Working in Finland
Meet our team of matchmakers
Alexander Liimatainen
Alexander has done a Bachelor in Medicine and is specialized in demanding healthcare recruitments. Alexander can share with you his experiences of living and working both in Finland and in Sweden, and match you to the best option available for you. Alexander speaks English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish and a little bit of a variety of other languages as well.
Katja Turunen
Katja is specialized in demanding healthcare recruitments and has a long experience in working with healthcare industries both in Greece and in Finland. With a PhD. in Nutrition, she is no stranger to the medical field also professionally. Katja is able to share with you her insights on the healthcare systems and livign & working in Finland. Katja speaks English, Greek & Finnish.
Anna Mertanen
Anna is a specialized language teacher and EURES advisor. Anna is also specialized in Early Education teacher recruitment. Anna is able to share with you her knowledge about the educational sector in Finland, and general working and living information within Europe. Anna speaks English, Spanish & Finnish.
Interested to work in Finland? See open positions here below, and scroll to the bottom to learn more about what the working life looks like.
Open positions in Finland for Nurses
Registered Nurses (RN) - Perioperative and Intensive Care - HUS, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
With HUS Helsinki University Hospital you have the opportunity to develop as a top professional within your profession. Once the extensive and personal induction program is over, you will have the opportunity to contribute as a full member in the community, innovating and developing alongside your colleagues.
Registered Nurses (RN) for Specialist care
As a registered nurse at Wellbeing Services County of Kanta-Häme, OmaHäme, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of your patients in different specialist care units.
Registered Nurses (RN)
Nurses role in North Savo primary healthcare services involves self-management, clear independent responsibility areas on pharmacotherapy and a rehabilitative work approach.
Registered Nurses (RN) - Geriatric Competence Center - Päijät-Häme
The geriatric competence center is part of different primary healthcare departments, such as Salpausselän kuntoutussairaala Jalmari (Lahti) and the Heinola and Orimattila health centers, where they care for and rehabilitate mainly elderly people who need follow-up care after specialized care. In all of these departments, efficient, high-quality, and customer-oriented acute geriatric services, patient-centered rehabilitation services, palliative care, and symptom-based intensive care are provided.
Nurses (RN) - Out-patient clinics - Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, located in Lahti, is the 2nd largest hospital in Finland and the 7th largest provider of specialized care. Specialized care is provided by 40 medical speciality areas at the hospital's outpatient clinics and wards. The Central Hospital has three surgical wards, which treat surgical patients and radiological examination patients.
Now, the Central hospital, is looking to employ a minimum of 3 nurses in full-time permanent positions. You should have a strong interest in working as a member of a multidisciplinary team, taking comprehensive care of patients.
Registered Nurses (RN) - Päijät-Häme
Wellbeing Services County of Päijät-Häme in Finland is seeking to recruit 25 skillful and dedicated registered nurses to full-time permanent positions. The recruits will be assigned to Päijät-Häme central hospitals’ specialist care units as well as health and wellbeing centers’ primary care units.
Whether you're looking to join a unit with specialist healthcare, comprehensive primary care centre with a wider range of services or a basic primary care centre with a more focused approach, we have an opportunity for you.
Assistant Nurses
As a an assistant nurse, you start a life changing path once you arrive to Finland. You will not only work as an expert in your own field in a multiprofessional working group, but you will also participate in a free-of-charge educational path to become a practical nurse training in Finland and receive a Finnish diploma for your new status as a practical nurse. You will work in your future place of work at the same time, earning a monthly paycheck and your studies are an integrated part of your working days.
Open positions in Finland for Radiographers
Radiographers - Finland
Are you a radiographer rockstar? Passionate about technology, patient care, and making a real difference? As a radiographer you'll be at the forefront of medical imaging, playing a crucial role in diagnosing and treating patients across specialties.
