JobFest 2025 - Program for students
Welcome to Laurea's JobFest 2025 recruitment event! It Includes all of Laurea's fields of study. This is an event page for students. 28.-30.1.2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tikkurila and Leppävaara campuses The page is being updated.
The theme of the year: Create your own path
At this year's JobFest, various development opportunities and finding your own career path will be explored. Entrepreneurship, industry change, training opportunities. What does your own career path look like?
During the event, expert speeches related to the theme will be organized and students will be supported in building their own career path in the event's pre-workshops.
Why JobFest?
At the event, students have the opportunity to get to know companies, network and find new avenues for employment. You can even find your future job! Companies get to talk about their career opportunities and hear about our students' expectations regarding working life and employment.
According to the participating companies, the most rewarding aspects of the event has been:
"Meetings with potential students and opening up career opportunities for them."
"Students interested in our company and networking with them and Laurea's staff."
"Discussions with students."
"A large group of motivated students looking for work, internships and research ideas with a thesis in mind. We got a lot of contacts and hopefully future contributors to our organization!"
JobFest was awarded as the 2023 Laureas' service act.
How do I prepare myself for the event days?
You make the best impression on companies by preparing for meetings in advance. We will help you bring out your best skills by offering webinars before the event. You can find webinars from the students intranet.
The readiness and courage of our students have been praised in previous events. So feel free to be yourself!
Program and attending companies
JobFest is divided into three days by study fields so that the companies you meet during the day are interested in you and your field of study. The speeches organized during the week are open to everyone and will be held hybrid. Participating companies are listed by industry at the bottom of this page. Companies will be updated until January.
Day divisions
Tuesday 28.1.2025
- Social Services and Health Care
Wednesday 29.1.2025
- Security and Information Technology, Risk Management
Thursday 30.1.2025
- Business, Hospitality Management and Beauty Care and Cosmetics
Professional photography
Do you need a new, factual image of yourself to use when looking for a job, on LinkedIn or elsewhere on social media? Come and grab one on the spot.
Photographer: Pyry Antero Photography
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Tuesday 28.1.2025 Wednesday 29.1.2025 Thursday 30.1.2025 About the photographer |
Hot Topics
Tuesday 28.1.2025, Tikkurila
| Time 10.00-11.00 |
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Panel discussion Registration opens soon |
Wednesday 29.1.2025, Leppävaara
| Time 8.30-9.30 | Time 9.45-10.45 |
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Why IT Needs Green Lean: A Practical Approach to Sustainable Innovation - Tuomo Niemelä KantoCompany Why does the IT industry need to rethink its approach to sustainability? This lecture by Tuomo Niemelä, founder of Kanto Company, delves into how Green Lean principles can address the environmental challenges posed by IT. By combining cost-efficiency, resource optimization, and sustainable design, Green Lean offers a practical framework for reducing waste and conserving natural resources. The session will explore the lifecycle of IT hardware, energy-efficient IT systems, and resource-conscious software development. Attendees will gain insights into actionable strategies that balance performance with sustainability, preparing them to make an impact as future IT professionals. The speech is in English. |
How to use AI to support studies - Mika Hämäläinen, PhD in Language Technology, Metropolia univ. of applied sciences The content of the presentation is based on the following topical themes:
The speech is in English. |
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Cloud vendor-independent architecture and career opportunities in cloud services - Paavo Kyyrönen, Cloud Director @ Matrix42 (Efecte) This lecture explores the principles of vendor-independent cloud architecture and its benefits for organizations, such as flexibility and cost-efficiency. It also covers career opportunities in cloud services across various roles, including architects, developers, and specialists. The speech is in English. |
The talent of cyber security - Pertti Kuokkanen, Senior adviser, Head Instructor, CyberWatch Are we approaching cyber security ahead of technology? Should the way of thinking be changed? The content of the presentation is based on the following topical themes:
The speech is in Finnish but all the materials are in English. |
Thursday 30.1.2025, Leppävaara
| Time 10.00-11.00 |
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Entrepreneurship - what does it take? Nikke Vainikka, business advisor, Business Espoo The speech is in English Registration opens soon |
Key Note
Emma Kimiläinen |
Wednesday 29.1.2025, time 14-15, Leppävaara |
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Breaking boundaries - thoughts about attitude, prejudice, success factors and self-management Where do self-management, teamwork, mental edge and life management come from, and how can stress and anxiety be controlled? Emma Kimiläinen tells her story about prejudices, stereotypes, attitudes, and success through top sports. Emma Kimiläinen is a racing driver who started driving at the age of 3. Emma's car racing career has lasted more than 30 years in total, of which she has driven professionally for more than 15 years. In addition, Emma is a media and speech multi-entrepreneur and a mother. Emma Kimiläinen offers her listeners memorable stories, experiences, and food for thought from a scientific perspective, including stereotypes, the current prevailing culture of equality and diversity, one's attitude, and the concept of success and managing well-being. The speech is in English. |
Participating companies
Tuesday 28.1.2025, Tikkurila
Social Services and Health Care
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Physiotherapy |
Central Uusimaa welfare area (Keusote) offers students and graduates versatile opportunities in various social and health care offices in Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Tuusula and Pornainen. We arrange suitable employment relationships, from gig work to permanent employment relationships. Tasks can be placed, for example, in customer guidance, disability work, child protection, adult social work, immigration work, geriatric center, rehabilitation, acute wards, health center reception, home nursing, home care, assisted living for the elderly or physiotherapy services. Keusote is a training-friendly employer with e.g. own career coaching for its employees. This is only a fraction of the possibilities we offer, so feel free to come and ask for more! We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Physiotherapy |
