How can I find work?
Where can I find vacant jobs?
You can search for vacancies on a wide range of websites, in staffing agencies and on social media. You can also take part in recruitment events that interest you, and don’t forget your own networks!
Job search websites
- Vacancies reported to TE Services are published on the Job Market
- Careers with the City of Helsinki: www.hel.fi/rekry/en/
- A comprehensive job search service, which also includes a lot of useful information about job seeking (in Finnish): Duunitori.fi
- A Finnish online service where you can find jobs (in Finnish): tyopaikat.oikotie.fi
- A job search service: Jobly.fi
- Nationwide job search service for municipal jobs (in Finnish): Kuntarekry.fi
- Government job search service: valtiolle.fi
Staffing agencies
- Eezy (industrial, construction, logistics, hospitality and commercial sectors).
- Barona (customer service, financial administration, HR and administration, construction, production, maintenance, logistics, sales, and social and health care).
- Seure (social and health care, early childhood education, teaching and service sectors).
- StaffPoint (hospitality and commercial sectors, contact centres, ICT, industry, construction, logistics, property maintenance and security services).
- Bolt.works (construction, industry, logistics, property maintenance, hospitality and catering).
- More companies can be found on the list of the Private Employment Agencies Association.
Social media
- Facebook: there are various groups focused on job search and different sectors, where jobs are advertised.
- Twitter: you can search for job vacancies in different sectors by using hashtags, such as #rekry.
- LinkedIn: employers in different fields publish job advertisements and you can network with professionals in your field. Learn more about using LinkedIn to find a job (in Finnish).
- Instagram: you can use images to showcase your skills on Instagram. Learn more about job seeking with the help of Instagram (in Finnish).
Sometimes the right job can be closer than you think. Therefore, it is good to openly tell others that you are looking for a job and ask your friends, acquaintances, old colleagues, relatives and neighbors if they have heard of any interesting job opportunities that you could apply for.
You can search for recruitment events that interest you, for example, in the event calendar of the employment services. Each event is accompanied by information on its date, the name of the recruiting company and the currently available positions. Recruitment events are organised both online and face-to-face. Trade fairs focusing on recruitment are also a good way of finding suitable job opportunities.
Events by Helsinki Employment Services
Event calendar of the Uusimaa TE Services (in Finnish)
Did you know that the majority of jobs are not advertised on job search sites? Therefore, you should contact the employers you are interested in directly and ask if they have any vacancies.
Employers sometimes publish information on job vacancies on their websites, but, sometimes, the vacancies are not published at all. These hidden jobs can found, for example, through open job applications on companies’ websites or by contacting companies by e-mail. Attach your CV and open job application to your message. You can also call or visit the company to ask for vacancies.
Tip
Descriptions of different occupations and fields can be found on the Professional Information section of the Job Market Finland.
Information on the employment outlook of different professions can be found in the Occupational Barometer.