Swedish utility Vattenfall has kicked off a recruitment drive to find 1,000 new engineers and technicians amid an increasing shortage of skilled labour.

The positions are mostly at about 100 locations across Sweden, with some in the rest of Europe, the company said.

"The recruitment needs are great in a competitive market with a major shortage of skilled labour in many professions,” said Vattenfall’s HR head Dag Svensson, pointing to the need for skills able to help the company's ambitious transformation programme away from fossil generation.