Are you navigating the Finnish job market for the first time? Struggling to secure a work placement or job opportunity? Would you like to gain a profound insight into the Finnish job market and make your application documents stand out from the other applications?
This intensive course will give you a comprehensive insight into the different career paths and employment opportunities in Finland. It will also help you to meet challenges of the job search process. This course is designed specifically for international bachelor’s degree students who are motivated to build their careers in Finland.
This is unique 3AMK collaboration course, which is coordinated by Haaga-Helia UAS.
Key words
career path, employment, Finnish, work life
Enrollment
This course is open for all.
Enroll for this course on Peppi/Pakki/OMA. You can find the course with code STU009AS2AE.
Enroll for this course via this link.
Schedule
Schedule (Autumn 2025)
- Enrollment: May 5 – August 29 (post-enrollment open until August 29)
- Kick-off: Thursday, September 4, 15:00–17:30 at Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus (mandatory)
- Self-study period: Weeks 37–41 (September 8 – October 12)
- Intensive Week: October 13–17 (Mon, Wed & Fri at 12:00–16:00, Pasila Campus) (mandatory)
- Company Visit: Tuesday, October 14 (details TBA)
- Final Report Deadline: November 30
Weekly Themes (Self-study)
- Week 37: Introduction to the Finnish job market and work culture
- Week 38: Identifying your skills, interests, and motivation
- Week 39: Writing your CV and cover letter, understanding job ads
- Week 40: Building your network, discovering hidden jobs, using LinkedIn
- Week 41: Preparing for working life and what to do in case of unemployment
Course content
- Visits to workplaces, organizations, or recruitment events
- Utilizing AI in job search
- Decoding job advertisements and tailoring applications accordingly
- Leveraging networking for finding job opportunitie
- Writing compelling CVs and cover letters that resonate in the Finnish job market
- Independent learning in the online platform Moodle
- Active discussions
- Writing a final report and completing learning assingments
Entering the Finnish job market might require quite a different approach from what you are used to in other countries. This course focuses on familiarizing international students with the specific requirements of the Finnish job market. By the end of the course, you will:
- learn what attributes recruiters appreciate the most in Finland
- learn how to write compelling CVs and cover letters that are tailored to a specific job
- gain tips for job searching in Finland
- get to know why networking is an essential part of career-building
- getting familiar with digital tools and platforms that will help you with job searching and creating contemporary application documents
- learn why in job-searching strategy almost always quality beats quantity
A more detailed course description can be read in the Haaga-Helia’s Study Guide.
Teachers
Mia Blanc (Haaga-Helia), Esa Hukkanen (Laurea) and Anu Luoma (Metropolia)
Student feedback from the last implementation
“This course was a true eye-opener for me due to multiple reasons as I was new to the Finnish job market. The norms of applying to a job in Finland and how to stand out from the crowd were demystified for me by the amazing team of lecturers.”
“This course has been very insightful and clarifying. During the course I was able to understand the different approaches from my home country and Finland for companies and applicants, therefore I was also able to adjust my CV and Cover Letter accordingly to the job market available. Now I understand the importance of tailoring a CV and cover letter accordingly to each job application. I also understood how important networking and connections are for the Finnish job market.”