in-other-areas

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo suoraan kameraan.

Akava: Yes to immigrants, no to ageism

Everyone who completes a university degree in Finland should be automatically granted a permanent residence permit, demands Akava in its position for the budget session. According to TEK’s Labour Market Director Teemu Hankamäki, we need to make sure that as many people as possible who come to Finland to study and complete a degree here will also remain in the country.

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competence, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akava-yes-to-immigrants-no-to-ageism

Kahden eri ihmisen kädet muodostavat sydämen sateenkaarilipun edessä.

TEK partnering with Helsinki Pride for the fifth year running

The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK works on behalf of more equal work life. As part of this work, TEK supports the work of Helsinki Pride as an official Support Partner.

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LHBTIQ+, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-partnering-with-helsinki-pride-for-the-fifth-year-running

Finland needs real growth and productivity

In Finland, we should be creating more work that is so productive that it is worth paying generously for and also taking good care of the people behind it.

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column, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-needs-real-growth-and-productivity

Owain's corner: Finding positivity in times of fear

It is so important that we all find the sources of positivity, then shout them out as loud as we can. If we don’t treat Finland as something worth fighting for, we lose the motivation to make meaningful change.

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internationality, column, culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-finding-positivity-in-times-of-fear

Autism is not mutually exclusive

“Do you know you have autistic traits?” It wasn’t a surprise to me when, during the pandemic and my complete burn-out at work, I was told this by a therapist.

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internationality, column, neurodiversity

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/autism-is-not-mutually-exclusive

How about voting in the European elections

The elections for the European Parliament, or the European elections, will take place in Finland on 9 June 2024. TEK wishes to remind its members that these are also technology elections and voting is worth it.

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elections, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-about-voting-in-the-european-elections

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Finland's economy and security of supply rely on foreign experts

The 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economics explain why technological progress is the engine of economic growth

Budget talks bring hope for the unemployed, but retreat on RDI funding is a disappointment

Nominate a recipient for a product development award

Survey shows increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland permanently

What happened to the growth goals?

Finland’s AI elite consists of men aged 40–49 – “It’s high time to include all employees”

TEK partners with Helsinki Pride – “Collective agreements can have a broad impact”

Blog: Everyone won – except one

TEK members succeeded in municipal and county elections

Juhani's corner: What is your reason to vote?

Blog: Integration at the focus of TEK's local election panel

7 reasons to vote

Creating a better Finland

Owain's corner: Individual stories, collective strength

Colleagues taught me curse words, and it was great

Blog: Snow, Slips, and Smiles

Owain’s corner: Technology is missing from the language debate

Immigrant entrepreneurs are thriving financially, especially in tech

Owain's corner: The engineering of international graduates

Blog: TEK remains firmly against the three-month/six-month rule proposal

Finland drives out international experts

Owain's corner: The battle to save Finland’s reputation

Spending limits session acknowledges conditions for growth, but flounders in other areas

Akava: Yes to immigrants, no to ageism

TEK partnering with Helsinki Pride for the fifth year running

Finland needs real growth and productivity

Owain's corner: Finding positivity in times of fear

Autism is not mutually exclusive

How about voting in the European elections