Young Finnish Unemployed Men’s Experiences of Having Participated in a Specific Active Labor Market Program

What is it about?

The purpose of the present study was to describe young Finnish unemployed men’s experiences of having participated in a specific active labor market program, intended to fight unemployment and offered at a resource center.

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Why is it important?

The present results reported that the young men felt that they, thanks to the program at the resource center, had acquired daily routines and could ultimately believe in the future. The young men described how they now had a structure, economic support, and that they could return to their daily life. The informants also described how they could see new possibilities and believe in oneself.