Tourism Work: Public Management of the Tourism Workforce in Finland

Anu Harju-Myllyaho; Maria Hakkarainen; Mari Vähäkuopus

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1_4

Tourism Work: Public Management of the Tourism Workforce in Finland

Anu Harju-Myllyaho, Maria Hakkarainen, Mari Vähäkuopus

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Abstract

The chapter is built on the basis of the public management of tourism workforce in Finland and it provides an overview on how project-based development is used as a tool in answering the challenges the industry faces in terms of finding skilled employees. The chapter considers also the structural challenges that cause the lack of skilled tourism workforce in Finland. The national tourism policy in a Finnish context is explored through development projects. Project MatkailuDiili is introduced as an example of a public initiative to tackle the challenges. The way tourism work is presented has an impact on the acquisition of skilled workforce and close attention should be paid to how the industry is discussed by public instances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries
Subtitle of host publication	Trends, Practices, and Opportunities
Editors	Andreas Walmsley, Kajsa Åberg, Petra Blinnikka, Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	57-76
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-47813-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-47812-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1_4
Publication status	Published - 2020
MoEC publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Keywords

tourism policy
tourism workforce
governance
project development

Field of science

Tourism research

Access to research output

10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1_4Licence: Unspecified

2 Active

PROFI 5: Competitive funding to strengthen universities’ research profiles
Syväjärvi, A., Lohiniva-Kerkelä, M., Veijola, S., Rätti, O., Rantala, O. & Halonen, K.
Academy of Finland
01.04.2019 → 31.08.2023
Project: Co-funded project
Profi 5 osaprojekti: Responsible Tourism Planning for Sustainable Business and Economies
García-Rosell, J., Haanpää, M., Hakkarainen, M. & Vieru, M.
01.04.2019 → 31.08.2023
Project: Co-funded project

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Tourism Work : Public Management of the Tourism Workforce in Finland. / Harju-Myllyaho, Anu; Hakkarainen, Maria; Vähäkuopus, Mari.

Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries: Trends, Practices, and Opportunities. ed. / Andreas Walmsley; Kajsa Åberg; Petra Blinnikka; Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. p. 57-76.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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Tourism Work: Public Management of the Tourism Workforce in Finland

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PROFI 5: Competitive funding to strengthen universities’ research profiles

Profi 5 osaprojekti: Responsible Tourism Planning for Sustainable Business and Economies

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