Finland to attract immigrants from Brazil, India, Vietnam, Turkey

Finland has defined Brazil, India, Vietnam and Turkey as four special target countries, from which it could attract immigrants, according to the ministry of economic affairs and labor, reported Xinhua.

Finland will send "talent advisors" to the four countries, where partnerships will be created for recruitment in various sectors, said the ministry's migration director, Sonja Hämäläinen, at a press conference on Wednesday.

The current Finnish coalition aimed to double work-based immigration and triple education-based immigration by 2030.

Senior specialist Katri Niskanen at the ministry said some 10 percent of the labor needs of the healthcare sector should be covered by international recruiting during the next 10 years.

Finland has introduced several measures to eradicate the abuse of foreign labor. However, experts said it has remained somewhat unattractive in allowing dependents to join the work permit holder.

Under current rules, a foreign worker should earn 2,600 euros gross per month to be able to bring Finland a spouse and two minors.

With the salary levels of nurses in Finland, family reunification is hardly feasible under current laws, said Niskanen.