Finland

During the last year the average youth unemployment rate in Finland was 19.9%.

As part of the campaign "Your future is my future - a European Youth Guarantee" the Social Democratic Party of Finland has launched a national campaign to promote a youth guarantee.

The Finnish Government is also developping a pilot programme on a Training Guarantee, which aims at encouraging young people that finish compulsory school to pursue further education. While providing equal opportunities for everyone, the training guarantee is a key policy to prevent unemployment and social exclusion among the youth. 


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Jutta Urpilainen - European Youth Guarantee

Photo by SDP Finland

Original article published on Turun Sanomat

Euroopan talouskriisin varjossa kytee vaikutuksiltaan pitkäaikainen sosiaalinen kriisi. Nuorisotyöttömyys on riistäytymässä käsistä. Tilanteen vaikutukset näkyvät pitkälle tulevaisuuteen, jopa seuraavaan sukupolveen asti.


Stefan Löfven -European Youth Guarantee

Orginal article published on Di

Kampen mot ungdomsarbetslösheten i Europa måste gå från ord till handling. I EU är 5,6 miljoner unga under 25 år arbetslösa  – fler än Finlands befolkning. Det skriver Stefan Löfven (S) och Finlands finansminister Jutta Urpilainen.


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"Your future is my future - a European Youth Guarantee now!"
The Party of European Socialists (PES), Young European Socialists (YES) and PES Women are running the campaign "Your future is my future" and calling for a European Youth Guarantee to tackle youth unemployment.

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