Tampere is a fast-growing and developing city, known for its relaxed atmosphere, bold actions, and a can-do attitude. The City of Tampere has almost 9000 employees working for the common good of its citizens. Would you like to be one of us?

If yes, why not apply for our trainee programme! You will get to work with experts and develop the city together with us. During your trainee period, you will make important contacts for your future and learn about the city as an employer. Through the trainee programme, you can complete your university internship and get a good start to your career.

The City of Tampere Trainee Programme runs from 18 Aug to 19 Dec 2025.

You will be paid for your traineeship period. The University internship voucher would be an advantage. We work in a hybrid working model allowing flexible remote and office working hours in several tasks.

International Trainee Programme is targeted at international students or newly graduated international students from Finnish universities.

International Trainee Programme is carried out in English. Some of the meetings are organized in cooperation with the Trainee Programme for the Finnish speakers, and you will be part of Finnish-speaking workplace community. You will be able to practice your Finnish skills, even though you can use English in your actual work. There will be a Finnish club for the International Trainees to improve their Finnish skills.

In the City of Tampere Employment and Growth Services, we promote responsible employment, entrepreneurship, and economic policies. We facilitate the establishment of new businesses, support business growth, ensure the availability of skilled labour both nationally and internationally, and foster workforce skills development.
We are responsible for employment services in the Tampere region in accordance with the regional association agreements. We carry out the tasks assigned to labour authorities by law, as well as those stipulated in the act on immigrant integration. Our work is driven by courage, a willingness to develop, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Our approach is customer-oriented: we listen to our customers’ needs and develop services together. With an innovative mindset, we work to enhance our customers' skills, improve employment opportunities, and ensure smoother transitions into the labour market.

Are you ready to kickstart your career and make valuable network connections? International House Tampere is looking for a motivated person to join our Employer and Talent service team as a Trainee. This is an opportunity for you to work in a city organisation and contribute to the development of the city of Tampere.

Your Role:
As a trainee, you’ll support implementing and developing the digital employer and talent services, including utilizing intelligent digital service tools while ensuring a positive customer experience. In addition, your tasks will include: supporting customer work, marketing, meeting and event management activities. Depending on your skills and interests, there may be opportunities to take on additional tasks related to talent attraction and relocation as well as other talent and business services. You will be working as a part of the employer and talent service -team, but you will be closely cooperating with senior specialists, trainee colleagues and other teams. You will also be required to perform general administrative tasks as needed, so flexibility is appreciated.

What We're Looking For:
We require a master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Public Administration, Social Sciences or Humanities), graduated max two years ago, or master’s degree student in the final stages (second year) in Finnish university. Also required are excellent communication skills in English (both written and spoken).

We're looking for someone who is proactive and collaborative with customer service skills. A willingness to learn and help is crucial.

We consider following experience as an advantage:
- relocation processes and other services for internationals in Tampere
- digital service development and data processing
- AI- and data management programs (such as MS Copilot, MS Power BI)
- digital marketing (e.g. social media, website management, content creation, and analytics)
- event management

For more information about the position, please contact:
Team Manager: Sari Huuskonen, tel. 040 730 9255 (26.3. at 14-15 and 28.3. at 13-14)
Service Manager: Nuppu Suvanto, tel. 041 730 0391 (1.4. at 14-15 and 7.4. at 10-11)

For more details about International House Tampere, visit our website: https://internationalhouse.tampere.fi

The deadline for applications is 11 April 2025 (time for online applications 23.59, and by post by 15.00). Late applications will not be considered.

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For more information and instructions on how to apply, contact the recruitment services of Monetra Pirkanmaa tel. 040 806 3184, rekrytointi.pirkanmaa@monetra.fi.

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