Employers
The employment services also work with businesses. Employment experts are happy to visit companies to discuss how the employment services can be useful, for example in recruitment.
To hire a worker, the employer may be eligible for a wage subsidy, depending on the budget. For more information on wage subsidies, see the Labour Market Monitor page.
Employers’ services in the reform
The labour market marketplace will remain an electronic channel and a meeting point between job and jobseeker. Employers will continue to receive support in finding employees, recruitment, change situations, training and business growth. The TyöNavigaator can be contacted for all matters related to employment services, more information can be found herehttps://www.tyonavigaattori.fi/etusivu/tyonantajalle/
Changes to the labour market indicator 26.5.2025
All e-government transactions for businesses and employers are handled by the Job Marketplace https://tyomarkkinatori.fi/tyonantajat-ja-yrittajat. You can contact the employment services in your area and register a job, a demonstration site, a place for wage subsidies or a work experience placement in the Enterprise Portal. You can also browse through the published job profiles to find suitable candidates. It is also possible to draw up a business plan on the Job Marketplace.
To log in to the Job Marketplace, you need Suomi.fi credentials. If you are unable to create a Suomi.fi account, the Finnish Business Advisory Service offers support to entrepreneurs and employers in using the Työmarkkinator and its electronic services, such as credentials and submitting a job application.
More information about our services and how to contact us:
- Labour Market Market Marketplace
o Business to business – post a job and find a jobseeker (tyomarkkinatori.fi) - Kuopio employment area employers’ call centre:
044 718 7500 weekdays 9-15 - National helpdesk
o Enterprise Finland advice (including advice on electronic services from the Labour Market Finland)
Mon-Fri 9-15 tel. 0295 020 500
Chat at the Jobcentre
o Entrepreneur’s financial assistance advice
Mon-Fri 9-15 tel. 0295 024 880
o Work in Finland – employer advice on international recruitment
from 7.1. from Mon-Fri 9-15 tel. 0295 016 770
e-mail wif.neuvonta@keha-keskus.fi - Email tyonavigaattori@kuopio.fi / protected email: https://securemail.kuopio.fi/
- Visit our office:
o TyöNavigaattori Kuopio Asemakatu 7, 70101 Kuopio Open Mon-Fri 8-16
o TyöNavigaattori Siilinjärvi Kuiluntie 3, 71800 Siilinjärvi Open from 13.1. from Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
Training courses
There is also free training on how to become an employer, offered by the Kuopio Entrepreneurs’ Association’s project “From Entrepreneur to Employer”, for which training is currently underway. More details on the training courses and materials below. The training courses are open to anyone who is interested, while the other services provided by the project are intended for sole proprietors in Kuopio.
Learning about labour laws – training
17.9.2024 at 16:30 – 20:00 Material
Hiring your first employee – training
30.10.2024 at 16:30 – 20:00, Kuopio
You are warmly welcome to the Hiring your first employee training organised by the From Entrepreneur to Employer project on Wednesday 30.10.2024 at 16.30.
The instructor is Harri Hellstén, Head of Labour Market Affairs at Finnish Enterprise.
The event will take place in Kummi Aitsa, and a light snack will be served.
The training is free of charge and you can register here.
Training on challenging situations in the employment relationship
12.11.2024 at 16:30 – 20:00, Online, Kuopio
You are warmly welcome to the “From Sole Entrepreneur to Employer ” training on Tuesday 12.11.2024 at 16.30.
The instructor is Harri Hellstén, Head of Labour Market Affairs at Finnish Enterprise.
The event will take place in Kummi Aitsa and a light snack will be served.
The training is free of charge and you can register here
From sole trader to employer project
Are you considering hiring an employee?
Are you self-employed?
We can help. Get personalised advice and support on hiring your first employee.
We can examine the financial realities of employment, find out which channels are suitable for your business to find a workforce, advise you on hiring and its costs, your employer’s obligations or anything else you need to know. The service is open to all self-employed people in Kuopio and is free of charge.
Interested in the service? Sign up below, or contact Pekka directly.
Pekka Vartiainen
Business Specialist
tel. 040 560 0299
pekka.vartiainen(at)yrittajat.fi