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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.
...the terms of employment (työnteon ehdot) for your work permit through Enter Finland for Employers, and for a residence permit for an employed person they must show a total gross salary of at least...
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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.
...The timing window is tighter than the fee: for a work-based permit, Migri states you should not apply earlier than two months before your current residence permit expires, because an early...
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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.
...residence permit on the basis of family ties can work for any employer, in any field and for any number of hours, from the day the permit is granted. The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) lists the...
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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.
...paid the fee. The reason you are moving, whether work, studies or family, decides which form you use, which documents you attach and which fee you pay. Who this applies to EU, EEA and Swiss citizens...
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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.
...permit for temporary stays, such as temporary work, internships or student exchanges. You can apply to extend a B permit, but time on a B permit does not count towards a permanent permit. P permit...
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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.
If you work for a Finnish employer for six months or less, your wages are taxed at source at 35%, after a deduction of 510 euros per month or 17 euros per...
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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‰.
You can drive in Finland on a valid EU or EEA licence for as long as it stays valid, and on a licence from a Geneva or Vienna road traffic convention...
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The spouse visa route into Finland
Finland's spouse route is a family-ties residence permit at 750 euros online, with income thresholds by municipality and an age-21 rule since June 2025.
...channels buys the same permit, and the spouse's work right after it arrives is unrestricted. Two tracks, one permit The application depends on who the sponsor is. A spouse of a Finnish citizen...
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Extended residence permit on family ties in Finland
Apply for an extended family-ties permit in Finland from inside the country, no earlier than three months before expiry; it costs 230 euros online in 2026.
...A late application also ends your right to work on the day the old permit expired. Who this applies to This page covers family members who are not EU, EEA or Swiss citizens and who already hold...
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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.
...Card, researcher, athlete, internship, au pair, working holiday 530 630 Seasonal work 530 630 Seasonal work certificate 200 300 Start-up entrepreneur 650 800 Other entrepreneur 750 900 Studies 600...
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Residence permit card renewal in Finland
A new Finnish residence permit card costs 60 euros online, 105 on paper or 140 for a lost card in 2026, and an ending permit needs an extension instead.
...to apply about 2 months before on the basis of work, and to file no later than its last day of validity. If you apply in time, your right to reside and work stays the same while the application is...
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Spouse visa interview questions for Finland
Migri publishes no spouse interview question list, but its LIITE_PUOLISO form shows the relationship questions it asks before any interview.
...granted, the spouse has an unrestricted right to work. The permit is later renewed with an extended permit on family ties. The law behind it Family-ties residence permits, the grounds for refusing...
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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.
...since it can set its own periods. Employees on a work-based residence permit: the notice period and the permit rules run on separate clocks. Employer's notice periods The Occupational Safety and...
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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.
...let go, or leave, without notice. Employees on a work-based residence permit face a second set of rules from the Finnish Immigration Service when the job ends. The lower threshold since 1 January...
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Personal identity code in Finland
A personal identity code in Finland is the eleven-character henkilötunnus DVV issues once you are registered in the Population Information System.
...of charge, and DVV processes a request based on work or study in 2 to 3 weeks counted from the day of your visit. The code alone does not give you a municipality of residence (kotikunta), which is a...
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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.
...both sides once you and the employer agree on the work, whether the agreement is verbal, written or electronic. Whatever the form, the employer must give you a written statement of the principal...
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Employment contract types in Finland
Finnish employment contracts are indefinite or fixed-term, and since 1 June 2026 a first fixed-term contract of up to one year needs no justified reason.
...Part-time hours, variable hours and agency work are arrangements inside one of these two. Who this applies to Employees offered an indefinite contract: the employer needs a lawful ground to end...
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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.
...or you earn at least 800.02 euros per month from work done in Finland, according to Kela's moving to Finland page. Kela health insurance reimburses part of private care and medicines. Public...
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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.
...On hourly or performance pay with at least 14 working days a month, you get your average daily pay multiplied by a coefficient. Everyone else gets 9 percent of the wages earned during the holiday...
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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.
...years, and exempts holders of permanent residence permits and exchange students. Public or private The largest difference is cost. Two children in grades 1 to 5 at ISH cost EUR 27,488 a year in...