Videos
On this page, you will find instruction videos and webinar recordings.
Our videos intended for interest groups, such as employers and immigration guidance providers, can be found on the page Resource library.
Infovideo: Työntekijän suoja-aika ja työnteko-oikeuden laajentaminen
(subtitles in Finnish, Swedish and English)
Video about a legislative amendment concerning recidence permits on the basis of employment.
Infovideo: Työntekijän suoja-aika ja työnteko-oikeuden laajentaminen (youtube.com)
Näin siirryt vastaanottokeskuksesta kuntaan (in Ukrainian (subtitles in Finnish, Swedish, Ukrainian and Russian))
The video is for you if you receive temporary protection in Finland and are about to move to a municipality from a reception centre. The video shows the process of moving to a municipality step by step and tells you what you need to take care of by yourself. The video contains information about, for example, applying for an identity card and a Kela card, opening a bank account and looking for an apartment.
Näin siirryt vastaanottokeskuksesta kuntaan (youtube.com)
How to register an EU citizen's right of residence
The video shows how you can apply for the registration of an EU citizen's right of residence in the Enter Finland online service. The video will explain what the requirements for EU registration are, and what is your right to work during the EU registration process. It will also explain how you can get a permanent address in Finland.
How to register an EU citizen's right of residence (youtube.com)
Proving your identity without visiting a service point
The video shows how you can avoid visiting a service point when you apply for an extended permit, a new residence permit card or a new residence card for family members of an EU citizen. Read more from the page Identification.
Proving your identity without visiting a service point (youtube.com)
Who is a specialist? Residence permit applications for specialists and highly skilled workers
The video tells you are you a specialist or a highly skilled worker and what residence permit you can apply for. Read more from the page Coming to Finland for work.
How to select the right residence permit application on the basis of employment
The video shows how to select the right application on the basis of employment. Read more from page Coming to Finland for work.
How to select the right residence permit application on the basis of employment (youtube.com)
How to apply for a residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur via the fast-track service
The video tells you how to apply for residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur via the fast-track service. Read more from the page Fast track.
How to apply for a residence permit using the fast-track service?
The video explains who can apply for a residence permit using the fast-track service and lists the requirements for obtaining a residence permit in the fast-track process.
How to apply for a residence permit using the fast-track service? (youtube.com)
How to get a student's residence permit in Finland?
The video will show you how to apply for a student’s residence permit in Finland. It will also explain what the requirements for granting a residence permit for studies are, which steps the application consists of, and which documents you need to add to your application.
How to get a student's residence permit in Finland? (youtube.com)
Remember these when you apply for a first residence permit for studies
The video describes in detail the requirements for granting a residence permit for studies and explains which attachments are needed for the application.
Remember these when you apply for a first residence permit for studies (youtube.com)
After graduation – how to work in Finland
The video explains which residence permits a student can apply for after completing a degree in Finland. The video covers the requirements for obtaining a residence permit after having completed a degree in Finland and to look for work, as well as the attachments that are required for the applications.
After graduation – how to work in Finland (youtube.com)
Neuvo-info on 14 February 2025 (subtitles in English)
Our ‘Neuvo-info’ webinar held in February focused on international protection, reception services and the possibilities of telephone guidance.
Neuvo-info 14.2.2025 (youtube.com)
Webinar for employers 10 December 2024
In the webinar, our experts provided topical information on the transfer of the partial decision from TE Offices to the Finnish Immigration Service, employers’ obligations in the residence permit process for employees and filling in the terms of employment in the Enter Finland for Employers.
Webinar for employers 10 December 2024 (youtube.com)
Webinar: Residence permit on the basis of employment 4 May 2023
In the webinar, we will show the steps of applying for residence permit on the basis of employment and the role of the employer.
Webinar: Residence permit on the basis of employment (youtube.com)
Information meeting for educational institutions on 27 November 2024 (in Finnish)
The Finnish Immigration Service arranged an information meeting for educational institutions on 27 November 2024 with speakers from the Finnish Immigration Service and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Among other things, the meeting contained up-to-date information about
- residence permits for studies and research
- Finnish missions.
Information meeting for educational institutions (youtube.com)
Fast track -webinar 22 November 2022
Find out what the fast-track service is, who can use it and how it works. The webinar is spoken and subtitled in English.
Webinar: the fast-track service 22 November 2022 (youtube.com)
“Applying for a residence permit on the basis of family ties” -webinar
- Please note that the requirements for family reunification have changed on 16 June 2025 and some of the information on the video is outdated. See the page Amendments to Aliens Act in June 2025 for more information on what has changed.
Are you going to apply for a residence permit on the basis of family ties? If you are, then this webinar is for you! The webinar will provide up-to-date information on residence permit applications for family members.
Topics covered in the webinar include applying for a residence permit, income requirement and extended permits.
Subtitles are provided in English, Finnish, Swedish, Arabic, Russian and Somali.
Webinar: Applying for a residence permit on the basis of family ties (youtube.com)