Expert: Finland needs 30k more healthcare workers by 2030
Expert: Finland needs 30k more healthcare workers by 2030 One third of Finnish municipalities report ongoing recruitment problems as an expert warns an acute shortage is looming. A government commitment to increasing the nursing quota at elderly care facilities has accelerated the need for more healthcare staff. Image: Jari Kovalainen / Yle Finland is expected to need recruiting around 30,000 more nurses by the year 2030 to meet the demands of an aging population and the obligations set out in the government’s proposal to amend the law on social and healthcare services for the elderly. The...