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Seasonal work

Apply for a residence permit for seasonal work if your work is in the field of agriculture or tourism and is tied to a certain season.

 

The types of seasonal work to which the Seasonal Workers Act is applied include agricultural and garden work, forestry and work in the tourism sector. The Seasonal Workers Act also applies to temporary agency work. On our website you can find a detailed list of seasonal jobs.

 

This service is not intended for the employers of seasonal workers. The seasonal worker must have a personal account and make the application themselves.

 

You can have a seasonal job in Finland for no longer than nine months during a period of twelve months. In order to check this, we ask you to state in your application all periods within the twelve previous months that you have spent in Finland doing seasonal work.

 

If your job is not seasonal work or if you come to Finland to work for more than nine months or if you live in a member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, do not apply for a residence permit for seasonal work but apply for a residence permit for an employed person.

 

 

You can find more detailed information about residence permits for seasonal work on our website.

 

If you are not sure which grounds for applying you should choose, use the Application Finder on the Finnish Immigration Service website to find out.

Select the application that suits your situation

Residence permit for seasonal work
You will work in Finland for 3 to 9 months.
Extended permit for seasonal work
Your residence permit for seasonal work is expiring and you want to extend it.
Seasonal work certificate
You do not need a visa to travel to Finland and you will work for up to 90 days.