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Residence permit for internship (trainee)

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for a person coming to Finland for an internship or for an unpaid traineeship through a training programme, such as Erasmus+.

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  • Captured route-specific text is available, but the page excerpt does not by itself establish every material qualification for this question.
  • Migri official page; exact captured text
    Apply for a residence permit for internship if you are coming to Finland for an internship or for an unpaid traineeship through a training programme, such as Eramus+. A residence permit for internship can be issued for a maximum period of 18 months.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The internship must take place in an employment relationship; the applicant and employer must sign an employment contract containing the principal terms, including salary.

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  • The capture states the employment relationship and contract proof but not every internship eligibility branch.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

A paid internship requires one of: applying within two years of completing a higher education degree; current higher-education studies with the internship matching the field; or being aged 18-30 and studying at a university outside Finland (Finnish/Swedish language, or a field matching the internship). The intern must be paid at least the collective-agreement salary, or at least EUR 1,463 gross per month in 2026 where there is none. An unpaid traineeship must be through a training programme with maintained and established activity and educational objectives.

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  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    If you intend to come to Finland for an internship, you must meet one of the following conditions: You submit your application for a residence permit for internship within a maximum of two years of completing your higher education degree. You are currently participating in a course of study that leads to a higher education degree and the internship is in a field matching your studies.
  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    You are between 18 and 30 years of age, and you are studying the Finnish or Swedish language at a university outside Finland. You are between 18 and 30 years of age, you are studying at a university outside Finland, and the internship is in a field matching your studies or your degree.
  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    You have to get paid for your internship. Your salary must at least correspond to the salary specified in the collective agreement that applies to your employment relationship.
  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    If there is no collective agreement in your sector, your gross salary must be at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026.
  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    The training programme must have maintained and established activity. The training programme must have educational and learning objectives that supports the trainee’s development.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder cannot start the training before the permit is granted and may only do work that is included in the internship. The official source does not state whether family may accompany.

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  • The captured page does not state the position of accompanying family.
  • https://migri.fi/en/internship
    You cannot start the training before you get a residence permit. You are only allowed to do work that is included in the internship.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

A residence permit for internship can be issued for a maximum period of 18 months. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Captured route-specific text is available, but the page excerpt does not by itself establish every material qualification for this question.
  • Migri official page; exact captured text
    Apply for a residence permit for internship if you are coming to Finland for an internship or for an unpaid traineeship through a training programme, such as Eramus+. A residence permit for internship can be issued for a maximum period of 18 months.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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