Jobseekers toolkit for Finland

Whether you are moving to Finland as a single person or with your family, you will have many questions that will need answering. Here you will find an extensive toolkit of reliable and up-to-date information from the etiquette of taking sauna to establishing your own business. Start here to begin planning your move and making your transition to Finland that much easier.

infoFinland  – a comprehensive guide in 12 languages about moving to and living in Finland

Tips for finding work in Finland – from the Finnish employment service

Why work in Finland?

Digital and population data service agency - promotes the digitalisation of society, secures the availability of data, and provides services for the life events of its customers

Welcome to Finland guide – A 68-page guide in 13 languages from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland

Finnish customs good to know

Finnish working culture 

Living in Åland – Finnish archipelago

Finnish taxation

All you need to know about the Finnish taxation system

Coming to work for a Finnish employer

Social Insurance

Whether moving to Finland temporarily or permanently, about to start work or looking for work, this guide covers all the basics on social security.

Quick guide when you move to Finland by KELA (the Social Insurance Institution of Finland).

Finnish Immigration Service

Finnish Immigration Service  Information on how to apply Eu registration, residence permit etc.

Finnish Immigration Service FAQ

EnterFinland – E-service for submitting your application to the Finnish immigration service  (you can also watch a video on how to apply through E-services)

Licensing and authorisation of social welfare and healthcare professionals

Valvira

Recognition and international comparability of qualifications

Finnish national agency for education

Hygiene Passport

Those who work in the food industry must have basic knowledge of food hygiene in order to ensure food safety. 

A person has to have a hygiene passport if: they work on food premises and handle unpackaged easily perishable foodstuffs.

Food premises are for example cafés, restaurants, fast food restaurants, institutional kitchens, food shops, bakeries and factories producing foodstuffs.

Finnish Food Authority

Accommodation

You may look for a flat to rent from pages such as

www.etuovi.com,  www.vuokraovi.com, www.forenom.com/, www.kodisto.fi/

Suomi.fi –online service

Online service contains information about public services, forms and news released by the public administration

Where to learn Finnish or Swedish

Studying Finnish online

Studying Finnish – how to find Finnish language courses.

Venla – Free Finnish online self-study material

Study Finnish or Swedish

Extra information

Finterest - web service for travellers in Finland

Expat Finland - an unofficial Finland Guidebook

The event is organized by the EURES Network in Finland. It is part of the EURES, European Job Days www.europeanjobdays.eu.

We welcome employers and organizations to participate!

Registration:

Register a new account: https://www.europeanjobdays.eu/en/who-are-you?event=48541

Video instructions: https://youtu.be/PobxwCdu8DI

If you already have an account and wish to register for Finland Works
Video instructions: https://youtu.be/n1hniFDyHtg

Visitors can choose to continuously apply for the vacancies that are registered on the event page. They can also choose to only participate in the program that is broadcast during the event day and then apply for the vacancies that have been published.

If your organization consists of several departments that want to participate in our job fair, we recommend that each department registers its own account. This way, each department is exposed separately, and it becomes easier to handle applications. In addition, each department receives interview planning tools and chat channels that are their own.

Register vacancies:

To achieve a good result with your recruitment, we recommend that the ads are published as soon as possible and are in English. In the advertisement, you have the opportunity to refer applicants to your own career page but note that our platform is built on the basis that applicants must apply for the services through the platform, which means that the vast majority do so. Therefore, it is important that you continuously go in and look through your ads to find the candidates. Video: https://youtu.be/WDIyUr68hsQ

Book online interviews:

You can book and hold interviews during the event day with candidates who have applied for vacancies. The interview tool is integrated into the platform.
You do this by booking 30-minute interviews (so-called "slots"). You can access it from your "Dashboard".

Chat with candidates during the event day:

You can chat with candidates spontaneously visiting our event. To do this you need a valid Skype account (not Skype for business!). You enter your Skype ID either when you register your account or later in the "Edit my organization" function in your "Dashboard".

