Hello and welcome to Northern Finland and the Work in Lapland event! Finnish employers in the North, including Santa and his friends, are looking for help.

There are opportunities not only within tourism but also within different fields of industry. So, if you feel, like a change of scenery is what you are looking for, this might just be the ticket.

Take a journey into the magical northern kingdom. Experience working in a stunning environment in the job you have been looking for. Employers within tourism and industry are looking for workers.

Join us for Work in Lapland recruitment event on September the 1st 2020 between 10 am and 4 pm (CET).

During the event you can find out about the different opportunities offered in the North of Finland within the fields of Tourism, Hotel and Catering, as well as Industry.

• Hotel workers (receptionists, cleaning staff etc.), Ski lift operators, Restaurant workers (waiters, cooks etc.).Safari guides, Santa Claus helpers (shop asisstants), Amusement park workers,
• Industry: Metal (welders, CNC machiner etc), ICT (programmers etc)

Join the event, register, submit your application, chat with employers, be interviewed and get a job.

We encourage all jobseekers with the right skills, background and motivation to keep the application process going, it may take awhile before you can travel to your new work destination but it is never too early to prepare and plan for the future.

This event is part of European Job Days - a series of events organised throughout Europe. Join us online and meet employers from the north.

In addition, anyone who registers will receive useful information on living and working in Finland, dealing with issues such as taxes, social security etc.

Employers from the Finnish North, this event offers the ideal opportunity to promote your recruitment needs throughout Europe. You have the chance to meet a wide range of jobseekers with different language skills, qualifications and experience. The event focuses on Tourism, Hotel and Catering sectors as well as different sectors within Industry for employers from Lapland, North Ostrobothnia and Kainuu.

To join us on the 1st of September 2020 at the Work in Lapland, European (Online) Job Days, you have to register in advance! Register using the link at the top of the page.

We are looking forward to your registration and participation in our event at www.europeanjobdays.eu

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 the popularity of Finland is growing

EnterFinland – residence issues explained by the Finnish migration service

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 63-page guide in 13 languages from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland

Finnish customs good to know…

Finnish working culture 

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).

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

Learning the Finnish language

Studying Finnish online

Studying Finnish – how to find Finnish language courses.

Venla – Free Finnish online self-study material

Extra information

Finterest - web service for travellers in Finland

Expat Finland - an unofficial Finland Guidebook

We are optimistically looking for a future with new possibilities.

You, who have the right skills, background and motivation please keep the application process going. It might take awhile before you can travel to your new work destination but it is never too early to prepare and make good agreements.

In order to get the most out of this event, you should now:

improve your profile / 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 as well as chat possibilities during the event add your Skype ID account (or other online tool) to your profile.
• Upload your CV in English or retrieved it from the EURES portal. You can also add your online (e.g. LinkedIn) professional profile or portfolio.
• 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.

take advantage of the programme

You should also try to take the best advantage of the Programme that will be streamed on the platform. You will be able to follow a pre-recorded presentation by exhibitors' video materials, so you will have a better idea on the companies we are promoting at this event.

During the event, Eures Advisers as well as some of the employers, will be online to answer possible questions you might have.

• What will happen with your application?

Employers will see how your qualifications match with what they are looking for and  the company may interview you on the day or they will get in touch with you.

Please make sure you have uploaded a CV with all relevant contact details.

• Prepare for the interviews!

In order to better prepare, you should go through available information on the participating companies, their main projects and recruitment needs. Select the ones you want to approach and, identify the questions you may want to place, anticipate possible questions by the employer / recruiter.

• 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 from a distance by different online tools. The employers will adapt methods according to the current situation.

Companies are working proactively on finding the right profiles, but you should be aware that moving to Finland will depend on the easing of the national measurements in the countries concerned.

Companies that joined in for the event:

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

- will outline the conditions under which workers from other EURES countries will be accepted in-country during the situation (such as quarantine, provision of health certificate etc), before leaving your home country

• Interviews and recruitments after Covid-19

If you are invited for an onsite interview by one or more of the employers after the event, you could perhaps benefit from the YFEJ coverage of travelling expenses (meeting all requirements):

° when up to 35 years old, via Your first EURES job (YFEJ);

° if you’re more than 35, via Reactivate.

Very important: you will have to apply some time before the interview date!

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

Let’s keep the European mobility dialogue open, especially during difficult times!

There are challenges in our shared economic labour market, with effects we may not see yet. That  why we want to focus on the resilience and creativity of our customers, both employers and job seekers. And we wish to provide support for the recruitment needs that we will face in these  changing situations and times.