Automation is beginning to fill the hole
The excellent news is that Finland is turning to automation and beginning to use robots to assist to unravel the challenges attributable to labor and abilities shortages.
Essentially the most automated industries in Finland are metallic & equipment (which accounts for round a 3rd of the nation’s robotic inventory), automotive and electronics. Right here, our firm’s collaborative robots usually fulfill duties of dealing with and selecting, inspection, logistics and meeting and they’re serving to corporations to extend productiveness. Janavalo Oy, a metallic trade firm from the Häme area, began to fill vacancies with collaborative robots. In just some months it has been in a position to make use of cobots to nearly double the output of every welder.
Nonetheless some option to go
Massive companies like Nokia have spearheaded using robotics in Finland and are after all already extremely automated. However when it comes to total robotic utilization we’re lagging behind a few of our neighbouring nations and there may be nonetheless a lot potential for automation in smaller corporations. In accordance with the Worldwide Federation of Robotics, neighbouring Sweden, the place the economic construction corresponds fairly effectively to Finland’s, has 3 times as many robotic items put in all through its industries as Finland.
As a nation we have to consider robots in a wider context – past the partitions of worldwide model names and automobile corporations. Wherever an individual does repetitive work, robots could make issues simpler. Robotics can completely be one of many options to the abilities scarcity, if given the prospect.
One other driver of automation in Finland, past the business advantages for particular person corporations, ought to the nation’s concentrate on sustainability. As a rustic that’s closely depending on pure assets, Finland has a powerful dedication to environmental safety. Right here, automation may help scale back waste, enhance vitality effectivity and promote sustainable practices.
We’re on track, however extra governmental help is required
We’re fortunate in Finland to already be seeing the advantages of presidency help for automation. Many corporations have benefited from a public improvement grant for robotics funding – I do know that it’s a lot appreciated. The state has thus far reimbursed 50% of initiatives’ wage prices, however solely 10-35% of the particular funding, relying on the place in Finland the corporate is positioned.
Over the previous yr, I’ve requested dozens of corporations what would encourage them to take the ultimate step and put money into automation. Fairly often the reply is that barely extra beneficiant and regionally non-discriminatory funding help would make a distinction, particularly for the small and medium sized corporations. I believe we may make an actual affect by rising the funding help for gear buy to 35% all through Finland.
Must develop technical experience
Lastly, let’s not neglect that know-how is itself one of many sectors by abilities shortages. In accordance with a examine on the necessity for abilities carried out by Know-how Industries of Finland in 2021, Finland’s know-how industries will want 130,000 new specialists throughout the subsequent 10 years. So, simply as in different nations, we have to proceed to concentrate on schooling and coaching in colleges, schools and within the workforce.