It is important that you are logged in to your Skype account throughout the event day so that the candidates can get in touch with you. It is only possible to use one chat channel per account.

Record a short film in English

We recommend that you record a promotional film where you inform about your organization, your vacancies and how candidates can contact you. We broadcast the film during the event day. In this way, you reach everyone who participates, even those who may have missed your published vacancies.

NOTE! The film shouldn’t be longer than 5 minutes and if your movie is in your native language, it needs to be subtitled in English.

You will receive a broadcast program about a week before the event day, then you know when your film is broadcasted and can take the opportunity to join the general chat in the broadcast window to promote your business.

Hei jobseekers! Get the most out of the event by following this quick guide:

1. Upload and Improve your profile/CV right now, Find out how!

2. Apply for jobs right away and keep checking for new postings! Click here!

3. Prepare for interviews

4. Use the event agenda, click here!

5. Get to know the employers by clicking here!

6. Chat with exhibitors click here!

7. Enjoy the event and come say "hi!" in the public chat!

Detailed information for jobseekers:

Upload and improve your CV:

• Pay attention to your language, technical or soft skills, as well as education fields.
• You can add your picture.  
• In order to enable interview and chat facilities during the event, add your Skype ID account (or other online tool) to your profile.
• Upload your CV in English or retrieve it from the EURES portal. You can also add your online professional profile or portfolio, for example from LinkedIn.
• Find out how

Apply for jobs:

Please make sure you have the matching profile for the job you are applying for!
If your profile does not match the job requirements, exhibitor might not review your application.

Job opportunities increase, as the date of the event approaches, so browse through the various job options, and apply as soon as possible for those matching your skills and expectations.

Exhibitors may interview you on the day and some of them will attend the event and be available to answer additional questions that you may have.

In case you are pre-selected, you will get a notification by the employer(s) on possible timeslots for the interview, to which you should answer as quickly as possible.

Prepare for interviews:

In order to be better prepared, you should research background information on the participating companies, their main projects and recruitment needs. Select the ones you want to approach and consider the questions you may want to ask. Anticipate the questions the employer / recruiter may present you with.

Interviews and recruitments during Covid-19

The employers (and job offers) that are online for the event are still in recruitment mode.
Interviews and testing are being held remotely using various online tools. The employers will select a method appropriate to the current situation.

Companies are working proactively on finding the right candidates, but you should be aware that moving to Finland will depend on the national guidelines being followed in the countries concerned.

Companies participating in the event will:

• Ensure compliance with the latest national legislation relating to Covid 19
• Outline the conditions under which workers from other countries will be accepted whilever Covid 19 guidelines are in force. This is regarding matters such as quarantine or the need for a health certificate etc. These will be made clear to you before leaving your home country.

Interviews and recruitments after Covid-19

If, after the event, you are invited for an onsite interview by one or more of the employers, you may be entitled to financial support to cover travel expenses through the Your First EURES Job (YFEJ) mobility scheme. Certain requirements must be met to qualify for the support. The scheme is arranged as follows:

• Up to 35 years old, via Your first EURES job (YFEJ).
• More than 35 years old, via Reactivate.

Important: you will need to apply for these supports well before the interview date!

Find out how by contacting your local Eures services or by getting in contact with yfej@te-toimisto.fi

Covid-19 situation changes daily. Below you will find links to information on how to travel, what is possible, as well as, what are the restrictions concerning travel to and from Finland.

Finnish Border guard

Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Coronavirus COVID-19 latest updates

Travel and Covid-19

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland

Q&A about travelling and Coronavirus

Ministery of Economic Affairs and Employment in FInland

Questions and Aswers: Corona and worker Mobility

Companies that join the event:

- ensure compliance with the latest national legislation due to Covid 19

Please check the guidelines in your country. Situation regarding Covid-19 is in flux and guidelines change.