Best Job Portals in Finland (2026): Where to Actually Apply
Finland is one of the few EU countries actively recruiting foreign talent - gaming, telecom and cleantech are all hiring abroad, and the government runs an English-language portal built specifically for internationals. Here is exactly where to look, which boards are worth your time, and how to find the roles that do not require Finnish.
Finland has a problem most countries would envy and a problem you can use: it has more open skilled roles than it has people to fill them. An ageing population and a booming tech, gaming and cleantech sector mean the country has been openly courting foreign talent for years - and unlike most of Europe, it has built the infrastructure to do it in English.
That said, the job-board landscape is fragmented and a lot of it is in Finnish. Here is the map, from the official portal to the niche gaming boards, so you spend your time on the sites that actually match where you are.
Start Here: The Official Portal
Finland's official public employment service is Job Market Finland - Tyomarkkinatori in Finnish - at tyomarkkinatori.fi. It is run by the public employment services and carries vacancies across every sector, including public-sector and integration roles you will not find on commercial boards.
The standout feature for internationals is simple: it has a full English-language interface. Most national employment portals in Europe are local-language only, which makes them painful to navigate if you do not speak the language. Finland built theirs to be used by people who have just arrived, so it is genuinely usable from day one. It is free, it is comprehensive, and it should be your base layer.
Why start with the official portal: public-service boards like Tyomarkkinatori carry roles that never reach LinkedIn or the commercial aggregators - especially in the public sector and at smaller employers - and they get a fraction of the applicants. Fewer applicants, more roles, no paywall.
The Big General Boards
Once you have the official portal covered, the large commercial boards are where the bulk of private-sector volume lives. These four carry most of what is openly advertised in Finland:
- Duunitori (duunitori.fi) - the largest job board in Finland and the single best site for raw volume. IT, services, logistics and healthcare are all well represented. The interface is mostly Finnish, but many international and tech listings appear in English.
- LinkedIn - as everywhere, this is where most professional, tech, gaming, telecom and finance roles surface first, and it runs entirely in English. For white-collar and international roles in Finland, it is essential.
- Oikotie Tyopaikat (oikotie.fi) - a major general aggregator strong in retail, services, admin and healthcare. Listings are mostly Finnish.
- Jobly (jobly.fi) - the former Monster.fi, a general board covering IT, sales, admin and engineering. English UI in parts, Finnish-heavy listings.
These boards overlap heavily and mix sponsored posts, duplicates and stale listings in with the live ones, so treat them as volume sources you skim - not the place you start.
Best Portals for International / English-Speaking Candidates
This is the section that matters most if you are moving to Finland from abroad. The country has built a small but excellent set of English-first channels, and they are by far the highest-conversion places to apply because every role on them is already vetted as English-working.
- Work in Finland (workinfinland.com) - the government's dedicated portal for international talent, run by Business Finland. It is the Finnish equivalent of "Make it in Germany" or "Workindenmark": English-language, focused on shortage occupations like tech, engineering, healthcare and cleantech, and aimed squarely at people relocating. Start here.
- JobsinHelsinki (jobsinhelsinki.com) - lists only roles where English is the working language, across tech, education, startups and support. The fastest filter for "jobs that will not reject me for not speaking Finnish."
- LinkedIn - the broadest English-language pool, and where international employers post first.
- The Hub (thehub.io) - the Nordic startup board, English by default, strong for early-stage and scale-up roles across Helsinki's startup ecosystem.
If you only have time for two sites and you are an international candidate, make them Work in Finland and JobsinHelsinki, with LinkedIn running in the background. For the wider EU picture, our guide on how to find all EU jobs from one place covers the official cross-border portal that feeds these national sources.
Industry-Specific Boards
Finland's standout sectors have their own hiring channels - and if you are targeting gaming or tech, going direct often beats the general boards.
- Gaming and tech - Finland punches far above its weight in games (it produced Supercell, Rovio and a dense cluster of studios). The best route is The Hub plus the company career pages directly: Supercell, Rovio, Wolt and Nokia all post their own openings, almost always in English. LinkedIn is the strongest aggregator for this segment.
- Staffing and relocation - Barona (barona.fi) is one of Finland's largest staffing agencies, covering logistics, industry and services. It is a useful route for roles with relocation support and for getting a foot in the door without a local network.
Every Finland Job Portal, Compared
Here is the full landscape in one place - what each portal is best for, and whether you can use it in English.
| Portal | Best for | English |
|---|---|---|
| Job Market Finland (Tyomarkkinatori) | Official public-service base layer; all sectors incl. public & integration roles | Yes |
| Duunitori | Largest board; highest volume across IT, services, logistics, healthcare | Partial |
| Work in Finland | Government portal for international talent; shortage occupations, relocation | Yes |
| JobsinHelsinki | English-working roles only; tech, education, startups, support | Yes |
| Professional, tech, gaming, telecom and finance roles; international employers | Yes | |
| Oikotie Tyopaikat | General volume; retail, services, admin, healthcare | Partial |
| Jobly (ex-Monster.fi) | General board; IT, sales, admin, engineering | Partial |
| The Hub | Nordic startups; gaming, SaaS, fintech, early-stage roles | Yes |
| Barona | Staffing & relocation; logistics, industry, services | Partial |
Finland-Specific Tips
A few things that are genuinely different about job-hunting in Finland, and that will save you time:
- English is fine in tech and gaming. The games industry, startups, and most international companies operate in English as a matter of course. If you are in software, data, gaming or product, you do not need Finnish to land a job - many teams are deliberately international.
- Finnish is hard - but not always required. Finnish is one of the more difficult European languages to learn, and Finns know it. That is exactly why so many employers in the high-demand sectors have switched to English. Outside tech - public services, healthcare, customer-facing and many SME roles - Finnish or Swedish is usually still expected.
- The startup scene is real and concentrated. Finland's ecosystem is anchored by Slush, one of Europe's biggest startup events, and the Maria 01 campus in Helsinki, which houses a large cluster of startups under one roof. Targeting companies in that orbit is a fast way into the international, English-speaking part of the market.
- EU vs non-EU permits matter. If you are an EU/EEA citizen you can work in Finland without a permit. Non-EU applicants need a residence permit for work - but Finland has streamlined fast-track routes for specialists and shortage occupations, which is exactly what Work in Finland is built around. Lead with sponsorship-friendly portals if you need work authorisation.
How to Search Them All at Once
Put together, a thorough Finland search means running the official portal, two or three general boards, the English-first channels, and a handful of company career pages - in two languages, de-duplicating the overlap yourself. That is a lot of tabs for one country.
This is the chore LumiCV's Finland job search is built to remove. LumiCV searches EURES, Job Market Finland and company career pages together, scores each role against your CV, and flags the English-working roles - so instead of skimming nine sites you read one ranked list. It does the two things a job board cannot: it tells you how well you actually fit each role, and it surfaces the ones that do not require Finnish, so you stop wasting applications on listings that were never open to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best job site in Finland?
Duunitori is the largest commercial job board in Finland and the best single site for raw volume across every sector. For international candidates, Work in Finland and JobsinHelsinki are the strongest because they list English-working roles, and the official Job Market Finland portal (Tyomarkkinatori) is the most complete public source. Most people use a combination rather than one site.
What is the official job portal of Finland?
The official job portal of Finland is Job Market Finland - Tyomarkkinatori - at tyomarkkinatori.fi. It is run by the public employment services, carries vacancies across every sector including public-sector and integration roles, and has a full English-language interface, which makes it unusually accessible for internationals compared with most national portals.
How do I find English-speaking jobs in Finland?
Start with the dedicated English-first boards: Work in Finland (run by Business Finland for international talent) and JobsinHelsinki, which list only roles where English is the working language. LinkedIn carries most professional and tech roles in English, and The Hub covers English-speaking startup jobs. The tech, gaming and international-company segments in Finland operate largely in English, so those are the highest-conversion places to look.
How do I find gaming or tech jobs in Finland?
Finland's gaming and tech scene runs almost entirely in English. Check The Hub for startup and scale-up roles, LinkedIn for the broader market, and the career pages of the major players directly - Supercell, Rovio, Wolt and Nokia all post their own openings. Helsinki's startup ecosystem around Slush and the Maria 01 campus is the centre of gravity for these roles.
Do I need to speak Finnish to work in Finland?
Not always. Finnish is genuinely hard to learn, but in tech, gaming, startups and international companies English is frequently the working language and many roles require no Finnish at all. Outside those sectors - public services, healthcare, customer-facing and many SME roles - Finnish or Swedish is usually expected. Filtering for English-working roles on Work in Finland or JobsinHelsinki is the fastest way to find jobs that will not reject you for not speaking Finnish yet.
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