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Nordic tourism workforce: Challenges and opportunities

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30 August 2024

Nordic tourism workforce: Challenges and opportunities

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This report examines the similarities and differences in workforce supply for the tourism industry across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

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Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth

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Geographical descriptors

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Media / Journalist Organisations

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Cross-border travelling

    • Equal and fair tourism jobs

    • Pact for skills

  • Business activities

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

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Sweco released the report "Competence provision for the hospitality industry in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland" in 2023 at the request of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. The labour supply of the Nordic countries—Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland—is compared and contrasted with the travel and tourism industry in this study. Its objective is to increase understanding of the significant distinctions between these nations so that cutting-edge workforce development tactics and best practices can be applied. There are universal obstacles in encouraging teenagers to pursue vocational education in the tourism business, notwithstanding possible national differences in educational programmes (The original piece available only in Swedish).

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