Terveystalo is Finland's largest health service company, so we have many options for both students and recent graduates. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
At Humana, we offer jobs in child protection, family work, mental health or substance abuse rehabilitation, and people with disabilities. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
At Seure, you can build a working life that looks like yours, also alongside your studies! We want to offer the most job opportunities, the most job sites and the most flexibility in your work patterns - a meaningful life is born from a functional job. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and gigs. |
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Social Services |
We are hiring for summer and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Social Services |
Study internships in a social enterprise (temporary labor market operator). We are hiring for internships. |
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Physiotherapy |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
In the welfare area of Vantaa and Kerava, you can work in a variety of ways in child welfare, social work at different points, health centers, hospitals, care housing units, housing units for the disabled, and substance abuse and mental health units. We are offering thesis subjects. |
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Physiotherapy |
We offer care, rehabilitation and housing services for Finns from Hanko to Ivalo, in addition to which our services include high-quality meals, cleanliness, therapy and child protection services. About 16,000 people from Attendo work so that each of our residents and customers can live their own, full life and get the services they need in a way that suits them best. We are an agile organization where feedback is received and ideas are implemented. We support your development opportunities and help you advance in your career. You can find thousands of training opportunities in Attendo's own Career catalog. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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At Go Strong, you can work in child welfare foster care and take-home services (open care). We are hiring for full-time, part-time and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Physiotherapy |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
We offer different kind of opportunities in social services and health care fields. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and gigs. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and gigs. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
With us, you can work in reception centers (nurses, social counselors), social services (social counselors) and service counseling (nurses, geronomists, social counselors). At Luona, you have good advancement and career rotation opportunities. We are hiring for full-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
Onvire offers gig work in private companies, associations and foundations. Jobs are available e.g. in disability services, services for the elderly, child protection and mental health and substance abuse services, as well as home and housing services. Social and health professionals as well as students of the field can perform through us. We offer gigs for social and health professionals as well as students. We are hiring for summer, part-time and gigs. |
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Social Services |
We are looking for workers, especially for early childhood education. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Social Services |
We offer jobs and internships for early childhood education social workers. We are hiring for full-time and internships. |
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Physiotherapy |
Akava nurses and Taja ry is a national advocacy organization for those working in management and expert positions in the social and health care sector and those studying the field. We are interested in thesis collaboration. You can also ask us about opportunities for summer work or internships. We also offer various types of support for career development. We organize many different webinars and trainings and offer career services, e.g. in the mentor network. We are hiring for summer jobs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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City of Helsinki, education and training sector Social Services |
In early childhood education, we have both temporary and permanent jobs and opportunities for early childhood education social workers. We also have the opportunity to complete the last internship as a social worker in early childhood education as a paid temporary employment relationship. We also offer a lot of continuing education, network meetings in a specific professional field, and extensive career opportunities. We are hiring for summer, part-time jobs and internships. |
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City of Helsinki, social, health and rescue sector Physiotherapy |
We offer internships, placements and gigs for social and health care students. When you work for us as a student, you get responsibilities according to the studies you complete. Substitutes and gigs are available in a variety of positions in the health and social services sector in various parts of Helsinki, in the functions of hospitals, home care, children's homes and receptions, service centers, senior centers, psychiatric care, health centers, disability services and social guidance. If possible, you can credit your placement with us as part of your degree. We offer a wide range of jobs and development opportunities for recent graduates. As you gain experience and know-how, you will have the opportunity to move towards more responsible positions. Come and build your career path in Helsinki's social, health and rescue industry! We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
We offer continuing education opportunities for nurses and nursing students who have approx. 160 credits. Get to know the continuing education of an aesthetic nurse or the education of an aesthetic entrepreneur. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
Different tasks in different eye diseases. The possibility to work both in outpatient clinic work and in procedures and in the operating room. We are hiring for full-time, summer, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Physiotherapy |
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Physiotherapy |
We are seeking authors for healthcare applications, software research and development projects, and theses. We are offering thesis subjects. |
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Nursing (registered nurse) |
We offer a workplace where your work truly matters. We encourage employees to train and develop into better professionals. We encourage everyone to participate in the development of our operations. We strongly trust the professionalism of our employees, and that is why they have an influence on the work and do it in a way that they feel is their own.
