Residence permit for seasonal work

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Seasonal work includes, for example, agricultural and garden work, forestry and tourism work, and must last no more than nine months.

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Your work is seasonal work and lasts for a maximum of 9 months
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The types of seasonal work to which the Seasonal Workers Act is applied include, for instance, agricultural and garden work, forestry and work in the tourism sector. For more information, see the page What counts as seasonal work?
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Please note that you can be granted seasonal work permits for a maximum of 9 months during a 12-month period.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Confirmed employment in a seasonal-work sector is required before applying: the employer must confirm the hire, usually by an employment contract, and must supplement the application with the terms of employment. For work with more than one employer, information and attachments for all employers must be submitted.

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https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
You must have confirmed employment before you may apply for a residence permit. If you have been offered work by an employer, the employer needs to confirm that you will really be hired. This is usually done in the form of an employment contract.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
If you wish to apply for a residence permit for seasonal work to work for more than one employer, you must fill in the necessary information and submit attachments about all the employers.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
Your employer must supplement your application with information about your terms of employment.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Wages must meet at least the collective-agreement minimum; where there is no collective agreement, gross wages must be at least EUR 1,463 per month in 2026. For employment of 6 to 9 months, the Finnish Immigration Service first checks whether suitable labour is available in Finland or the EU/EEA within a reasonable time. A person living permanently in another EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland cannot get this permit.

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https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
Your wages must meet at least the minimum set in accordance with the collective agreement applicable to your employment contract.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
If there is no collective agreement for the job, your gross wages must be at least 1,463 euros per month in 2026.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
If your employment relationship is valid for 6 to 9 months, the Finnish Immigration Service will first establish, among other things, whether any labour suitable for the work in question is available in Finland or within the EU/EEA within a reasonable time.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
You cannot get a seasonal work permit if you live permanently in another EU Member State or in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Work cannot start before the permit is granted. The permit is always bound to a specific employer: the holder may only work for the employer named on the permit, but may apply to add a new employer of seasonal workers to a valid permit. Family members of seasonal workers cannot get a residence permit on the basis of family ties.

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https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
You cannot start working before you are granted a residence permit for seasonal work.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
A residence permit for seasonal work is always bound to a specific employer. This means that you are only allowed to work for the employer whose name is marked on your residence permit. If you want to add a new employer of seasonal workers to a valid residence permit for seasonal work, you can apply for the addition of a new employer.
https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work
Family members of seasonal workers cannot get a residence permit in Finland on the basis of family ties.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Permits for seasonal work can be granted for a maximum of 9 months during a 12-month period. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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You can be granted permits for seasonal work for a maximum of 9 months during a 12-month period.

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Residence permit for seasonal work

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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