If you cannot use Enter Finland for Employers, use the form Employee announcement (pdf). If you use a paper form to make the announcement, it must be submitted within 10 days of the start date of the employment relationship. The online service Enter Finland for Employers is, however, the preferred option.

Note the following when submitting the employee announcement

When an employee is doing temporary agency work or on-demand work under a framework agreement, you do not need to inform us separately of the fixed-term contracts made with the employee under the framework agreement. You only need to submit the framework agreement details to the Finnish Immigration Service. Select the option ‘Framework agreement (temporary agency work/on-demand work)’. If the framework agreement is continuous, indicate only the date of commencement of the agreement.

If the employment relationship continues without gaps, you do not need to submit a new employee announcement. If there are gaps between the employment relationships, you must submit a new employee announcement.

When is an announcement not required?

• Your employee is only now applying for a residence permit and you have already added or will add the terms of employment to the employee’s application.
• Your employee is a citizen of an EU/EEA country or a family member of a citizen of an EU/EEA country.
• Your employee is residing in Finland with a Brexit permit.