Employment for Youth

The City of Rovaniemi helps local young people find summer jobs. To support employment during the summer, the city offers a Summer Job Grant, which makes it easier for young people to get hired. The grant can be provided either as a Summer Job Voucher or as a summer job within one of the city’s units. 

The Summer Job Voucher is a grant for young people to make it easier to find a summer job. With the voucher, the city reimburses the employer for 80% of your gross salary, up to a maximum of 300 €.
The voucher will be sent by email to the young person who applied for it. The young person then forwards the email or a screenshot to the employer as proof that the voucher has been granted. Each person can use the voucher for one summer job during the summer. The use of vouchers is monitored. 

Another form of the Summer Job Grant is a summer job with the city. This means that various city services offer summer positions for either 2 weeks or 4 weeks. Young people eligible for the grant can apply for the positions they are interested in. Selections for summer jobs are made, for example, by lottery or through interviews. 

The City of Rovaniemi offers a variety of summer jobs for the upcoming season. At Youth Services (Monde), the regional museum of Lapland, the Cultural Services, Ounasjoki Daycare, and the Rovaniemi Art Museum, it is possible to complete your summer work period in English.

You can read about the available positions in Finnish via the link below.

The application period for the Summer Job Grant takes place every year in February. Young people eligible for the grant are those who turn 16, 17 or 18 years old during the application year. 

Applications are submitted online through Kuntarekry website. Each applicant can apply for only one type of support – either a Summer Job Voucher or a summer job within a city unit. 

To fill in the application form, the applicant must have a Finnish personal identity code. If you do not have one, you will need to verify your age by visiting the Employment Services office and bringing a document that proves your age. 

The Summer Job Voucher is a support provided by the City of Rovaniemi to cover part of the wage costs for a summer employee. The value of the voucher is 80% of the gross salary paid to the young person, up to a maximum of 300 €. 

The voucher is sent to the young person by email in the spring. When preparing the employment contract, please check with the young person that they have received the voucher by email. 

After the summer job is completed, you must submit the young person’s details, the payslip, and the signed employment contract to the City of Rovaniemi via the electronic service form. The electronic service form is available only in Finnish. If you have any difficulties filling out the form, please don’t hesitate to ask for help from employment services. Once the form is received, Employment Services will verify that the young person has been granted the voucher.  

What you should know when hiring a young person with a Summer Job Voucher?

•  The summer job must last at least 60 hours and 10 working days. 
• The job must take place between 1 May and 30 September 2026. 
• The Summer Job Voucher return form must be completed by 31 October 2026. 
• The employer must have a Business ID (Y-tunnus), and the company must be located in Finland. 

You can contact the City of Rovaniemi’s Employment Services for guidance on applying, using the voucher, or completing the return form. 

We’ll help you with:

• How to apply for the Summer Job Voucher
• Employer requirements and deadlines
• Submitting the necessary documents 

Are you interested in doing an internship at the City of Rovaniemi? We offer internship opportunities that help you get to know the municipal sector in practice. On this page, you can find more information about the internship opportunities that are currently open. You can also find available thesis and master’s thesis topics for which the city is looking for a student to collaborate with. 

 

Working in the municipal sector

The City of Rovaniemi is a large organization with around 2,000 professionals working in different sectors: youth services, day care and education, culture, sport and leisure services, food and cleaning services, business and employment, municipal engineering, administration, HR, communication and different projects. 

 

Open internship positions

Below you can find the internship opportunities offered by the City of Rovaniemi. If the section is empty, there are no open internship positions at the moment. Remember to confirm if it is possible to do your internship completely in English. 

Please note that the internships offered by the city are mainly unpaid. You can find paid job opportunities offered by the city in Kuntarekry.

The Rovaniemi Art Museum is looking for an intern who is studying art or tourism. Your main tasks include supervising the museum’s exhibitions, customer service and working as a discussion guide. 

Duration of the internship

• 3 months

Application period

• Open until filled

Language requirements

• Finnish or English

Contact person

• Director of the Rovaniemi Art Museum, Riitta Kuusikko, riitta.kuusikko@rovaniemi.fi 
  

You can ask for more information about the internship and send an informal application directly to the contact person by email. 

The Rovaniemi Art Museum also offers possibilities for bachelor’s and master’s thesis topics. Possible themes include art education, museum pedagogy, visitor research or art studies. 

Do you want to know more?

Do you want to know more about internship possibilities offered by the City of Rovaniemi? If you didn’t find a suitable open internship position, you can always ask if internship is possible by contacting the employment services. Tell us shortly about yourself, your studies and what kind of internship you would like to do at the City of Rovaniemi.

Help in finding other internship opportunities

If you are looking for other internship or job opportunities than what City of Rovaniemi offers, please contact your educational institution or International House Rovaniemi for advice on internship or job searching.