Municipalities and wellbeing services counties employ a vast number of professionals from various sectors. They are often the largest employers in their regions, offering job opportunities throughout the country.
You can find open positions and substitute roles in municipalities, cities, wellbeing services counties, educational institutions, and municipally owned support service companies on the Kuntarekry.fi website.
Jobs in Municipalities and Wellbeing Services Counties
While traditional roles in education, early childhood education, and health and social care employ a large workforce, you’ll also find a wide variety of professionals in fields such as human resources, financial administration, IT, communications, legal services, engineering, property maintenance, and cultural and leisure services. Municipalities, schools, and wellbeing services counties frequently run development projects and initiatives that hire project workers. Wellbeing services counties are also now responsible for organizing rescue services.
Among municipally owned support service companies are organizations providing IT services, financial management, property management, food services, and cleaning services to municipalities. Many energy and water utility companies, as well as regional development associations, are also municipally owned. Most vocational schools and universities of applied sciences are owned by municipalities and recruit staff via Kuntarekry.
Municipalities and wellbeing services counties offer diverse and hands-on work opportunities. Remote work is possible in many roles, depending on the specific duties. Salaries are always based on collective labor agreements (KVTES, OVTES, TS, LS, or the SOTE agreement), but factors like previous work experience and job performance can also affect pay. There is a strong focus on professional development, career advancement, and employee wellbeing.
In addition to job listings, Kuntarekry.fi features a wide range of career stories (in Finnish).
Summer Jobs, Internships, and Substitute Roles
Every year, municipalities and wellbeing services counties offer thousands of summer job and internship opportunities. Municipalities especially offer summer jobs to young people under 18, such as in outdoor maintenance, customer service at museums and info desks, content production, and assisting in care work. Internships are available not only in education, early childhood education, and healthcare and social services, but also in administrative and technical roles. Most summer job and internship positions are open for applications between January and March.
There is also an ongoing need for substitute workers, especially in healthcare, education, early childhood education, as well as in food and cleaning services. Some substitute roles are long-term, while others may be short-notice shift work. Each employer manages substitute recruitment according to their own practices, so the best source of information is always the recruiting organization itself.