Useful links for employers

Recruiting from abroad

You will find instructions on recruiting foreign labour on the following pages:

Work in Finland: Information for employers

The Finnish Immigration Service and Work in Finland’s instruction package for employers: The package is called “Coming to Finland for Work: the residence permit process and moving to Finland from the employer’s perspective” and it includes instructions in the form of a visual path and more detailed written instructions.

Residence permit

Applications on the basis of work: There are more than 20 different residence permits that can be applied for on the basis of work. On this page, you will find a list of all the residence permit grounds.

Our video about Enter Finland for Employers includes instructions on how to create a user account in Enter Finland for Employers, how to fill in terms of employment, how to submit an employee announcement, how to apply for employer certification and how to follow the processing of applications. The video is in Finnish, and subtitles are available in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Statistics

In the statistical service of the Finnish Immigration Service, you will find up-to-date statistics on residence permit applications submitted and decisions made on the basis of work.

Right to work

You will find comprehensive information about the right to work for persons with different kinds of residence permits on the Finnish Immigration Service’s web page Work in Finland. The right to work may be unrestricted or restricted.

Occupational safety and health

The website of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Finland

Seasonal work

Terms of employment for seasonal workers in agriculture for 2023-2024 (guide) / Industrial Union

Any questions? You can call the service number for employers, 0295 790 601, from Monday to Friday at 8.30–12.00 and 13-15.30. If you have technical problems with the online service Enter Finland for Employers, send email to esupport@migri.fi.