InternFest
Are you considering hiring a trainee soon, or do you have projects suitable for students?
We warmly invite you to meet our students at the InternFest recruitment event
13-14 November 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm, Laurea Leppävaara campus
Vanha maantie 9, 02650 Espoo
InternFest - get to know the person first
At the InternFest event, organizations and students have a low-threshold opportunity to get to know each other and discuss various cooperation opportunities, such as internships, thesis topics and other projects.
For who?
We invite companies that are interested in collaborating with Laurea's students. You can participate in the event even if there are no internships available at the moment. Students are also interested in other cooperation opportunities.
The event is divided into two days according to the following fields of study:
Thursday 13.11.2025
- Business management
- Hospitality Management & Service Design
- Law trade economics (Finnish)
- Safety, Security and Risk Management
Friday 14.11.2025
Experiences
InternFest was organized for the first time in November 2023. At the event, many students have found themselves internships in the companies participating in the event.
"The best part of the event was getting on campus, talking with the students and collaborating with Laurea. We were also able to progress from the event to a working relationship with your students. There are people interested for a longer period of time, so we will continue discussions with many of them next year."
"We immediately found a suitable intern at the event."
Where?
Laurea Leppävaara campus
Vanha maantie 9, 02650 Espoo
When?
13-14 November 2025 from 10 am. to 2 pm.
The event is free of charge. During the event, there is an opportunity to have lunch at your own expense in the lunch restaurant BarLaurea lunch restaurant run by our hospitality students. We also offer our participants coffee throughout the day.
Information about internship
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How long is the internship?
The length of the internship varies from 2.5 to five months. The studies of Laurea students include two internships, which the student can complete either as two separate internships or as one longer internship. Completing a combined internship is currently popular with students.
The internship can also be completed part-time, in which case the length of one internship period is 400 hours. The student has the opportunity to complete an internship also during the summer, when the internship period can be formed into a fixed-term employment relationship similar to a summer job. -
Paid or unpaid internship?
Internship can be paid or unpaid.
In a paid internship, the student is employed or employed at the place of internship. In this case, the student and the employer enter into a separate employment contract in accordance with the Employment Contracts Act, in which case the student receives a salary for his internship and is covered by the employer's labor protection. There is no single policy on the size of the salary, but salaries vary depending on the company. In government internships, the salary is around 1400-1700€/month. It is desirable that the intern would be treated the same as other employees, in which case other possible benefits would be in line with that.
The internship can also be unpaid, in which case the student, the internship representative and Laurea's representative enter into an internship contract. During the unpaid internship, the student is insured by Laurea. -
When can a student start internship?
The student can complete the internship flexibly at a different stage of their studies, so the timing of the internship can easily be adjusted to the needs of the internship provider.
It is hoped that the internships arranged at the time of InternFest will start by the summer of 2025.
More information about the event
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Arrival instructions
Laurea Leppävaara's address is Vanha maantie 9, 02650 Espoo.
The free parking spaces in the area can be found near the campus: the parking lot of the sports park or the train station. A more detailed picture of the places below.
There is a small parking lot near the main campus doors where you can unload and pack your things. However, the car may not be parked there.
If you cannot find the place, you can call the organizer Saara Suominen, tel. 050 455 7054. If necessary, you can also get help from the Leppävaara campus lobby services, tel. (09) 8868 7402.
We will meet you right in the campus lobby.
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Schedule
Thursday and Friday 13-14 November 2025
From 10 am. to 2 pm.
InternFest - get to know the person first
- Stands in the lobby
- Coffee available
From 10.45 am. to 1 pm.
Apportunity to have lunch in the BarLaurea lunch restaurant held by our Hospitality students
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