Thousands apply to be a Finn for 90 days in migration scheme

Americans, Canadians and Britons among those lured by campaign to attract foreign tech workers

Finland has received more than 5,300 applications in a month for a groundbreaking scheme offering foreign tech workers and their families the chance to relocate to the Nordic country for 90 days to see if they want to make the move permanent.

We're not top of many relocation lists, but we know once people do come, they tend to stay," said Johanna Huurre, of Helsinki Business Hub which devised the campaign. There's huge competition globally for talent, so we had to think creatively."