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The Turku conference, organised by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions together with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education, Social Insurance Institution and Central Pension Security Institute of Finland, examined the development, implementation and assessment of policies and practices for the participation in employment and productivity of the ageing workforce. This report, based on the presentations, plenary sessions and the working groups, is presented in eight chapters. They are: Introduction; The framework conditions: context and changes; 'Active' strategies to promote opportunities for an ageing workforce; What is meant by 'integrated policies'?; The Finnish Programme for Ageing Workers (1998-2002); Active strategies and their evaluation: presentations and conclusions of the working groups; Perspectives and priorities of the key actors; Final conclusions and recommendations. The conference program and list of participants are included as appendices.