EURES - Work in Europe

EURES is a European network for jobseekers and its name comes from the words European Employment Services. EURES helps jobseekers who want to work in the EU or EEA countries or Switzerland.

The list below provides useful information on things that you should take into account when you're looking for a job and on different stages of job seeking. For more information on each stage, click on the navigation subpages or the More Information links.

 Job search information

• Visit the EURES portal:
  ec.europa.eu/eures  
• See also the websites of employment agencies in other countries.
  Links to the job pages of other countries (in Finnish)

Financial support for jobseekers

• Check with the TE Services whether you are entitled to unemployment benefit from Finland if you leave to look for a job in an EU/EEA country.

Job interview or application trips within the EU and EEA region and Switzerland

• See
  The “Your First EURES Job” support scheme for young people
  Reactivate and relocate support for people over 35 years of age

CV

• Create your own Europass CV.
  europass.fi
• Create your own CV in the EURES portal.
  ec.europa.eu/eures

Applying for a job

• Apply for jobs through the EURES portal ec.europa.eu/eures
  ec.europa.eu/eures
• Participate in European Online Job Days events.
  europeanjobdays.eu
• Apply for jobs through the TE Service’s Job Vacancies service
  Vacancies service

Moving

• Go through the Checklist for emigrants.
  Checklist for emigrants (in Finnish)

Living abroad

• The EURES portal’s Living and working section contains information on different countries.
  europa.eu/youreurope

Questions?

• See the Questions and answers section.
  Questions and answers (in Finnish)
• If you can’t find an answer to your question, get in touch with eures@te-toimisto.fi or see Asiointiapuri digital customer service.