Social guarantee for young people in Finland in 2013

The reason for the initiative is the growing concern for the risk of social exclusion of youth. Although young people in Finland are well educated in the main, some 110 000 rely on what is merely a basic level of education. Also youth unemployment is on the increase. Altogether, it is estimated that there are 40 000 untrained young people who are not working or in education or training programmes.

The funding for the Youth guarantee programme is 60 million euros a year. In addition, the young adults’ skills programme will receive 27 million euros in 2013 and 52 million euros in the years 2014-2016. There will be more funding available for youth workshop activities and outreach youth work: the appropriation for years 2013-2015 will increase to 19.5 million euros, and to 11.5 million euros in 2016.