MANILA, Dec. 4 -- As Finland seeks more Filipino skilled workers, Finnish officials and recruiters emphasized strong worker protection, ethical recruitment, and family-friendly support for Filipino workers hired at the mega job fair held in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday.

In an interview on Wednesday, Joonas Halla, business development manager at Business Finland, and Elisa Vepsalainen, CEO at Silkkitie, one of the companies that participated in the job fair, shared the growing demand for Filipino workers due to their character and work ethic.

Halla added that Finland is also facing an impending workforce shortage, with nearly half of its labor force expected to retire by 2040.

"We do need Filipino workers in the coming years. Like I sa...