If You REALLY Want a Job in FInland, Watch This.

Finding a job in Finland can be a tough challenge. Today I will share 8 tips to improve your chances of finding a job in Finland.

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[emmanuelcordoba]

oh "it's so difficult to find a job in Finland"... to be honest, everywhere. It's part of the immigrant life.
Nice video Aleksi! Best regards from Australia

[MoshiurRahmanGFX]

This video going to help many people.
Thank you, Brother Aleksi.

[ollihamina]

I can maybe add another angle. In my previous country, I did office work and was permanently dissatisfied. Then I obtained a new, completely down-to-earth profession and moved to Finland. As a trucker, I've got a lot of jobs to choose from, not much stress, and decent (although not vast) wages. Nobody needs "valtiotieteen maistereita", but everybody wants "asentajia" and other hands-on workers. Or hands-on salesmen, for that matter.

[raquel]

I sent over 400 emails, got my cv translated in finnish (get a finnish boyfriend or girlfriend, it helps). Only 1 guy replied and boom 💥 he’s been my boss for almost a year now and helped me apply for my permit 💖😎

[korndogs]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for existing. America is becoming unbearable and I’m seeking somewhere that will give me a good quality of life. Finland looks so beautiful and promising.

[hmenorjr]

Tack for this. I've been looking for job since Jun 2023. And luckily I already had my residence permit renewed. ^^

[adriangaleron]

Nice videos! They are super informative and helpful! I'm from Spain and i want to do an internship there. Definitely if I get to do it, will be thanks to you!

[MDobri-syce]

One of my teachers she told me, "Always, provide a cover letter a long with a resume unless, the company specifically, asks not to include it. Also, to have a sort of "Development Section" to list hobbies that you are doing currently, what you plan to do, or what you are doing to fill in the gaps you are not working because businesses might see it as a sign of ambitiousness despite not being employed for an X amount of time. For example, I am on Duolingo learning Swedish every day. (Actually try). And taking 2 college courses in upcoming Spring Semester in May.

[finkodelica]

Nice to see a fellow Kobe University exchange student! 2019-2020 here :)

[nataliem]

Kiitos, Aleksi! This is really helpful👍👍👍

[marinashapovalova]

Hello😊 Thank you for The video. I would like to add that even though job posts in English most of them require Finnish anyway, it is written there. I would say 90% of them from Duunitori and LinkedIn.

[aoieongsinga]

Your cover letter is really refreshing 😆

[combataesthetics]

It's just part of being a immigrant tbh, of course those companies are gonna look after their own countrymen more, and you should've seen that coming
very informative video! Hello from Malaysia, currently deciding if I should study and settle in Finland or Japan
one question tho, if I got the Finnish citizenship and has proven to be fluent in Finnish, can I go for law enforcement related jobs?

[krigsvin]

Well, finding a job in Finland is hard but not impossible. For example Posti and Bolt are recruiting even from abroad.
And you also forgot to mention that there's the second national and official state language in Finland. It is Swedish. It is much easier to learn than Finnish and there's a serious lack of Swedish speaking specialists in Uusimaa region. Especially in pedagogical, technical and medical fields. Sometimes employers are even ready to close their eyes on qualification insufficiency if you just confirm your skills in Swedish language.
But there's also another problem on labor market in Finland. It is called "overqualified". I don't need this anymore as I could find a good place, but could you explain for others how to solve this problem?

[anniemm]

Thanks a lot for your videos, they are very informative and I get to laugh too

[blue_berry_pie]

your video is so content and fun at the same time :D

[theaustralianfinnivlog]

I'd love to know more about people's experiences with those staffing agencies, such as Eezy for example!

[MDobri-syce]

Reading a Company's Directive "What they are about?" Or "Mission Statement" seems to be more common now. A couple of times that what's the first question, I got. "What do you know about our company?" A few times, I forgot to read it the night before but read it an hour before the interview so, I was like please let me remember lol!

[MDobri-syce]

I think, this is just the job market in general too much competition! For example, even in my own country a native born Canadian, before, I got my diploma employers would not even acknowledge me existence before, I had it. No call backs, or e-mail saying, "Sorry you did not get the job!" Nothing!

[billw.overbeck]

Networking is the most important one, if you don't do this you will most likely stay unemployed. You have to be willing to talk to other people in Finland if you want to have greater chances at getting a job and building a career.
It's better if you are close friends with a company boss or work in your family's own business. Otherwise you'll have an insanely hard time getting a job, especially as a foreigner!