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In Finland, it is possible for students in secondary education to complete both high school and vocational studies. They can be completed either consecutively or in parallel as a dual qualification. However, the effects of obtaining a dual qualification
Sustainable development and a carbon-neutral society are built on new products and solutions that derive from the circular economy. In addition, solutions in the circular economy are also expected to create new types of business opportunities for Finnish companies.
At the same time as the importance of services in developed economies has grown, service companies and service operations have increasingly become exposed to international competition. Although many service functions still require a local presence, some services can be
This research project studies the effects of business subsidies intended to support companies during COVID-19 pandemic. It compares the goals of these subsidiaries to their performance, and thereby their success. It also studies the effects of COVID-19 business support
The aim of this research project is to analyse the resilience of various companies and industries, i.e., their crisis resistance, the factors influencing it, and their ability to recover from a crisis. In addition, the project will look at
In Europe, the direction of bargaining on terms of employment has been from centralised negotiation systems towards more decentralised systems, which means that negotiations are moving closer to company-specific bargaining at the company level. However, Finland’s bargaining system has
This research project aims to produce new, policy‐relevant information on factors that enhance the attractiveness of Finland to productive companies and talented individuals. Maintaining the Finnish welfare state requires robust economic growth. To achieve this, Finland needs to increase
The Finnish economy has experienced slow economic growth since the financial crisis in 2008. The business landscape and innovation patterns have changed in the past decade due to new sustainability goals arising from climate change and tightened competition for
The aim of this research project is to produce information about the framework system. The project draws up a vision of what kind of development needs can be seen in Finland's framework system and what concrete actions could be
This research project will create a situational picture of the effects of foreign investment on strategic and critical intangible assets. The results of the project will help to outline how strategic/critical intangible capital can be defined, what effects foreign
The main goal of this research project is to produce research data on how the actions of different policies affect productivity. It is particularly important to better understand the effects of those policy measures that are central to future
The number of production investments in relation to the size of the economy has fallen in Finland since the 1990s. One explanatory factor is the reduction of the size of the business sector as the share of the business
