Finnish employers expect graduates to have relevant experience before they're hired. Internships and summer work placements may provide a gateway to employment. However, you'll need to apply for a residence permit if you're staying longer than three months, which you'll do through your local police station. All workers from outside these countries, including the UK, need to obtain a residence permit to enter Finland before arriving, which can be applied for in the Finnish embassy or consulate in your country or online through EnterFinland.
You'll need a self-employment permit if you're moving to Finland to start a business, which can be granted once you've submitted your business to the Finnish Trade Register. Residence permit applications can take up to four months to be processed and approved, so apply as early as possible. If you're planning to stay longer than a year you'll also need to register with the Finnish Population Information System, which you'll do through your nearest Local Register office.
A good grasp of Finnish is essential to work in the vast majority of sectors. Not only to succeed professionally, but to integrate in society - and for your own safety - it's vital for you to learn the language. Your line of work will determine the level of proficiency you'll need. For instance, you'll need an excellent understanding of Finnish to work in healthcare, business and other customer-facing roles. Sites such as Venla. As Finland is a member of the Bologna Process, ensuring direct comparability of qualifications across EU member states, you shouldn't have a problem explaining the qualifications you've gained in the UK to Finnish employers.
However, you may be required to have your qualifications officially recognised to work in some regulated professions, such as healthcare and education.
Your employer can advise on whether this applies to you - if so, you'll need to visit the Finnish National Agency for Education.
It led the way on many of the 20 different factors relating to work intensity, society and its institutions. Finland currently leads the way in terms of flexible working with new laws Working Hours Act set to give employees the opportunity to choose when and where they work for at least half of their contracted working hours.
Traditionally, Finnish workers have stuck to a hour week, typically 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-to-two-hour lunch break. In addition to 25 days' minimum annual leave, employees also enjoy 13 bank holidays per year. Everyone is treated as equal in the workplace - colleagues at all levels are involved in decision-making. While employees are encouraged to manage their workload independently, prioritising punctuality in completing work to deadlines, they're also encouraged to approach management with any problems for support and discussion.
You'll only pay tax if you're working in Finland for longer than six months, in which case you'll need to apply for a tax card at your local tax office. Visit Finland's tax administration website for more information.
You can contact interesting organisations directly and ask if they have vacancies. A large number of vacancies are hidden jobs. These vacancies are not advertised publicly; employers look for employees through their own networks.
You can call the employer directly or send an open job application by email. Many companies also offer online open job application forms on their websites. You can also seek employment through companies that offer employment services. The work may be short-term, but it can give you useful experience and expand your networks.
You make a contract with the company, which sends you to work at another employer. You can also find permanent employment through a company like this. Freelance work means that you work for several clients without permanent employment based on a contract. As a freelancer, you must take care of tax matters and pension payments yourself. You can invoice your work though an invoicing service without establishing your own company.
This is called light entrepreneurship. You can also start your own business. Find out more about starting a business on the InfoFinland web page Starting a business. Bear in mind that working as a freelancer or an entrepreneur may affect your unemployment benefit.
If you do not have a job or become unemployed, register as an unemployed job seeker at the TE Office no later than on your first day of unemployment. Read more on the InfoFinland page If you become unemployed. The way you register depends on your country of citizenship. You can register by phone if you have already been a customer of the TE Office.
In this case, your citizenship does not matter. Read more on the InfoFinland page: If you become unemployed. If you are an unemployed job seeker, an integration or employment plan is prepared for you.
You may also be entitled to unemployment benefit if you are working part-time. This is assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The integration training can include Finnish language studies, other education or work try-out. You can also seek training yourself. Read more on the InfoFinland page Settling in Finland.
If you are under 30 years of age, you can get information on work, training and other everyday matters in Ohjaamo. First, select an area. Once you have selected an area, you will get a link to the InfoFinland pages of the area you selected.
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Support during illness. Expand Disabled persons. In , the workforce consisted of just under 2. The average number of people unemployed in was approximately and the unemployment rate was around 7. Today, most employed persons in Finland work in the service sector. The sectors employing the largest number of people are commerce, transport, hotel and catering services, education, health and social services and other services. Employment in the service industry is furthermore set to increase in the future.
Some of the biggest employers in Finland are Posti Group Oy, providing postal and courier services, the OP Group banking and insurance and ISS palvelut Oy, providing services for properties and office spaces. The biggest number of recent new employment opportunities have been in small and medium-sized enterprises. In Finland, the public sector is also a big employer. For example, the city of Helsinki is the largest single employer in Finland. It offers employment in the sectors of education, social and healthcare services, transport and maintenance.
Covid 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.
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