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
FAQ
If you are or become unemployed and live in Finland permanently, you can register as an unemployed jobseeker with the TE Office. Registering is not mandatory, but you cannot get unemployment benefits unless you register as a jobseeker. The registration and the services offered for registered jobseekers are free of charge.
Once registered, you will either be a client of the TE Office or be directed to your home city employment services. You will receive the same TE services in both places.
The TE Office or your home city employment services offer services that can help you find solutions for your situation and to find a new job. The TE Office can also support your studies and provide job coaching and integration training. You will get your own case worker, and together with them, you will draw up an employment or integration plan, which you must follow.
You will get your own case worker at the TE Office or your home city employment services. They will contact you within five working days after you register as a jobseeker and arrange an interview with you.
During the interview, you and your caseworker will develop a plan for your employment or integration. It will also be agreed upon how many jobs you must apply for each month.
The TE Office or your home city employment services will also issue a labour policy statement on your right to unemployment benefits. If they need more information from you to make the statement, they will send you a request for clarification.
Please note that unemployment benefits are not paid by the TE Office or your home city employment services. You need to apply for the unemployment benefit from Kela or your unemployment fund after you have registered as a jobseeker in the TE Office.
No. It is possible to register as a jobseeker before you get a Finnish Personal Identity Code or home municipality if you have a valid residence permit with no restrictions concerning the employer (meaning that there is not a single employer named on your permit). Additionally, if you are an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen, you can register as a jobseeker without a Finnish Personal Identity Code or home municipality in Finland.
Please note, that the TE Office cannot issue a labour policy statement before you can provide them with your Finnish Personal Identity Code. Therefore, please inform the TE Office once you get a Personal Identity Code or a home municipality in Finland.
If your family member is a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you can register before getting a residence permit or a residence card. However, the TE Office will ask you to prove the family ties to an EU/EEA citizen in the registration process if needed.
Please note, however that if your family member is a Finnish citizen, you need to apply and wait to get a residence card or a residence permit from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) before you can register as a jobseeker.
More information for family members of EU/EEA and Swiss citizens
The TE Office has gathered some advice, tips, and links when planning to move to Finland and looking for work Finland.
The TE Office also organizes online events about job seeking in Finland, including recruitment events, and webinars about documents needed when looking for work in the Finnish job market.
- EURES – European Job Days
- TE-live
- TE Office event calendar (Events are mostly held in Finnish or Swedish, but some events are held in English)
If you need information about upcoming events, you can contact the TE Office by email ihh@te-toimisto.fi.
Yes, we can. Many of the clients who visit the TE Office’s service desk at International House Helsinki are international partners whose partner has come to Finland for work. Registering as a jobseeker can help you access personal services from the TE Office.
If you or your partner have questions about registering as a jobseeker or the TE Office’s services, please contact the TE-Office by email ihh@te-toimisto.fi. or visit their service desk at IHH.
Yes, the Employer Services of the TE Office can support your organization throughout the international recruitment process. They can assist in starting your international candidate search, introduce the different funding measures available and provide information about the settling-in services available for your employee and their family members. Learn more about our IHH Services for Employers.
