The COVID-19 crisis accelerates the structural change of the Finnish economy. With intelligent automation, old jobs will die, and new jobs are born at the same time. New skills are needed as technological development significantly changes every third job. Nearly 80% of new jobs require higher education, while the number of tasks with lower education is reduced the most. However, we do not have enough alternatives to raise the level of vocational education.The skills level of Finns is decreasing, and there are many people with merely a basic education background, even though this is no longer enough to get a job.Right now, it is more important than ever for us to create conditions for new jobs. The key is to fill skills gaps and develop new skills. We need to ensure that the lack of knowledge and skills do not hamper adapting to structural change and recovering from the crisis in society and working life. It is essential to respond more quickly to changes in the skill needs of working life at national and regional levels. The challenge is to improve the predictability of the educational and the labour market needs.