Vocational guidance and career planning

Vocational guidance and career planning help you assess your vocational, education or work options.

Target Group

Citizens

In vocational guidance and career planning, you discuss the choice of profession, professional development, placement in the world of work and lifelong learning confidentially with a counsellor.

A licensed psychologist may also, with your consent, use psychological assessment methods to examine professional and career options, competence, suitability and work and functional capacity.

To whom and on what terms

In order to receive vocational guidance and career planning, you do not need to be registered as a jobseeker.

Do the following

Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can get vocational guidance and career planning.

The Job Market Finland's regional pages contain contact information provided by employment officials.

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You can find more detailed information and instructions in the service description published by the employment authority in your area.