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Holiday pay in Finland and the three calculation methods
Holiday pay in Finland is your normal salary, average daily pay times a coefficient, or 9 or 11.5 percent of the year's wages, by how you are paid.
...pay Your working pattern Method Monthly or weekly salary Any Normal pay continues Hourly or performance pay At least 14 days in each calendar month Average daily pay times a coefficient Hourly or...
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Residence permit extension in Finland
A residence permit extension in Finland costs 230 euros online in 2026, opens two months before expiry for work permits, and keeps your right to work.
...paper. One document you do not need to gather is salary evidence. Migri's extended permit page states that it receives information about salaries and benefits from the Incomes Register, so you do not...
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Finland residence permit types, A, B, P and P-EU
Finland issues A, B, P and P-EU residence permits, and only years on an A permit or Brexit permit count towards permanent residence, per Migri's rules.
...permits. For work-based permits, your total gross salary must be at least 1,600 euros per month in 2026 for a residence permit for an employed person, and Migri excludes salary supplements such as...
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Residence permits for Finland, step by step
A first Finnish residence permit is applied for from abroad in Enter Finland, paid before processing starts and confirmed at a Finnish mission.
...to make and post the card after the decision. Salary and income requirements For a residence permit for an employed person, Migri's employed person page states that the gross salary must be at...
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Statutory notice periods in Finland
The statutory notice period in Finland runs from 14 days to six months for employers and 14 days to one month for employees, by length of service.
...that the employee is entitled to their normal salary for the entire period of notice, including the usual fringe benefits. The employer may release you from the duty to work, but it must still pay...
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Terms of employment for a Migri work permit
Your employer files the terms of employment for a Migri work permit, and an employed person's permit needs 1,600 euros gross a month in 2026.
...an employed person they must show a total gross salary of at least 1,600 euros per month in 2026, according to the Finnish Immigration Service's employed person page. Migri's FAQ for employers...
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The Finnish tax at source card for non-residents
Workers staying six months or less in Finland pay 35 percent tax at source, and a tax-at-source card first takes 510 euros a month off the wage.
...on its Finnish-employer page uses a monthly gross salary of 2,000 euros: Without a tax-at-source card With the 510 euro deduction Taxable amount 2,000 EUR 1,490 EUR Tax at 35% 700 EUR 521.50 EUR The...
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Unemployment benefit in Finland and the two routes
Unemployment benefit in Finland comes from an unemployment fund as an earnings-related allowance, or from Kela as the general social security benefit.
...social security benefit, whatever your earlier salary. Citizenship is not a condition on either route. Foreign citizens qualify on the same terms if they have insured work in Finland, are...
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Driving in Finland
EU licences work in Finland while valid; convention-country licences for 2 years after you settle. Winter tyres 1 Nov to 31 Mar; drink-driving limit 0.5‰.
...Communications Agency Traficom's licence exchange guide. A licence from any other country lets you drive for one year after you are entered in the population register, and exchanging it always...
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Employment contract in Finland
An employment contract in Finland can be verbal, written or electronic; without one, the employer owes a written statement of terms within seven days.
...duration. The types of employment contracts guide compares the options. Minimum age A person aged 15 or over can make their own employment contract. A young person who turns 14 during the...
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Finland residence permit cost by application type
An employed person's first Finnish residence permit costs 750 euros online in 2026, an extension 230 euros and a permanent permit 380 euros, per Migri.
...any document, translation or travel expense. The salary floor behind the fee For a work-based applicant, the permit cost is the smaller number on the bill. Migri's employed person page states that...
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Health insurance for foreigners in Finland
Foreigners get Kela health cover by living in Finland permanently or earning 800.02 euros a month, and public client fees are capped at 815 euros in 2026.
...change. For a broader overview, see the guide to healthcare in Finland and the healthcare rights page. The law behind it Kela's national health insurance rests on the Health Insurance Act...
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International schools in Helsinki
ISH charges EUR 12,432 to 16,608 a year in 2026-2027; the European School and English School cost less, and Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa run free English schools.
...a regular school. The childcare and family life guide covers children under school age. A practical timeline Move confirmed: shortlist schools in the city you will live in, since public...
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Public transport in Finland
Finland has no national transit ticket: HSL, Nysse, Föli and Waltti cities sell their own. An HSL AB single costs EUR 3.30 in the app in 2026.
...metro reaches Kivenlahti in western Espoo. The guide to transportation in Helsinki covers the city in more detail. Fares outside the Helsinki region Nysse's fare page and Föli's ticket page set the...
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Spouse work rights on a dependent visa in Finland
A spouse on a Finnish family-ties permit can work for any employer and any hours once it is granted, while a pending application gives no right to work.
...page states that 60 percent is withheld from salary, and the excess only comes back through the annual tax assessment. A personal identity code is needed for most practical steps, such as opening...
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Termination of employment contract in Finland
Since 1 January 2026 a Finnish employer needs only a proper reason to dismiss on personal grounds, while an employee can resign with notice and no reason.
...you sign anything. More on your rights is in the guide to employee rights in Finland. An employer who learns of a reason for cancellation has 14 days to use it: after that, cancellation is no longer...
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The Finnish tax card and your withholding rate
The Finnish tax card sets your withholding rate and annual income ceiling for each employer. Without one, the employer withholds 60 percent of your wages.
...that "a 60% withholding tax is deducted from salary and fees" when there is no tax card for wages. Get the income estimate right on your Finnish tax card and each month's deduction approximates...
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The Kela card in Finland
The Kela card proves your right to Kela reimbursement at private clinics that cannot check it electronically, and Kela posts it once you are covered.
...coverage is one window where this happens; the guide to health insurance for foreigners covers the three layers in detail. The Health Insurance Act The Kela card and the reimbursements it...