Job Market Finland's regional pages have been renewed
The content and structure of the regional pages of Job Market Finland have been reformed, and information on specific regions is now easier to find and more diverse. For the user, regional pages provide an easy way to find vacancies in their area as well as services related to working life and topical issues.
The regional pages can be found in the upper menu of Job Market Finland. The user can choose whether to view the contents by municipality or on a regional level. The regional pages bring together local working life actors and their services in one place.
The basic content on all regional pages includes job vacancies and the employment services described in the Suomi.fi Finnish Service Catalogue. In addition, regions may choose to publish topical content, such as news, event information or videos. The contact information displayed on the regional page allows actors to plan which organisations and services the customer is directed to in each matter.
The content of the regional pages is created in cooperation between the employment and economic development actors in the region. In other words, the actors plan together what kind of package is offered. The regional pages allow different organisations to provide comprehensive services across organisational boundaries. The regions are responsible for the maintenance and content production of the regional pages. They also decide the languages in which content is produced. Currently, the possible languages on Job Market Finland are Finnish, Swedish and English.
The new regional page concept was prepared together with three pilot regions
The new concept of the regional pages was prepared together with regional employment actors. The participants were from three regions: Mikkeli and Pieksämäki in South Savo, Tampere and Nokia in Pirkanmaa as well as Oulu, Kuusamo and Raahe in North Ostrobothnia. The participants represented different organisations, such as TE Offices, employment and economic development services, development companies and activity centres.
User interviews were also conducted in the development phase to better understand the needs and views of customers. The aim was to ensure that the new regional pages meet the needs of both customers and working life actors.
In the future, so-called theme pages can be created in connection with the regional pages, which will provide special visibility for the employment themes or topical campaigns in the region. In addition, the aim is to make statistical, foresight and research data related to the regional working life available.
The development of these functions will begin in the spring, but a more detailed implementation schedule is yet to be decided.