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Vasa
Arbetsforum/Career Services
Strandgatan 2, 2nd floor
Phone: +358 (0)6 3247 131
e-mail:
There is also a service called
Aarresaari.
It is a
nationwide Academic Career Service, where
you can find further useful tips concerning job
opportunities in Finland. Visit
for more information.
At the Employment Office (
arbetskraftsbyrå/
työvoimatoimisto
) scholars and students can
search for job opportunities. The office will give
you information about jobs available based
on qualifications and experience, which in
practice means that you need at least some basic
knowledge of Finnish. They will also provide you
with information about permission to work in
Finland and about Finnish legislation concerning
employment. It is advisable to call or e-mail for an
appointment:
Åbo
Turku/Åbo Employment Office
Slottsgatan 52
FI-20101 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0) 295 044 500 (switchboard)
e-mail:
Vasa
Vaasa/Vasa Employment office
Wolffskavägen 35 B
FI-65101 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0) 295 056 000 (switchboard)
e-mail:
N.B. The Academic Career Services Offices at ÅAU
also have the same information about nationwide
job opportunities as the Employment Office.
Vacant jobs can be sought nationwide at the
website of the Ministry of Labour:
4.3 Taxation
The category of tax liability in Finland depends on
the duration of the work in Finland and whether
or not the employer has a registered status in
Finland. If you are paid for the work you do in
Finland, you usually have to pay income tax in
Finland. Your tax percentage depends on how
long you stay - for six months or for longer.
Tax Treaties
Finland has tax treaties with more than 70
countries. International tax treaties are made
to avoid double taxation in situations where a
person receives income from another country
than his/her home country. In general, tax treaties
usually provide that wages should be taxed in
the country where the work is done. Some of
the tax treaties include special exemptions for
students. To qualify for a tax-treaty exemption,
it is additionally required that you (immediately
before your arrival to Finland) lived in the country
that has made the tax treaty with Finland.
Information about these treaties is available
at the tax office and the website of Finnish tax
administration
Persons Staying in Finland for a Maximum of 6
Months
Finnish employers collect a final 35-percent tax at
source on the pay of a foreign employee who only
stays in the country for six months or less. The tax
rate is the same for all levels of income, including
small incomes.
Besides tax, your employer will also withhold
social security payments from your pay
(amounting to approximately 7%, all payments
combined), unless you have the certificate E 101
of a posted employee. If you are regarded as a
posted employee, your social security insurance
has been taken care of in the country where you
come from. Because the 35-percent tax is a final
tax, you are normally not expected to submit an
income tax return in Finland.
During the first couple of days in Finland, please
visit the local tax office. You need a Finnish
personal identity code (see chapter 3.2). The tax
office will issue you a tax-at-source card (fill out
the application form no. 6201e, Application for
tax-at-source card) and instructions for requesting
