1.Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in the EGF Regulation and in particular in Article 4(2), point (a), thereof are met and that Finland is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 410 310 under that Regulation, which represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 683 850, comprising expenditure for personalised services of EUR 663 850 and expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, control and reporting activities of EUR 20 000;

2.Notes that the Finnish authorities submitted the application on 5 May 2026, and that, following the receipt of additional information from Finland, the Commission finalised its assessment on 24 July 2026 and notified it to Parliament on 24 August 2026;

3.Notes that the application relates to 260 targeted beneficiaries who were made redundant by Valmet Automotive and five subcontractors and suppliers; notes further that 233 displaced workers, residing in Länsi-Suomi, will be targeted beneficiaries;

4.Takes note that Valmet Automotive has struggled to adapt to market changes and has had to gradually reduce its personnel since the early 2020’s; takes note that after the end of its last contract the factory no longer had any orders, forcing it to new staff reductions resulting in the dismissal of 235 workers and the temporary lay-off of 860 workers; regrets that the recent lay-offs and redundancies at Valmet led to an increase of the unemployment rate in Länsi-Suomi by nearly 15% from 2024 to 2025 reaching 12,3% in December 2025 with long-term unemployment reaching its highest level in history, up 39% from 2024; highlights the need to prevent structural regional decline and to create high-quality, future-oriented jobs in order to strengthen long-term economic and social resilience; stresses the need for policies that foster sustainable industrial transition ensuring competitiveness, territorial, social and economic cohesion and regional development;

5.Takes note that 95% of the displaced workers have an educational attainment of post-secondary level or lower, with 27,5% being aged over 54; emphasizes that unemployment risk strongly correlates with age and education level, meaning that the most of the beneficiaries face greater barriers to re-entering the labour market; calls on the Finnish authorities to take measures to address social disparities and structural barriers leading to exclusion of work force, such as low level of education and age; welcomes that Valmet Automotive has signed a multi-year agreement covering the manufacturing of armoured vehicles potentially allowing for the re-hiring of a considerable portion of its displaced workers while hopefully others could also find employment in the maritime industry in the city of Turku in the future; underlines the need to provide specific support tailored to the needs and profiles of workers with lower levels of education;

6.Recalls that, in consultation with experts and in agreement with social partners, personalised services to be provided to the displaced workers consist of the following measures: job-seeking training; job and career coaching; vocational training; occupational safety and competence cards; language training; start-up grants; incentives and allowances; stresses that trade union representatives should be involved throughout the entire implementation of the EGF measures, including the monitoring and evaluation phase, to ensure the quality and relevance of the support offered to beneficiaries; highlights the importance of ensuring that training and requalification measures respond to concrete labour market needs, facilitate the rapid reintegration of displaced workers and prevent long-term unemployment including for older workers;

7.Stresses that the Finnish authorities shall ensure the visibility of the Union funding and highlight its added value by providing effective, clear, timely and targeted information to beneficiaries, regional and local authorities, social partners, and the wider public; underlines that the EGF is a concrete expression of European solidarity and just transition demonstrating that the European Union stands with workers and communities affected by major economic and structural change; stresses that communicating the tangible benefits of EGF support is essential to strengthening citizens’ confidence in the European project and in the Union’s capacity to protect workers during economic transitions;

8.Calls for thorough final evaluations of the measures implemented, including clear information on how the funds have been used, on the success of the reintegrating of workers into the labour market, and whether the measures have achieved the objectives for which the EGF was created; stresses the need to have the tools for evaluating the effectiveness of the measures financed including as regards their capacity to ensure that EGF funding effectively contributes to the rapid and sustainable reintegration of beneficiaries into quality employment;

9.Notes that Finland started providing personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries and incurring administrative expenditure to implement the EGF on 23 March 2026, and that the period of eligibility for a financial contribution from the EGF will therefore be from that date until 24 months and until 31 months after the date of the entry into force of the financing decision, respectively;

10.Notes that the Finnish authorities provided assurance that the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be respected in the access to the proposed actions and their implementation, and that any double financing will be prevented;

11.Reiterates that assistance from the EGF must not replace actions that are the responsibility of public authorities or companies under national law or collective agreements; recalls that the EGF is a limited, targeted and complementary mechanism; emphasises the importance of fostering high-quality, future-oriented jobs to ensure long-term economic and social resilience; considers therefore that the mobilisation of the EGF needs to be embedded in a larger policy response on all political levels to ensure that the workers affected find adequate opportunities in line with their qualifications and skills;

12.Underlines that the European automotive industry is of strategic importance to the Union’s industrial base and provides employment to millions of workers across Member States; stresses that the European response to the transformation of the sector should combine competitiveness and industrial investment with strong social protection and just transition; calls on the Commission to ensure that existing and future Union instruments are used in a targeted and complementary manner to support workers affected by restructuring, reskilling and transitions across the automotive value chain;

13.Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

14.Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

15.Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.