Summer job as an entrepreneur

The application period for 2026 begins on April 14, 2026, and ends on May 15, 2026.

Applications will open on April 14, 2026, at 12.00.

Apply here. 

Summer entrepreneurship vouchers will be distributed to all applicants who meet the application criteria in the order in which they apply. If all summer entrepreneurship vouchers have already been distributed, the applicant may be placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations. Confirmation of the voucher will be sent to the recipient by email.

If you manage to submit your application before the application period closes and you are on the waiting list, check your email regularly, as you will have 36 hours to submit your application if a cancellation opens up.

We recommend that you submit your application even if there are no vouchers available at the time of application. Vouchers may become available during the application period, so you always have the chance to receive a positive decision on your summer entrepreneurship voucher until the application period ends.

Criteria for applying for a voucher:

• You are a resident of Tampere  and were born between 2005 and 2011
• The summer entrepreneurship voucher can be granted to a business that was established or will be established after the previous summer entrepreneurship voucher application period and is less than one year old.
• The voucher must be applied for personally, even if it is a team business.
• You participate in one summer entrepreneur starting training session
• You participate in the Kick-off event
• You fill out the application form and submit the requested additional information according to the given schedule

Decisions on receiving a summer entrepreneurship voucher will be made during the application period. You will be notified of the decision by email as soon as possible, but no later than two weeks after the kick-off event.

Welcome to the Summer Entrepreneurs Kick-off event on June 2, 2026!

All recipients of summer entrepreneurship vouchers are required to attend the kick-off event.

At the kick-off event, you will receive a wide range of tips on summer entrepreneurship and get to know our various partners who offer different services and support to summer entrepreneurs. You will also hear about summer events and summer entrepreneurship services and get to meet other summer entrepreneurs. Welcome!

Register here.

We will organise a joint event on August 2026 for all summer entrepreneurs. At the end-of-summer party, we will celebrate the past summer together.