Finland : Vacancy sources

Job websites

• Aarresaari - includes academic job listings.
• EURES - European Job Mobility Portal 
• Job Contactor (Finland) - has a searchable database of jobs.
• Monster (Finland) 
• Oikotie 
• Temp Team (Finland) 
• Uranus - Finnish Career and Recruitment Service 
• Uratie - for the fields of technology and commerce.

Recruitment agencies

• The Private Employment Agencies Association - a list of recruitment agencies in Finland.
• VMP-Group - recruitment services.
• VPS - recruitment services.

Newspapers

• Helsingin Sanomat (international edition) - on Sundays.
• Details of Finnish newspapers are available online at Kidon Media-Link or via the BBC Country Profile - Finland.

Other sources

• InfoPankki - nationwide and regional-based information, linking to job sites, newspapers and other sources of vacancies.
• Employment and Economic Development Office - details of job vacancies in Finnish. It also has contact details of the employment offices in Finland. Find out more about public employment services in Finland and the job-hunting support offered.
• New entrepreneurs are needed in many sectors, both for the aging population and the developing industry. Details about business and entrepreneurship may be found at Ministry of Employment & the Economy Finland and Enterprise Finland.

Hidden vacancies

Many vacancies are filled through unofficial channels and only about one-third of jobs are actually advertised. They are found via personal networks or speculative applications. Although in the past speculative applications were mainly for larger companies, they are now becoming more common for all companies. Making direct enquiries by telephone usually gets a better response than written enquiries.