skilled personnel in and around the Turku become more challenging than it used to to expand. Consequently, the subcontrac-
region is getting tougher and tougher. be,” Mylly says. tor network should also make preparations
for new growth and for hiring more per-
”At present, we employ around ”All in all, some 10 000 new recruits 2 000 people, whereas our current net- will be required by us and our network work of subcontractors employs another companies by the year 2023 to be able to ”We now have more shipbuilding
6 000. In the past year, we have taken build all the ships on schedule. We need orders than ever before. In past years, there
on 250 new employees, but our net- not only more shipbuilders but also engi- was a lot of fluctuation in the demand for
work would need five times that many neers and other designers.” shipyard personnel, with peaks and low
sonnel.
new recruits. We do not exactly have a According to Mr. Mylly, the grow- points at an interval of maybe a couple of
labour shortage yet, but it is undenia- ing shipbuilding business means that the years. Now, however, we have a steady
ble that recruiting of new personnel has entire maritime cluster in the region needs demand of new personnel for many years
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