www'mol'fi Finding a Job in Finland

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www.mol.fiFinding a Job in Finland

• Kati Ahonen
• Tampere Employment Office

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Public Employment Services

• National Services
• Local employment offices
• Tampereen työvoimatoimisto, Hämeenkatu 16
• Akateemisten piste, Yliopistonkatu 56,
• Hervannan työvoimatoimisto, Hermiankatu 6-8
• www.mol.fi/tampere

• International Services
• Facilitating labour mobility within EU/EEA
• European Employment Services (EURES)
• http//europa.eu.int/eures
• www.mol.fi/eures

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Examples of jobs for foreigners

• Skilled craftsmen and professionals
• Language teachers, software localisation testers
• Health care personnel (foreign qualifications
  www.teo.fi)
• IT-experts
• Restaurant staff
• Farm labourers, strawberry pickers
• Finnish language skills!!!
• Note Workers residence permit is not granted
  for example for restaurant work, because of
  labour political requirements.

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Looking for a Job in Finland

• Networks, personal contacts, open applications,
  newspapers, job fairs
• Internet e.g. www.mol.fi (see the list)
• Citizens of Nordic countries, EU-citizens with
  EU-registration and persons with A- or P status
  can be registered as jobseekers at a local
  employment office

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Working Students

• - Citizens of EU/EEA countries ( Switzerland)
  no permits needed
• - Citizens of other countries You can work 25
  h/week or less or have a full time job at a time
  when there are no actual classes at the
  educational institution
• Information about work permits
• www.uvi.fi (Directorate of immigration)
• www.poliisi.fi
• www.mol.fi/maahanmuutto

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When You have found a job

• Workers residence permit/approval of employment
• Tampereen poliisilaitos, Lupayksikkö, Hatanpään
  valtatie 16
• www.poliisi.fi gtin English gtLicence services gt
  Permits and licences for foreigners
• Social security number (and domicile)
• Register office Tampereen maistraatti, Hatanpään
  valtatie 24
• www.maistraatti.fi gt In English gt Place of
  domicile and population Data
• www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi gt In English gt
  Registration of a Foreigner in Finland
• Taxation and Social Insurance
• Tax office Tampereen verovirasto, Hatanpään
  valtatie 36
• www.vero.fi gt In English gt Tax guide gt Working
  and Studying in Finland
• Kela, Aleksis Kivenkatu 18
• www.kela.fi gt In English

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Living and Working Information

• Working in Finland ?
• www.mol.fi
• http//europa.eu.int/eures
• Occupational safety and health
• Inspectorate of Häme/Hämeen työsuojelupiiri,
  Uimalankatu 1
• www.doshnet.fi (only in Finnish)
• Trade Union Information
• Guide for foreigners working in Finland
• www.sak.fi gt In English gtWorking
  in Finland

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Contact information

• Tampereen työvoimatoimisto,
• Hämeenkatu 16 tel. [phone]
• Yliopistonkatu 56 tel. [phone]
• Hermiankatu 6-8 tel. [phone]
• EURES Adviser, Hämeenkatu 16
• Kati Ahonen tel. [phone]
• Work permits, Hämeenkatu 16
• Johanna Ahlgrén-Holappa tel. [phone]