Employment services & registering as a jobseeker
The TE Office service desk at IHH is temporarily closed. You can contact the TE Office by phone or email. You can also visit other TE Office service points in the Helsinki region.
Read more: TE Office services at International House Helsinki (pdf)
At Uusimaa TE Office service points, you can register as a jobseeker. The service points also provide general employment advice and instructions for using the TE Office’s online services.
Please note that if you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you must have a valid residence permit in order to register as a jobseeker.
How to register as a jobseeker?
You can fill in the form in paper format at the Uusimaa TE Office service points, which offer services without an appointment from Monday to Friday, 9:00-16:00.
Uusimaa TE Office service points in the Helsinki capital region:
- Helsinki: Pasila, Ratapihantie 7
- Espoo: Shopping Centre Sello, Leppävaarankatu 3–9
- Vantaa: Tikkurila, Vernissakatu 1
The staff at the TE Office service points will gladly assist you with registering as a jobseeker.
Once you have registered as a jobseeker, you will be assigned a personal advisor from the TE Office or the employment services of your municipality of residence. They will contact you shortly after registration to arrange a meeting with you.
More information and other options for registering as a jobseeker
Contact
You can contact the TE Office by sending email to ihh@te-toimisto.fi (please do not include any sensitive or confidential information in your first email).
Please note, that the TE Office’s service desk at IHH is closed until further notice. You can contact the TE Office by telephone or email, or you can visit other TE Offices in Helsinki area. Read more here: TE Services at International House Helsinki (pdf)
Useful Links
Employment
Starting a life and a career in Finland
TE Services
EURES – European Job Days Europe-wide recruitment events
TE Office event calendar (Please note that the webpage is in Finnish or Swedish, but some events are held in English)
TE Office’s integration services
Information for jobseekers
Online form for registering as a jobseeker in the TE office (does not require online banking codes)
More information and other options for registering as a jobseeker
General information about unemployment security
Information about unemployment security for immigrants
Information about unemployment
General information about unemployment benefits
