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Work Permit in Finland
Working in Finland: job search sites, salaries and the work permit in 2026
This article is for people who want to work in Finland: where to look for jobs, what salaries look like and which work permit applies once you have an offer.
The most-used job search sites in Finland
Before you send off your job applications, you can look through the popular job search sites listed below. Many of them have an English version, and the pages that are only in Finnish can be translated in the Chrome browser.
- Duunitori – duunitori.fi
- Jobly – jobly.fi
- LinkedIn Jobs – linkedin.com/jobs
- Jobs in Finland – workinfinland.com
- Indeed Finland – fi.indeed.com
- Glassdoor – glassdoor.com
- Työmarkkinatori – tyomarkkinatori.fi
Finland’s public employment services have been reorganised, and Työmarkkinatori (Job Market Finland) is now one of the main official platforms for job search and career services.
Salaries
Salaries in Finland vary according to the sector you work in, the position, your length of experience and the collective agreement that applies. There is no statutory minimum wage in Finland. Instead, minimum pay in many sectors is set through collective agreements, and if there is no binding collective agreement in the sector concerned, the pay has to be at a reasonable and customary level. As for working time, the general rule is that regular working hours may be at most 8 hours a day and at most 40 hours a week. Depending on the sector, shift work or other working patterns may be used.
Current official statistics put the median monthly earnings of full-time employees in Finland at around EUR 3,600. A national median says little about one job, so compare by sector and occupation when you set your salary expectations.
To research salaries by occupational group, you can take a look at the following sources:
- Palkkavertailu – duunitori.fi/palkat
- Paylab Finland – paylab.com/fi/salaryinfo
- Statistics Finland – stat.fi/en/topic/work-wages-and-livelihood
Finnish income tax depends on your total annual income. For tax calculations and current rates, use the site of Vero, the Finnish Tax Administration.
The Finnish work permit
You can find a job in Finland and then apply for a residence and work permit. As of 2026, applications made under the “residence permit for an employed person” require a gross salary of at least EUR 1,600 a month. The employer, for their part, must also enter the required employment details and terms of work into the system in full.
In some types of work a sector-level collective agreement applies as well. If there is no collective agreement in your sector, Migri may set a separate income threshold for the means-of-support requirement under other permit types.
Processing time can vary according to what the file contains, when identification was completed and how quickly the employer supplies the required information. According to Migri, the processing time for work-based applications is in most cases around 1-2 months on average, while in some categories the fast-track application system can deliver a result more quickly. Figures from the beginning of 2026 show that a significant share of employee permits were decided within 14-30 days.
You need to meet the diploma, certificate and language requirements of the job you are applying for. Recognition of your diploma and professional authorisation matter particularly in regulated professions such as teaching, medicine and nursing; in cases like these, recognition or licensing has to be arranged through the relevant competent authorities.
Specialists and the EU Blue Card
If you are applying as a highly qualified employee, that is, as someone with a higher education degree who will work in a role requiring specialist expertise, the specialist residence permit carries a salary requirement of at least EUR 3,937 gross a month as of 2026. Fringe benefits are not counted towards that amount.
Finland also operates the EU Blue Card. In 2026 an EU Blue Card application likewise requires a salary of at least EUR 3,937 a month. It is worth comparing with the specialist permit if you are highly qualified, because its other conditions differ.
Where the conditions are met, specialist and EU Blue Card applications can be decided within roughly two weeks through Migri’s fast track service.
How ENB can help
ENB Consulting does not find jobs for people. Once you have a job offer, we help with:
- residence and work permit applications,
- specialist employee applications,
- EU Blue Card processes,
- family reunification,
- residence permit extensions
and related matters. Contact us to discuss your case.