TRAINEE, Finnish language and culture

The University of Helsinki Trainee Programme for International Master Students is open to all international students enrolled in a University of Helsinki master's programme.

The discipline of Finnish language and culture at the University of Helsinki is now looking for a TRAINEE.

The position is ideal for anyone interested in teaching Finnish/other languages in the future and requires at least a B2 level of Finnish.

The job involves getting to know the teacher's everyday life (meetings, seminars, student meetings, etc.) and a variety of tasks to support teachers, such as

assisting in elementary Finnish courses and self-study courses

organising events in cooperation with other staff (e.g. alumni evening)

We offer you an international, multidisciplinary working environment and interesting tasks. With this position, we wish to encourage students with no previous traineeship experience to apply (and who would like to include the traineeship to their degree).

The duration of the traineeship is from 1 September to 31 December 2026 (four months) of part-time (55%) work, leaving time for studies as well. The salary of a trainee is €825 per month for a part-time (55%) trainee.

The application period is from 8 April to 29 April 2026. You are eligible to apply if you are an international student enrolled in a University of Helsinki master's programme. Read more on the programme and its eligibility criteria on the website of the traineeship programme.

Please submit your application through the University's recruitment system by clicking on the Apply link. Please note that each trainee position has a separate Apply link. You will be asked to register into the system before you get to apply. Please use any other than your helsinki.fi account to register. You will receive a message from the recruitment system once your application has been registered. In need of assistance, please contact: recruitment@helsinki.fi (please indicate which position you have applied in the emai