Radiographers - Päijät-Häme
Wellbeing Services County of Päijät-Häme in Finland is seeking to recruit 2 skillful and dedicated radiographers to full-time permanent positions. The recruits will be assigned to Päijät-Häme central hospitals’ diagnostic units.
Radiographers, HUS Diagnostic Center - Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Working at HUS Diagnostic Center's radiology departments offers radiographers a challenging and diverse job in a well-functioning multi-professional work community, as well as the opportunity to develop into a skilled professional in different modalities.
Open positions in Finland for Doctors
Doctors of General Medicine (M.D.) to Healthcare Services - Kainuu, Finland
At Kainuu diligence, initiative, responsibility and good teamwork skills are highly valued. In Finland, a doctor's work emphasizes working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will work with a team of dedicated professionals providing the best possible care for your patients as part of essential healthcare service teams in communities across beautiful and wild, rural Kainuu.
Doctors of General Medicine (M.D.) to ward services - Western Uusimaa, Finland
We are recruiting 3 skillful and dedicated medical doctors to full-time permanent positions. As a doctor, you will work as an expert in your own field in a multiprofessional working group.The positions are located around Western Uusimaa, within a reasonable driving distance from the larger metropolitan area.
Open positions in Finland for Specialist Doctors
Working in Finland
EUR / €
is the local currency
15 public holidays
can be found in the calendar during year 2022
08:30 to 16:30
are the normal office hours
Full-time / Part-time
& permanent / fixed are the normal contract types
80% workers
belong to unions, which negotiate preferable working terms and conditions, i.e. collaborative agreements. Such unions are, f.e. Super; The Finnish Association of Public Health Nurses , OAJ , The Finnish Medical Association and TeHy.
8,7%
are the social contributions (social security & pension payments).
2nd of May to 30th of September
is the summer vacation period. Normally there is from two to four weeks in the summer and the rest is held the winter (between October and March).
Sick leave
Employees who have been in service for at least a month are entitled to paid sick leave for nine working days.
After these nine days, you must provide a medical certificate from a doctor. You are then entitled to sickness allowance from the state. The amount of sickness allowance is based on your earned income. The sickness allowance is paid for a maximum period of 300 days.
If you have been working for less than a month, you are entitled to 50% of your pay during sick leave.
Termination of a contract
Fixed term contracts cannot be terminated, unless severe misconduct can be proved. Permanent contracts can be terminated; however, the employer must give you a warning (verbal or written) followed by an opportunity to improve your performance before termination can be made. Vacation days that remain unused at the end of an employment relationship are compensated for the employee.
There is no statutory severance pay.
Finnish, Swedish, Saami
are the official languages
Monthly
is the normal payroll frequency. Additional payments (shift work, work during bank holidays) are normally paid together with the following months pay.
37,5 to 40 hrs
are normal weekly working hours
6 months
is the normal probationary period
22,9%
is the average tax percentage for gross income (before taxes) of 2480€ / month (depending on the municipality). Calculate your estimated individual tax percentage here.
Health insurance
Work related health and accident insurance are mandatory in Finland, and they are provided to you by your employer free of charge.
2 to 2,5 days / month
is the amount of vacation days you accrue between the 1st of April of the on-going year and the 31st of March of the following year. The maximum total number of paid vacation per year is between 24 and 30 days.
Maternity, paternity & parental leave
You are entitled to maternity leave of 105 days (excluding Sundays).
Paternity allowance is payable during the paternity leave for 54 working days.
The parental leave begins after the maternity leave. During the parental leave, Kela pays a parental allowance for 158 working days.
The state grants an earnings-related maternity and parental allowance, although most collective agreements require salary to be paid during the maternity leave period.
Notice period
The notice period in Finland depends on the duration of employment and collaborative agreement, but usually between 14 days up to 1 month for employees (resignations) and between 14 days up to 6 months for employers (dismissals).
Want to discover what else Finland has to offer?
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We are multilingual team, so we are able to help you in at least English, Greek & Spanish languages. Alternatively you can contact our matchmakers:
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