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Internship Opportunities
2009
Working in Finland
Outi Isotalo, Jaana MutanenCIMO International Trainee Exchanges
Internship Opportunities
2009
Finnish working culture
• Punktuality• Informality• Equality• Dependability• Honesty
Internship Opportunities
2009
When applying for a job…
• be active, contact employers, network• visit career services• visit employment offices• write your application with care• be aware of your abilities and what you can
offer for an employer• remember that you compete with Finnish
students and recent graduates you have more to prove
• learn Finnish
Internship Opportunities
2009
Erasmus
• Students registered at a higher education institution • A placement between 3 and 12 months • Host organisations may be enterprises, training centres,
research centres and other organisations including higher education institutions in one of the 31 participating European countries
• Excluded are EU-institutions, organisations managing EU programmes and national diplomatic representations (embassies etc.) of the country of the student
• Students may be awarded an ERASMUS grant, the student has to turn to the international office of his or her higher education institution
• Students may get a financial contribution or a contribution in kind by the host enterprise/organisation
Internship Opportunities
2009
Minna Söderqvist: How do Finnish employers see foreign job applicants
• What contributes and what hampers foreigners in finding a job in Finland?
• Employers aren’t able to use the abilities of foreigners: no previous experience
• Companies having international contacts employ more foreigners
• Multicultural work community taken as more innovative
• Foreigners seen as a possibility• Training placement important for future job
Internship Opportunities
2009
Söderqvist: A Foreign applicant should
• Have a BIG network of Finnish persons!• Be able to handle the ”You are a bigger
risk in recruiting”• Be able to show your expertise and
professionalism in the interview • Find out about Finnish way to recruit and
to work Ask help from those Finns you know, from
studies, neighbours…
Internship Opportunities
2009
Söderqvist: A foreigner should
• Be educated• Be professional• Have intercultural skills• Have own initiative• Be reliable• Be able to use Finnish as working
language, in a long run
Internship Opportunities
2009
Rights and duties
• Registration, residence permit and visa• Insurance• Written employment contract• Working hours: usually maximum of 40 hours a
week• Annual vacations: 2 days of vacation for each
month• Salary: usually paid at the end of month• Taxes: work period less than 6 months, 35% tax at
source; more than 6 months, tax at the normal rate• Social security insurance (about 6%) automatically
deducted from a total salary
Internship Opportunities
2009
How to apply?
• Application forms from Finnish language teachers at your home university
• Deadline for applications February 15th• Application should include:
- two cpmpleted application forms
- two recent passport-sized photographs- two copies of a letter of motivation- two copies of a letter of reference
Internship Opportunities
2009
Statistics
2004Trainees to Finland
525
Finnish in Finland trainees
39
2005Trainees to Finland
510
Finnish in Finland trainees
31
Internship Opportunities
2009
Internship Opportunities
2009
Internship Opportunities
2009
Internship Opportunities
2009
Internship Opportunities
2009
Finnish in Finland
• Training period from one to 18 months• Work placements are mainly in the cultural
sector: museums, libraries, various organizations, local summer festivals
• CIMO grant 500-670€/month (only for 6 months)
• Placements in Finnish families
Internship Opportunities
2009
More Information
• Employment offices www.mol.fi• Career services, if allready in Finland
• CIMO http://finland.cimo.fi/
Internship Opportunities
2009
Be active!