Services for Job Seekers

Employment services provide personalised guidance and advice, as well as assessment of service needs and help in finding work or training opportunities. The aim of employment services is to increase the job-readiness of the long-term unemployed and to support employment in the open labour market. 

Employment Services 

  • Organise job coaching, rehabilitative work, job trials and employment in city units, et cetera, based on the individual needs and goals of job seekers.  
  • Collaborate with employers in order to find jobs for job seekers and help employers find suitable employees.  
  • Organise joint services that promote multidisciplinary employment together with the Employment and Economic Development Office and the Social Insurance Institution (Kela) of Finland.  

Kemi employment services offer free and personalised services, if

  • you are an unemployed job seeker living in Kemi and have been receiving labour market support due to unemployment for more than 300 days. 
  • you are over 30 years, living in Kemi, and a customer of a multidisciplinary service that promotes employment. 

International Pointti

Employment for Immigrants and Workforce for Companies

International Pointti is a three-year ESR+ project (2024-2027) targeting immigrants and the multiple parties working with them, including service providers, companies, decision-makers, authorities, and city organisation. The project brings all the stakeholders together at one location: International Pointti, Valtakatu 11-13, 94100 Kemi.


We provide employment, education, and integration-related services to clients who have moved to Finland for work, education or family reasons, as well as those who are refugees and receiving international or temporary protection.

We offer open access advice and guidance, including:
– education and job search
– support in the recruitment process
– interpreter services as required for our clients

We support our clients in accessing integration- supporting services that promote their integration, such as social services, housing counseling and education and culture services.

We work closely with associations and different stakeholders, such as the Multicultural Center Mikseri.

Our services are also aimed at companies that are looking for a skilled workforce.

We meet clients together with Pointti’s multidisciplinary network, the Otetta project, and employment and integration services.