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.
The most automated industries in Finland are steel & equipment (which accounts for round a 3rd of the nation’s robotic inventory), automotive and electronics. 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 steel business 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 virtually double the output of every welder.
Still some strategy to go
Big firms like Nokia have spearheaded using robotics in Finland and are in fact already extremely automated. But by way of general robotic utilization we’re lagging behind a few of our neighbouring international locations and there may be nonetheless a lot potential for automation in smaller corporations. According to the International Federation of Robotics, neighbouring Sweden, the place the commercial construction corresponds fairly properly 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 automotive 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 possibility.
Another driver of automation in Finland, past the industrial advantages for particular person corporations, ought to the nation’s give attention to sustainability. As a rustic that’s closely depending on pure assets, Finland has a robust dedication to environmental safety. Here, automation will help cut back waste, improve power effectivity and promote sustainable practices.
We’re not off course, however extra governmental assist is required
We are fortunate in Finland to already be seeing the advantages of presidency assist for automation. Many corporations have benefited from a public growth 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 12 months, I’ve requested dozens of corporations what would encourage them to take the ultimate step and put money into automation. Very typically the reply is that barely extra beneficiant and regionally non-discriminatory funding assist would make a distinction, particularly for the small and medium sized corporations. I feel we may make an actual affect by growing the funding assist for tools buy to 35% all through Finland.
Need to develop technical experience
Finally, let’s not neglect that expertise is itself one of many sectors bothered by abilities shortages. According to a research on the necessity for abilities performed by Technology Industries of Finland in 2021, Finland’s expertise industries will want 130,000 new specialists inside the subsequent 10 years. So, simply as in different international locations, we have to proceed to give attention to training and coaching in faculties, schools and within the workforce.