Are you an international student or a recent graduate? Are you interested in meaningful work that benefits the residents of the City of Tampere and supports your professional growth?

If so, why not apply to the City of Tampere Trainee Programme! You will work with experts and develop the city with us. During your traineeship, you will make important contacts for your future and learn about the city as an employer. Through the Trainee Programme, you can complete your university internship and get a good start to your career.

The Trainee programme runs from 17 August to 18 December 2026. You will be paid for your traineeship. A University internship voucher is an advantage. We use a hybrid working model that allows flexible remote and on‑site work in many roles. The International Trainee Programme is targeted at international students or recent international graduates from Finnish universities.

The International Trainee programme is carried out in English. There will also be joint meetings together with the Finnish-language Trainee programme and you will be part of Finnish-speaking workplace community. You can use English in your daily work, while also having opportunities to practice your Finnish.

A Finnish discussion club is available for International Trainees to improve their Finnish during the traineeship.

In the City of Tampere Employment and Growth Services, we promote responsible employment, entrepreneurship, and economic policies. We facilitate the establishment of new businesses, support business growth, ensure the availability of skilled labour both nationally and internationally, and foster workforce skills development.

Our approach is customer-oriented: we listen to our customers’ needs and develop services together. With an innovative mindset, we work to enhance our customers' skills, improve employment opportunities, and ensure smoother transitions into the labour market.

The trainee supports the operational management of Platform6 startup-house, including contract administration, communication with tenants and partners, updating and maintaining rental agreements, reporting on occupancy, and ensuring smooth daily operations. Responsibilities also include maintaining internal communication channels and coordinating collaboration within the Startup.Tampere community.

The trainee contributes to Startup.Tampere’s marketing by updating and maintaining website content, creating social media posts for Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Spotify, and managing the event calendar. Tasks include monitoring mentions, engaging with audiences, highlighting services, events and success stories, and producing content templates in Canva.

The role includes cooperation with Tredu, Tampere Vocational College, through student onboarding and material review, as well as producing podcast transcripts and promoting episodes across platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Tamperetyönhakijoille.fi.

The trainee assists in event coordination through partner communication, registration handling and maintaining CRM data to support smooth execution and follow-up of activities.

You should have excellent English skills (written and spoken) and solid interaction, communication and collaboration skills. Knowledge of Finnish is considered an advantage.

We require you to have degree in a relevant field (e.g. Public Administration, Social Sciences, Humanities), completed within the last two years or currently in the final stages of studies.

It will be beneficial if you have
- experience in international customer services or internal service work (eg. administrative), marketing, communications or event management,
- use of AI and data tools (e.g. MS Copilot, Power BI),
- strong command of core MS Office applications,
- digital marketing skills including social media, website content and analytics

The salary consists of a position-specific salary of 2259,28€ / month.

For inquiries regarding the details of the open vacancy, reach out to coordinator Ville Brusi, ville.brusi@tampere.fi, tel. 040 679 8837. Inquiries on Friday 27 March from 9:30 to 10:30 and on Wednesday 8 April from 13:00 to 14:00.
The deadline for applications is 14th of April 2026 (time for online applications 23.59, and by post by 15.00). Late applications will not be considered.

To apply for the post, click on the button “Apply now” for a job Vacancies in municipalities and welfare areas - Kuntarekry. For more information and instructions on how to apply, contact the recruitment services of Monetra Pirkanmaa tel. 040 806 3184, rekrytointi.pirkanmaa@monetra.fi.

Coordinator Ville Brusi, ville.brusi@tampere.fi, tel. 040 679 8837. Inquiries on Friday 27 March from 9:30 to 10:30 and on Wednesday 8 April from 13:00 to 14:00.

City of Tampere Employment and Growth Services, Business Services

Tampere is a fast-growing and developing city, known for its relaxed atmosphere, bold actions, and a can-do attitude. The City of Tampere has around 9000 employees working for the common good of its citizens.

The City of Tampere is a smoke-free workplace.