Residence permit for an employed person (TTOL)
Workers with a Finnish job offer in roles that require a labour market test by the TE Office.
Residence permit for a person employed as a specialist
Highly skilled experts with a degree or special expertise and an above-threshold salary.
EU Blue Card (highly qualified employment)
Highly qualified non-EU professionals with a higher qualification and a qualifying salary.
Residence permit for an intra-corporate transferee (ICT)
Managers, specialists or trainees transferred within a company from outside the EU to its Finnish branch.
Residence permit for seasonal work
Workers in seasonal sectors (e.g. agriculture, tourism) staying longer than 90 days.
Certificate for seasonal work
Visa-exempt nationals coming for up to 90 days of seasonal work who need proof of the right to work.
Residence permit for an entrepreneur (self-employment)
People running their own business or working as a self-employed/light entrepreneur in Finland.
Residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur
Founders of an innovative, scalable startup with a positive Business Finland eligibility statement.
Residence permit for a person of independent means
People who can support themselves with their own income or assets without working in Finland.
Residence permit application for studies
Students admitted to a Finnish higher education institution or other eligible studies.
Residence permit to look for work or start a business (graduates/researchers)
Graduates and researchers who completed a degree or research in Finland and want to find work or set up a business.
Residence permit for a researcher
Researchers with a hosting agreement from a Finnish research organisation.
Residence permit for an au pair
Young people (17-30) living with a Finnish host family to learn the language and culture.
Working Holiday residence permit
Young people from agreement countries combining a holiday with incidental work in Finland.
Residence permit on the basis of family ties (spouse or partner)
Spouses, registered partners and cohabiting partners of a person living in Finland.
Residence permit on the basis of family ties (child)
Minor children joining a parent who lives in Finland.
Residence permit on the basis of family ties (other relative)
Other close relatives, such as a Finnish citizen's dependent parent, in limited circumstances.
Registration of an EU citizen's right of residence
EU/EEA and Swiss citizens staying in Finland for more than three months.
Residence card for a family member of an EU citizen
Non-EU family members of an EU/EEA citizen exercising free movement in Finland.
Schengen short-stay visa (visitor)
Visitors coming for tourism, family visits or business for up to 90 days in 180.
Long-stay national (D) visa
Permit holders (specialists, startup founders, students, researchers and their families) who want to enter Finland fast.
Permanent residence permit (P)
Residents who have lived in Finland for four years on continuous (A) permits.
EU long-term resident's residence permit (P-EU)
Long-term residents who want EU-wide long-term resident status with mobility rights.
Finnish citizenship by naturalisation
Long-term residents who meet the residence, language and integrity requirements for naturalisation.
Asylum / international protection
People seeking refuge in Finland because of persecution or serious harm in their home country.
Temporary protection (e.g. for displaced persons from Ukraine)
People fleeing mass displacement (notably from Ukraine) who receive temporary protection in the EU/Finland.