The solution to the labour shortage in the healthcare and social services sector will not come from Europe, experts told the Finnish News Agency STT.
The Finns Party suggested in their answers to questions from the National Coalition Party last week that Finland could attract healthcare workers from southern Europe.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said that it does not consider this objective realistic.
Migration Director Sonja Hämäläinen said that there is no pool of healthcare big enough in Europe that is capable of meeting Finland's needs.
The nurses' union Tehy also sees recruiting from southern Europe as a challenge because competition for nurses is so fierce.
Many of the countries in Southern Europe also face similar ageing populations like Finland, which puts more pressure on their domestic healthcare services.
NCP wants to increase employment
The National Coalition Party has made it clear in its questions sent to parliamentary parties that it wants to create 100,000 new jobs in Finland.
In addition, the party wants to raise the employment level to 80 percent. Finland's employment rate hit a historic high of 76.6 percent in February.
Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party has set 2030 as the target to reach these employment goals.
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