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    Asiakasnäkymä
    Helsingin kaupunki
    Updated 18.07.2025

    International Talent Employment Service

    The objective of the service is to help immigrants with a higher education find a job in their field. The service cooperates with employers. The service is available to clients of Helsinki Employment Services who live in Helsinki.
    Service implementation:
    Contact service,
    Hybrid service (combination of remote and contact),
    Individual guidance,
    Group guidance
    Life situation and service category:
    Aiming for the open labour market,
    On integration period,
    Integration period has passed,
    Person with higher education,
    Direct to work,
    Job search skills
    Service language:
    English
    (c1 first stage of skilled proficiency)
    ,
    Finnish
    (b1.1 functional basic proficiency)
    Charges:
    The service is free of charge

    Service accessibility

    No digital skills required
    Requires strong identification
    Possibility of easy language service

    Who is the service for?

    This service is suitable for you if:

    • you live in Helsinki
    • you are an immigrant
    • you have a higher education (at least a bachelor’s degree)
    • you are unemployed or work part-time
    • you have work experience in your field or a degree completed within the last 10 years
    • you can speak Finnish or Swedish at least at the B1 level; you can participate in the service even if you do not speak Finnish or Swedish if it is possible to find a job in English in your field: e.g. ICT, business or research (in which case your English proficiency must be at the C1 level)
    • you have the motivation and capability to find a job matching your skills.
    Participant’s municipality of residence:
    Helsinki
    Age:
    All people of working age

    How can I participate in the service?

    Clients are directed to the service throughout the year. You can tell your assigned specialist at Helsinki Employment Services that you are interested in this service. You can also send email to internationaltalent@hel.fi

    The team will assess whether you meet the criteria for participation. If you do, you will be invited to an information session. After the information session, you can make the final decision on whether you would like to sign up for the service.

    Conditions for participating in the service:
    • You have immigrated to Finland.
    • You live in Helsinki.
    • You have a higher education (at least a bachelor’s degree).
    • You are unemployed or work part-time.
    • You have work experience in your field or a degree completed within the last 10 years.
    • You can speak Finnish or Swedish at least at the B1 level; you can participate in the service even if you do not speak Finnish or Swedish if it is possible to find a job in English in your field: e.g. ICT, business or research (in which case your English proficiency must be at the C1 level).
    • You have the motivation and capability to find a job matching your skills.
    Benefits of participating in the service:

    Our new service supports you in your integration and helps you find a job matching your skills. Additionally, we help employers find skilled employees. The purpose of the service is to increase diversity in the workforce and make sure that international talents wish to stay in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. 

    Through our service: 

    • you can benefit from the meetings with experts, visits to companies and job search coaching that we offer
    • you can become more familiar with the Finnish labour market and employers
    • our experts can direct you to training and other services and help you grow your professional network and develop your language proficiency.

    We process personal data according to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). More information: https://www.hel.fi/static/liitteet-2019/Kaupunginkanslia/Rekisteriselosteet/Keha/Public_employment_services_privacy_notice_Employment_Services_Enterprise.pdf 

    How is the service organised?

    Once you have decided to participate in the service, a new specialist will be assigned to you. The new specialist will promote your employment comprehensively. Our service will last until the end of 2025. Besides supporting the job search process, we also cooperate with employers.

    In addition to helping update employment/integration plans and providing other statutory services, our service path includes:

    • individual and group coaching
    • a series of job search workshops
    • visits to companies
    • networking events
    • individual support, e.g. mock job interviews.

    We also offer support and advice on developing your Finnish proficiency. Additionally, we utilize digital skills mapping and labor market statistics in our work.

    Where and when?

    Place
    Malminkatu 34, 00100 Helsinki (Helsingin työllisyyspalvelut, Kampin toimipiste)
    Accessibility
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    Palvelun kielet toimipaikassa
    English,
    Finnish
    Weekday and time
    To be agreed upon