International Master’s Students and Alumni: 14 Traineeship positions, apply now!

Bulletin 4.11.2025

Are you an international student in a master´s degree program or recently graduated one and want to advance your career in the Finnish job market? This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your professional expertise in Finnish working life, build networks with employers, and improve your Finnish language skills through real work experience.

These traineeship opportunities are part for the Helsinki City´s International Grant -program, which supports international higher education graduates in offering paid traineeships in Finnish companies.

You may apply for only one of the 14 positions listed below.

What is the program?

Through the program, you can gain paid work experience in a company operating in Finland and develop your understanding of Finnish working life. The contract lasts 2–4 months (part-time or full-time, depending on the company’s needs).

During the program, Metropolia provides coaching to strengthen your professional skills and career development.

Basic requirements for all applicants

You are eligible to apply if you:

  • Are studying for a higher degree (master’s level) with at least 80% of your studies completed, or you are a recent graduate from a university or university of applied sciences located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
  • If you are alumni you have graduated after 30 November 2024.
  • Are registered as a resident of Helsinki.
  • Have Finnish or Swedish skills at least at level A2.1, or have completed at least two Finnish or Swedish language courses.
  • Are an international student/alumni (non-native Finnish/Swedish speaker) with the right to work in Finland.

Traineeships are listed below


Please note that the DL has been extended until Thursday 13.11.20215 at 14.00. There is also one new position (Education Development Trainee at Humak University of Applied Sciences) with the DL for Sunday 16.11. at 14.00.

If you have already applied for a traineeship (between 3.11.-10.11.2025) we have your application - you do not need to send a new one.

Read carefully the traineeship positions listed below, you can only apply to one position.

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For technical assistance, please contact: trainee@metropolia.fi

We look forward to receiving your application!