Financial support
There are several ways through which your organization can get financial support for international recruitment. Our IHH International Recruitment Services can introduce these methods and help you identify which financial support would suit your organization’s needs.
Financial support for international recruitment
The EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme can support employers in recruitment from another EU country, Norway, or Iceland. Finnish small and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) can apply for a grant to support the onboarding and integration of a new employee. The grant is EUR 1,390/employee for a basic integration programme and EUR 1,750/employee for a comprehensive integration programme.
A basic integration progamme can include, for example, an introduction to workplace practices or similar components to ease newly recruited worker(s) integration in the company. A comprehensive programme may also include relocation support, such as help finding accommodation or opening a bank account.
Financial support for local candidate pools
When hiring a local international candidate, you can get financial support from the city. Municipal employment services can grant a pay subsidy to cover the pay costs of an unemployed jobseeker, if the work in question will enhance the jobseeker’s professional competence in something that is currently preventing them from finding employment.
The Cities of Helsinki and Espoo also offer support for hiring employees:
- The Helsinki benefit (Helsinki-lisä) is a discretionary subsidy provided by the City of Helsinki to employers who hire a long-term unemployed Helsinki resident. More information on the Helsinki benefit for employer is available on the City of Helsinki website.
- The City of Espoo provides a recruitment subsidy to employers who hire a young person or a foreign-language unemployed jobseeker living in Espoo. More information on Espoo’s recruitment subsidy is available on the City of Espoo website (in Finnish).