Application for employer certification
This page contains instructions on how you can apply for employer certification for your company and what information is required for the application.
Companies that apply for employer certification must meet the following requirements:
- the company's equity has been positive each year;
- the confirmed financial result of the company has been positive at least one year.
If no collective agreement exists in the sector, the terms of employment must correspond to those applied to employees in the labour market doing similar work.
Apply for employer certification in Enter Finland for Employers:
- Log in to Enter Finland for Employers.
- For user instructions, see the page Enter Finland for Employers.
To fill in the application, you will need to provide the following information:
- Information about your company.
- Personal details of the company’s representative.
Add the following documents to your application:
- The approved financial statements for the most recent accounting period if you have submitted them to the Finnish Tax Administration for less than three months ago.
- Written record of the company’s board meeting where the change of ownership is stated.
- Add this attachment if there have been changes in the company's shareholders during the ongoing calendar year regarding shareholders who hold at least 25 per cent of the company’s shares or votes or have corresponding ownership or control.
Before you submit the application, pay the processing fee in Enter Finland for Employers.The processing fee is 140 euros.
If the Finnish Immigration Service needs further information for your application, we will send a request for additional information to your Enter Finland account. You should reply to the request by the deadline stated in the request.
If you cannot use Enter Finland for Employers
If you cannot use the online service to apply for employer certification for your company, you can submit a paper application. In that case, pay the processing fee into the bank account of the Finnish Immigration Service: Danske Bank FI59 8129 9710 0117 35. The processing fee is 195 euros.
Fill in the paper application and submit it to the Finnish Immigration Service:
- You can send it by post to this address: Finnish Immigration Service, PO Box 10, FI-00086 Maahanmuuttovirasto.
- Alternatively, you can leave it in a letterbox, if there is one, or for the staff at one of the service points of the Finnish Immigration Service. See the locations of our service points.
Submit your application together with copies of the required attachments. The attachments are listed on the application form.