The following aspects must be considered to ensure sufficient social and health care staff numbers:
• Enhancing the sector’s attractiveness and ability to retain workers, i.e. improving pay and working conditions, are key to ensuring the adequacy and accessibility of staff in the sector.
• Training migrant workers who are already in Finland and facilitating their employment in the social and health services.
• Helping Finnish health care professionals living abroad move back to Finland, for example through qualification recognition and further training.
• Improving the international recruitment process by creating a fixed procedure for recognising qualifications and including extensive language education in it.