Career Services organises events, workshops and info sessions. The themes of the events are career and employment.
In this list you can find upcoming events aimed at international students. The Career Services' own career events and those of companies and other organizations aimed at students and recent graduates can be found on the JobTeaser career portal.
JobTeaser is a commercial partner of the University of Helsinki. On the portal, you can find events as well as job and traineeship offers. Log in to the portal with your helsinki.fi id. Check out JobTeaser.
CV Café – Update Your Job Application Documents
Looking for tips on refreshing your CV or cover letter? Join Career Services’ CV Café: a low-threshold event where you can work on your job application documents with expert guidance and alongside fellow students. Bilingual event: You’re welcome to participate in Finnish or English.
Time: Thursday 24.9.2026 at 15.00 – 17.00
Location: Kaisa House, Kaisa hall (7062), 7th floor
Language: English & Finnish
Read more and sign up in JobTeaser (sign-up opens in mid-August)
Job Search Retreat
Want to update your CV, write application letters, look for a job on various job search portals or think about open applications and your network? Join our Job Search Retreat, where you can focus on your job search in a calm and relaxed way. You will work independently, but our career counsellor will also be there to answer your questions.
Time: October 20, 2026,13.15-16.00
Location: Language Centre, room 205 (Fabianinkatu 26)
Language: Finnish, English, Swedish
Read more and sign up in JobTeaser. (sign-up opens in mid-August)
CV Café – Update Your Job Application Documents
Looking for tips on refreshing your CV or cover letter? Join Career Services’ CV Café: a low-threshold event where you can work on your job application documents with expert guidance and alongside fellow students. Bilingual event: You’re welcome to participate in Finnish or English.
Time: Wednesday 9.12.2026 at 14.00 – 16.00
Location: Kaisa House, Kaisa hall (7062), 7th floor
Language: English & Finnish
Read more and sign up in JobTeaser (sign-up opens in mid-August)
Power Zone
How could you utilise your own strengths, values, resources and interests in planning your future or perhaps in your current job search? In this workshop, you will familiarise yourself with Power Zone and work on its elements independently through a variety of tasks.
Time: December 15, 2026,13.15-16.00
Location: Fabianinkatu 24, room 531
Language: Finnish and English
Read more and sign up in JobTeaser. (sign-up opens 1.10.2026)
The HelsinkiUNI Career Day event will be held in 2027 at the University of Helsinki’s main building on January 18, 2027. The programme will be updated during the autumn.
No upcoming career counselling groups at the moment. You can find information on the groups offered by other guidance providers at the university on the page Groups to support the ability to study and career planning.
In addition to the events organized by Career Services, the University also organizes other career and recruitment related events, such as campus fairs. You can find a collection of these events below.
2025 events to be published soon!