Work try-out

A work try-out is a good option, for example, in these situations:

• You have no vocational training or are planning a career change.
• You are considering whether entrepreneurship could be a suitable career alternative.
• You have been out of working life for a long time, for example, due to unemployment, illness or child care.

You have previously worked in another country and want to find out whether you could find employment in Finland.

You can ask your employer directly for a work try-out job. You should primarily apply for the work try-out job independently, but information about suitable employers can be obtained, for example, from the TE Services or the city's employment services, where your specialist will be happy to help you to find a suitable work try-out job.

Explore the City of Helsinki's open work try-out jobs

Once a suitable job has been found, a work try-out agreement is concluded together with the employment services and the employer. If you are a client of a municipal employment experiment, participation in a work try-out is agreed with your municipality of residence.

In addition to a work try-out, further measures are planned to support employment. Your own assessment on how the work try-out is going is important, and your employer will also provide feedback on the work try-out. These will help you plan the right next steps for you.

After the work try-out, reintegration into the labour market can be supported by, for example, pay-subsidised work, training, education or the services of a job coach.