Helsinki - Europe's top hotspot for skilled talent

According to a recent report from Forrester, three cities in the Nordics - Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen - are the top European hotspots for businesses to recruit highly skilled talent.

In its report, "Navigating The Leading Skill Clusters Across Europe", Forrester ranks 50 European cities to help business leaders decide where to source the skills they need for the future. The report's key findings include:

• Europe's skill landscape is heterogeneous, and it's led by the North and West. The report's top ranked cities like Helsinki offer a highly educated and diverse workforce with above average language skills and a business-friendly regulatory framework.
• Regulatory hurdles prevent UK cities from being ranked a leading skill cluster in Europe. London, Manchester and Birmingham drop in rankings, because the movement of labor is restricted since Brexit.
• Knowing where Europe's top talent is located helps companies prepare for hybrid and anywhere work. Forrester expects that 30-40% of employees will work in some type of anywhere-work setting. Business leaders, therefore, need employees to have the skills required to succeed in hybrid working environments.

Dan Bieler, principal analyst at Forrester: "To prepare for the future of work, European businesses need to hire talent adept at both technical and soft skills. The Nordics region is teeming with precisely this kind of talent. Recruiting talent from emerging hubs like the Nordics will allow European businesses to accelerate digital transformation efforts and drive long-term business growth."

The full report is available here.