Vaasa trains top experts for the German, US and British labour markets
Finland has one of the best education systems in the world and Finnish companies are short of talented workers. Vaasa’s goal is to be the happiest city in the world with a thriving and diverse student city culture. The rector of the University of Vaasa, Jari Kuusisto, has set a goal, that half of the students will in future, come from outside Finland. According to a survey conducted by the Ostrobothnian Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in 2019, about 60% of foreign students see Finland as a possible country of employment after their studies. This should be great – foreign students, refugees or those who might have moved to Finland for love come to Vaasa. They thrive and would like to stay in Vaasa. If they do stay, the future labour shortages would be resolved. Unfortunately, this does not work. Foreign residents living in Vaasa say that