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Income limit for residence permit for an employed person An income limit of EUR 1,600 will be set for the residence permit for an employed person. The objective is to ensure that people coming to work in Finland receive a pay they can live on. In ...https://tem.fi/en/income-limit-for-residence-permit-for-an-employed-person
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16.1.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a proposal to amend the post-decision monitoring of education-based residence permits. The aim of better monitoring is to prevent the misuse of permits.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-monitoring-of-residence-permits-for-international-students-to-be-enhanced
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19.12.2025 | The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship outlined changes to residence permits for start-up entrepreneurs on 19 December 2025. The aim is to streamline the permit process for start-up entrepreneurs, especially for those who plan to establish a business in Finland, and to prevent abuses.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-to-reform-residence-permits-for-start-up-entrepreneurs
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22.1.2026 | Effective and proactive action is needed to address the exploitation of foreign workers. The Government is continuing its efforts to combat labour exploitation with a legislative project that will examine and prepare the necessary amendments to residence permit procedures.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-continues-work-to-tackle-labour-exploitation-legislative-amendments-to-residence-permit-procedures-underway
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30.4.2026 | The Government’s two legislative packages will address the income difficulties faced by international students. The first would strengthen the monitoring of students’ use of social assistance in accordance with the Government Programme. The Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on 30 April 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposes-to-tackle-income-difficulties-of-international-students
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19.12.2024 | Persons arriving in Finland with a residence permit for an employed person should receive a monthly pay of at least EUR 1,600 for work carried out in Finland. The decree enters into force on 1 January 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/income-limit-of-eur-1-600-for-a-residence-permit-for-an-employed-person-set
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20.12.2024 | The start of 2025 will see the entry into force of new acts and decrees. The most important changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are summarised below.https://tem.fi/en/-/changes-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-at-the-turn-of-the-year-2024-2025
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International students can create innovations and bring growth to Finland The number of international higher education students in Finland has grown in recent years. They support the internationalisation of Finnish education and research. Students...https://tem.fi/en/international-students
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Three/six-month unemployment rule The Government aims to promote work-based immigration so that Finland can receive the labour it needs. At the same time, Finland must ensure that immigrating is easy and responsible. As a result of the new legisla...https://tem.fi/en/three-month-unemployment-rule
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Measures of the Orpo Government concerning work-based immigration Work-based immigration and international recruitment are essential means to accelerate growth and respond to the challenges caused by an ageing population. The development of work-b...https://tem.fi/en/measures-of-the-orpo-government-concerning-work-based-immigration
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Employers posting workers to Finland have an obligation to give notification of this Any foreign company posting workers to Finland must provide notification of this to the occupational safety and health authorities before work is commenced. This ...https://tem.fi/en/obligation-to-notify
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6.6.2024 | The Government proposed on 6 June 2024 that in future, persons arriving in Finland with a residence permit for an employed person should receive a monthly pay of at least EUR 1,600 for work carried out in Finland. In future, the income limit for a residence permit for an employed persons could be amended by government decree. The amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 November 2024.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-s-proposal-on-eur-1600-income-limit-for-a-residence-permit-for-an-employed-person-submitted-to-parliament
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Questions and answers about the TE services reform 2024 Note! The project has ended and the content of this page will no longer be updated. Read more: Questions and answers on information systems and enterprise architecture Questions and answers a...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-te-services-reform-2024
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Labour migration and integration Labour migration is a way to promote the availability of skilled labour, the growth and internationalisation of companies as well as research, development and innovation activities. Finland's integration policy aim...https://tem.fi/en/labour-migration-and-integration
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13.6.2024 | The comprehensive reform of the Integration Act will enter into force at the beginning of 2025 when the main responsibility for integration will be transferred from the state to municipalities. The Government’s amendments to the reform will strengthen general government finances and increase immigrants’ own responsibility for integration. The amendments will mainly enter into force on 1 January 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-s-changes-to-the-integration-act-reform-to-increase-immigrants-own-responsibility
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Other funding targets under the Sustainable Growth Programme in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview The Sustainable Growth Programme includes investments and reforms that support the European U...https://tem.fi/en/other-funding-targets-under-the-sustainable-growth-programme
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SOLVIT SOLVIT network solves problems encountered by enterprises and citizens in cooperation with authorities within the EU/ETA area. A problem can be suspected of originating from a misapplication of legislation, insufficient decision-making, or,...https://tem.fi/en/solvit1
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9.9.2025 | The three/six-month rule, which entered into force in June 2025, determines the amount of time during which foreign workers need to find a new job, if their previous employment relationship has ended prematurely. However, the rule has a more limited effect than assumed. For example, the rule does not apply to international students looking for work after graduating from a Finnish higher education institution.https://tem.fi/en/-/fixed-term-work-can-open-a-career-path-for-foreign-students-in-finland
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15.2.2024 | On 15 February 2024, the Government submitted a proposal to transpose the amendments required by the EU Blue Card Directive into Finnish legislation. The amendments will apply to non-EU nationals arriving in Finland with a EU residence permit for highly qualified workers, also known as the Blue Card.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposes-changes-to-eu-residence-permits-for-highly-skilled-workers
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20.12.2023 | An income limit of EUR 1,600 would be set for the residence permit for an employed person. In future, the income limit would be laid down by government decree. The government proposal will be circulated for comments until 31.1.2024.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-s-proposal-on-income-limit-for-residence-permits-for-employed-persons-sent-out-for-comments