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The EU-harmonised highly skilled worker permit, using the same salary threshold as Finland's specialist permit but adding intra-EU mobility rights after 18 months. No labour-market test applies.
Permit for managers, specialists and trainees transferred within a company from a non-EU entity to a Finnish entity, valid up to three years (one year for trainees), with short-term EU mobility. Fast-track is available for specialists and managers.
Permit for non-EU researchers and doctoral candidates with a hosting agreement from a Finnish research organisation. It can be issued under the EU Directive (master's holders, with research mobility) or as a national permit, with no labour-market test.
Finland's fast-track work permit for highly skilled non-EU experts — most often IT professionals and engineers — with a confirmed specialist job. No labour-market test applies, and most applicants get a decision within about two weeks.
Finland's settled-status permits. The national permanent permit (P) moved on 8 January 2026 from a single unconditional four-year route to a multi-path system (fast paths at four years with an income, degree or language condition; standard path at six years). The separate EU long-term resident permit (P-EU) is available after five years and adds the right to move to other EU member states, with a language requirement from 8 January 2026.
For non-EU nationals establishing or running a traditional (non-startup) business in Finland and personally working in it. Profitability is assessed by the regional Economic Development Centre.
The standard work permit for non-EU workers whose role does not meet specialist or Blue Card criteria. It is subject to an availability consideration (partial labour-market test), so the employer must show no suitable worker was available in Finland or the EU/EEA.
