By hiring a young summer employee, you have the opportunity to bring enthusiastic and eager-to-learn young people into your workplace. Young people bring energy and fresh perspectives.

By employing a young person, you get help with the busy summer season. At the same time, you support young people’s work readiness and offer them a chance to learn through hands-on experience. For many young people, a summer job is their first step into working life. Proper onboarding improves the quality of work and the young person’s experience.

  • Advertise a summer job opening on Job Market Finland

    You can post a summer job opening for free on Job Market Finland. It is a nationwide online service that serves as a meeting place for employers and job seekers.

    Post a summer job opening

    You can log in to the service using your online banking credentials or a mobile certificate. You can also post a job opening on the Job Market together with a recruitment specialist. You can find the contact information at the bottom of the page.

  • Individual companies or industries have the opportunity to organise their own JobCorner.

    JobCorner is a recruitment event tailored to each company’s needs, with all practical arrangements handled by BusinessOulu’s experts.

    Open summer jobs can also be marketed using JobCorner Studio. JobCorner Studio is an additional service of JobCorner that offers companies and employers the opportunity to showcase open job opportunities on video. ​

    The organisation of JobCorners is coordinated by Antti Haapalainen​, antti.haapalainen@businessoulu.com, tel. +358 40 486 7704.

Would you hire with a summer job voucher?

With a summer job voucher, you can hire a 15–17-year-old from Oulu to work for two weeks during the summer season from May 1 to September 30, 2026. The City of Oulu subsidises the employer’s wage costs for a summer job voucher employee by 400 euros.

Contact information

Jarno Paasonen

Company collaboration coordinator

Jari Hannus

Recruitment Services

Markku Pirhonen

Recruitment Services

Kaisa Koljonen

Specialist, Recruitment Services

Terttu Toivanen

Specialist, Recruitment Services

Minna Mustonen

Specialist, Recruitment Services