Finland
You can find some practical info about living and working and finding and applying for a job in Finland, here:
- Info Finland
- This is Finland
- TE Services, the public employment service vacancy database
- Jobs in Finland
- Job application and CV
- Enterprise Finland
- Finnish immigration service (for a person from a non-EU/ETA country)
The country is registered to participate in the following event(s):
Where are the available jobs?
In Finland, most of the vacancies advertised are in the health and social services sector, construction industry, services and commercial sector (demand is particularly high in sales). There is a shortage of workers in particular in the following occupations according to estimates from just before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic emerged:
- Audiologists and speech therapists - (2266)
- Social work and counselling professionals - (2635)
- Early childhood educators - (2342)
- Nursing and healthcare professionals - (3221)
- Office and workplace cleaners - (9112)
- Generalist medical practitioners - (2211)
- Healthcare assistants - (5321)
- Specialist medical practitioners - (2212)
- Psychologists - (2634)
- Contact centre salespersons - (5244)
- Domestic cleaners and helpers - (9111)
- Chefs - (5120)
- Commercial sales representatives - (3322)
- Special needs teachers - (2352)
- Home-based personal care workers- (5322)
Text last edited on: 11/2020
Short overview of the labour market:
The population of Finland is approximately 5.5 million. The size of the country’s working age population will decrease in the years to come due to an increasing rate of retirement. At the same time, the number of immigrants is growing and people are staying at work longer. In 2018, the workforce consisted of just under 2.5 million workers. The average number of people unemployed in 2018 was approximately 200 000 and the unemployment rate was around 7.5%.
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.
Employers’ requirements regarding the staff they employ vary greatly according to the job. The absence of suitable employees in Finland is often due to jobseekers’ inadequate training or lack of relevant work experience or specialist skills.
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 Institute for Health and Welfare:
Coronavirus COVID-19 latest updates
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland:
Q&A about travelling and Coronavirus
Finnish Border guard:
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic
Ministery of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland:
Hot jobs:
TOP 15 DEMAND FOR LABOUR FORCE
- Nursing Associate Professionals - (3221)
- Social Work and Counselling Professionals - (2635)
- Audiologists and Speech Therapists - (2266)
- Generalist Medical Practitioners - (2211)
- Early Childhood Educators - (2342)
- Health Care Assistants - (5321)
- Specialist Medical Practitioners - (2212)
- Psychologists - (2634)
- Special Needs Teachers - (2352)
- Dentists - (2261)
- Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians - (3212)
- Home-based Personal Care Workers - (5322)
- Contact Centre Salespersons - (5244)
- Application Programmers - (2514)
- Software Developers - (2512)
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