EU funds to help laid-off workers in Finland
On Wednesday, MEPs are set to vote on the disbursement of €1.1 million for 351 workers who lost their jobs in the Finnish paper industry.
The aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should assist 351 displaced workers in the paper industry in the Finnish regions of Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa find new employment. It will finance personalised services, such as job-search training and career coaching, vocational training, self-employment grants and allowances, an AI-based pilot project on recruitment needs, pay subsidies, mobility allowances, and support for starting a business.
Since 2007, the EGF has helped more than 185,000 people in 20 EU countries, with €737 million in funding, according to the Commission. As of May 2026, the EGF can also fund training courses for workers who are likely to be made redundant.
Procedure: budgetary procedure
Vote: Wednesday 21 October