Resource library
This resource library page contains a collection of materials and information about immigration processes.
- Instruction videos
- Webinars and recordings
- Printable instructions
- Press releases and customer bulletins of the Finnish Immigration Service
- Guides: step-by-step online guides for customers
Instruction videos
Information briefs
- Residence permit for studies (youtube.com)
- After studies, post-graduate studies (youtube.com)
- Residence permits and the right to work (youtube.com
For employers
- Instruction video about Enter Finland for Employers (youtube.com)
- How to apply for employer certification (youtube.com)
Webinars and recordings
- Neuvo-info on 14 February 2025 (youtube.com)
- Webinar for employers 10 December 2024 (youtube.com) (English subtitles)
- Information meeting for educational institutions 27 November 2024 (youtube.com)
- Webinar: Residence permit on the basis of employment 4 May 2023 (youtube.com)
- Customer story: Building a Bright Future in the Happiest Country: Syed's Ambitions (youtube.com)
- Customer story: Experiencing academic freedom in Finland: Iman's story (youtube.com)
Printable instructions
Work and employment
- Information package: work (pdf)
- Fast track for specialists (pdf)
- Fast track for startup entrepreneurs (pdf)
- Residence permit for an employed person (pdf)
- Residence permit for entrepreneurs (pdf)
Students
Employers
Instructions for customers
Press releases and customer bulletins of the Finnish Immigration Service
Subscribe to press releases and customer bulletins about your topics of interest by email: Sign up for news (migri.fi)
Guides: step-by-step online guides for customers
Customers who apply for a first residence permit for an employed person or for a first residence permit for studies will receive step-by-step guidance on how to complete the application form when they answer the questions presented in the online guide: