🇫🇮 Moving to Finland for Work - by Andrew Stetsenko

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🇫🇮 Moving to Finland for Work<br>Resources to help you get started.

Andrew Stetsenko<br>Jun 30, 2026

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Hey there 👋<br>Continuing my series of country guides, I’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Finland .<br>Here we go:<br>✅ Destination research

To relocate wisely, start by doing some research.<br>Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/finland + these two official sites:<br>https://um.fi/entering-finland, maintained by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Application Finder on the Finnish Immigration Service website, designed to help you determine the correct visa or permit type for your situation

Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/finland and/or https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/finland/individual/taxes-on-personal-income

Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/finland or the official one from the Finnish Tax Administration (Vero)

Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/finland + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread)

Healthcare & insurance options:<br>General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/finland

First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats in r/Finland (example thread)

Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/finland-average-salary

Developer salaries in Finland: Levels.fyi / Glassdoor + Reddit for first-hand insights (example thread)

Ask questions about Finland:<br>https://www.reddit.com/r/finland (the largest Reddit community dedicated to Finland)

https://www.reddit.com/r/helsinki

https://www.reddit.com/r/espoo

https://www.reddit.com/r/nordiccountries (a subreddit for discussions about the Nordic countries, including Finland)

https://www.finlandforum.org

Expats & Foreigners in Finland (Facebook group)

Other useful resources:<br>https://www.workinfinland.com/en (a Finnish government initiative that supports international professionals in finding job opportunities in Finland and provides information about relocating, working, and living in the country)

https://www.suomi.fi/guides/work-in-finland (a comprehensive guide that brings together the most important info and instructions from Finnish authorities for people planning to work in Finland)

✅ Job search: Companies hiring from outside Finland

Finland has one of Northern Europe's most mature tech ecosystems. The country is particularly strong in gaming (Supercell, Rovio), telecommunications (Nokia), AI, deep tech (Varjo), and increasingly space technology (ICEYE). Its startup ecosystem is centered around Helsinki, Espoo, and Tampere, with Helsinki hosting Slush, one of the world’s leading startup and technology events.<br>English is widely used as the working language in many tech startups and multinational engineering teams, making it possible to build a career without speaking Finnish, especially in software engineering and other technical roles.<br>Below are Finland-based companies that, based on publicly available info (career pages and job descriptions), appear to have a track record of sponsoring work visas/relocating international employees:<br>Sellforte – https://careers.sellforte.com

Supercell – https://supercell.com/en/careers/?location=helsinki

AlphaSense – https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alphasense

Wolt – https://careers.wolt.com/en/relocate-to-finland

Remedy Entertainment – https://www.remedygames.com/careers

Rovio – https://www.rovio.com/game-studios/rovio-finland

Metacore – https://metacoregames.com/careers

ICEYE – https://www.iceye.com/careers

Sony Interactive Entertainment – https://careers.playstation.com/jobs

Varjo – https://varjo.com/jobs

Happeo – https://happeo.recruitee.com

Zalando – https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki

ReOrbit – https://www.reorbit.space/careers

Other companies worth checking out:<br>Aiven (while its current job postings don’t explicitly mention work visa sponsorship or relocation support, the company previously promoted its Finland-based job openings on Relocate.me)

Nokia (one of Finland’s largest tech employers)

KONE (a global engineering and industrial company headquartered in Finland)

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✅ Job search: Local job sites

Beyond LinkedIn , here are some local job platforms worth checking out:<br>Duunitori (Finland’s largest job marketplace, featuring vacancies across a wide range of industries)

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