The National Youth Work and Youth Policy Programme for the years 2024-2027 offers a summarised version of the actual government programme’s objectives related to youth employment. As mentioned in the National Youth Work and Youth Policy Programme, the Government’s youth policy objectives and measures to promote young people’s wellbeing have been divided into three baskets, which the Government will implement between 2024 and 2027. One of those is entitled ‘A path forward for every young person’, following an objective of decreasing the number of young people who are not in employment, education or training. 

The measures of the ‘the path forward’ to the direction of employment and entrepreneurship are to ensure an extensive initial assessment for people who have become unemployed, after which they will receive individual and employment-promoting services linked to certain obligations. The Programme emphasises that young people under 30 years of age will be quickly referred to employment services (see more in Youth Wiki Finland 3.4 Career guidance and counselling). At the same time, sufficient services and personal encounters will be ensured. The current model of labour market support for unemployed persons will also be reformed. Also of importance, is that the so-called reception capacity of working life will be strengthened in accordance with the Government Programme.

As a structural change in Finland, the employment and economic development services will be transferred from the state to the municipalities on 1 January 2025. (See Youth Wiki/Finland 3.2 Administration and governance).