News and press releases

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  Finland withdraws its participation at the EuroSkills Graz 2020 Competition

  The Board of Skills Finland has, during the board meeting of the 9th of September 2020, decided to withdraw Finland’s participation at the EuroSkills Graz 2020 Competition.

  9.9.2020

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  World Champion Sofia Sundqvist takes advantage of competition experience in working life

  Practical Nurse Sofia Sundqvist works within community care, an area that the coronacrisis has had a clear impact on. Sofia has previously won gold at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.

  19.5.2020

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  Taitaja2020 Jyväskylä event cancelled

  Taitaja2020 Jyväskylä event cannot be organized in May because of the Coronavirus situation. This is based on recommendations given by the Finnish Government. This event will be cancelled.

  13.3.2020

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  Towards the skills competitions of 2020

  Skills Finland's Executive Manager Eija Alhojärvi's new blog explains what new measures the new decade brings with it and orients itself towards the skills competitions of 2020.

  24.1.2020

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  Strategy 2030 – Skills Finland towards the world's best vocational expertise

  Skills Finland's ordinary meeting has approved of Skills Finland's new strategy "Skills Finland 2030". The chairperson of the board, Seija Rasku writes about the new strategy and the changes it brings with it.

  22.1.2020

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  Abilympics in Moscow – joy and hard work

  Dozens of colorful flags, shirts, sweaters and caps swayed during the opening ceremony of Russian Abilympics in Moscow on November 20th, 2019.

  19.12.2019

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  From tinkling wine glasses to the top of the world – the story of Suvi Minkkinen

  Suvi Minkkinen is a waitress who won gold in Taitaja2017 in Helsinki and earned Medallions for Excellence in EuroSkills Budapest 2018 and in WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Read Suvi's story about how she grew into a rock solid professional through Skills competitions.

  13.11.2019

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  About VET in Finland

  Vocational education and training (VET) in Finland is an attractive educational option.

  30.10.2019

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  Markku Vengasaho – Teacher vol. 2.0

  "I am no longer the same teacher as I was five years ago. My role as a teacher and teaching methods have changed", Teacher Markku Vengasaho says.

  21.3.2019

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  How do companies benefit from vocational skills competitions?

  Festo Didactic has taken part in vocational skills competition activities from 1991. The compa­ny is a WorldSkills Global Industry Partner. Its Finnish subsidiary Festo Oy has participated in the Taitaja and Taitaja9 competitions from the 1990s.

  28.2.2019