For Internationals

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Tampere – The City For You – An Attractive and Renowned City For International Talent

International House Tampere supports the settlement of internationals in the region, encourages employers to utilize international talents for business growth, and steers jobseekers with an international background towards open labour markets. We bring services together for companies and international talents on a one-stop-shop basis.

We give advice on international recruitment to employers in the Tampere City Region. We can help you find suitable employees both in Finland and abroad, and support you in applying for financial support and in other bureaucracy matters. We can also inform you about current recruitment events and campaigns. Our Business Coordinators support you in international recruitment from start to finish.

Our customers are:

  • Job seekers, students, researchers, spouses and employees who have moved to the Pirkanmaa region
  • People interested in living, working, studying or entrepreneurship in the Pirkanmaa region
  • Persons receiving international protection
  • Companies interested in international recruiting
  • International start-ups

International House Tampere Employer and talent services

We support companies in the Tampere region looking to hire international employees and we organise initiatives to attract skilled talents from abroad. Additionally, we provide services to international talents and startups, both within and outside Finland, along with events and workshops to enhance job-seeking and networking skills in Tampere.

International House Tampere

International House Tampere Multilingual guidance

We offer free, low-threshold information, advice, and guidance in the Tampere region employment area, especially for those in the early stages of their integration. We provide general counseling on a wide range of everyday topics in more than 10 languages, including simple Finnish.

Multilingual guidance

International House Tampere Employment services

We are responsible for providing statutory employment services. We offer advice and guidance on employment, education, and integration. Our customers are all international residents registered as job seekers in Tampere. Additionally, we serve job seekers in their integration period as well as working-age clients outside the labor force in the Tampere region employment area.

Employment services

International House Tampere Integration services

Our task is to receive quota refugees and individuals granted residence permits on the basis of international protection. We promote the early-stage integration of our clients by supporting them in managing everyday tasks and interacting with authorities, providing outreach assistance when necessary.

Integration services

Tampere Region Employment Area

The City of Tampere organizes and provides the statutory tasks of the employment authority within the Tampere Region Employment Area. As of January 1, 2025, public employment and economic development services were transferred to the employment areas.

The Tampere Region Employment Area consists of 16 municipalities: Akaa, Juupajoki, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Lempäälä, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Pälkäne, Ruovesi, Tampere, Urjala, Valkeakoski, Vesilahti, Virrat, and Ylöjärvi. The municipalities of Western Pirkanmaa belong to the Western Pirkanmaa Employment Area, and Mänttä-Vilppula is part of the Southern Central Finland Employment Area.

Tampere Region Employment Area
The view from Pispalanharju Ridge.

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Strategic Programme on International Talent Attraction and Migration 2.0 2019–2024 // 2023–2026

Integration program 2021-2025

The short address for this page is tampere.fi/en/internationals

Updated 25.11.2025