We are offering thesis subjects |
Wednesday 29.1.2025, Leppävaara
Security and Information Technology, Risk Management
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Job opportunities in the company |
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Business Information Technology, Developing Digital Services |
In 2024, we hired summer interns for the following task areas: maintenance, development and customer support, artificial intelligence, software development, and high-performance computing. We are hiring for full-time, summer and internship |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
We are hiring for full-time, summer and internship |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
With us, you can complete various trainee programs and we offer a wide range of thesis topics. Sales, IT, finance, what exactly interests you? We are hiring for summer and internship. We also offer thesis subjects. |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
CGI's annual trainee application opens again in January. Through the paid Future Talent internship, more than 1,000 young people have already started their IT careers, and even more than 70 percent of them have continued with CGI after the internship period. Internships are available e.g. in IT and consulting. We are hiring for summer, part-time and internship |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
We have all kinds of jobs from basic Data Center Security Officer to specialist jobs. We offer basic Security Officer training and occupational training in basic Security and leadership. We are hiring for summer, part-time and internship |
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Business Information Technology, Developing Digital Services |
We are looking for talents to work as a Junior Support Specialist, Junior Software Developer and Junior Cloud Engineer The progression ladder in our company: Trainee -> Junior -> Specialist -> Senior Specialist -> Manager -> Senior Manager -> Director -> Senior Director -> Executive Our company language is English. We are hiring for full-time, summer, fixed-term and internships. |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
Tasks we are looking for: Testing, robotics, information security, user management |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management |
We are seeking authors for healthcare applications, software research and development projects, and theses. We are offering thesis subjects. |
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Safety, Security and Risk Management
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Eezy offers an excellent entrepreneurial experience without a company. A wide range of different jobs are available through Eezy Personnel Services. From gigs to full-time employment. The light entrepreneur acquires his own clients and agrees on the terms of the work himself. A wide range of different jobs are available through personnel services. From gigs to full-time employment. We are hiring for full-time, part-time and gigs |
Thursday 30.1.2025, Leppävaara
Business, Hospitality Management and Beauty Care and Cosmetics
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Business Management |
We offer clerical positions, for example in sales and customer care. We also have the opportunity to build an international career. The group will invest especially in the Talent side in the following years. We are hiring for summer and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Business Management |
We offer versatile internship and career opportunities to people at different stages of their careers, for example in the business areas of the bank's day-to-day services, personal and business customer financing, and asset management. In addition, we invest a lot in developing the skills of our personnel, which offers versatile development and advancement opportunities within our bank. We are hiring for full-time, summer and internships |
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Business Management |
We are hiring for summer jobs, gigs and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Business Management |
Financial administration is at the center for us and we want to ensure that our experts' skills are up-to-date by offering extensive training and development opportunities. We offer our personnel versatile opportunities to develop their skills in the direction they want, e.g. internal trainings, trainings through external partners, software trainings and the opportunity to complete a KLT or PHT degree alongside work. At Rantalainen, you can plan your career path the way you want. For example, you can advance to new roles within the house, or expand your skills in your current position. As a Rantalainen employee, you get everything you need to stay up-to-date with developments in the industry, versatile training opportunities, and realize your desired career path. We mainly offer financial management and payroll management tasks. There may also occasionally be openings for tax consulting, HR consulting or IT tasks. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Business Management |
As a large organization, Ramirent offers good career opportunities for various tasks. Ramirent has jobs for people from different backgrounds. We are hiring for full-time, summer and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
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Business Management |
We offer jobs for all Horeca and retail jobs. We also offer apprenticeship training, educational cooperation with educational institutions and coaching. We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and gigs. |
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Business Management |
We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and internships |
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Business Management |
We are hiring for the summer |
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Business Management |
At Elo, we offer jobs in pension and insurance services (pension payer, pension processor, service advisor) and support functions (HR, Finance, communications, etc.). We are hiring for summer, part-time and internships. |
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Business Management |
We offer jobs e.g. in accounting, payroll, invoicing, sales and software development. We are hiring for internships. |
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Business Management |
We offer job opportunities in sales, for those just at the beginning of the career path and for more experienced workers. We are hiring for full-time jobs. |
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Business Management, Legal Competence training |
We offer training opportunities, e.g. in the interests of working life, customer service, marketing and information production. We are hiring for internships. |
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Tourism and Catering |
We are looking for chefs, waiters and receptionists. With our own Scandic Academy we want to bring people closer together connecting across countries and functions and create a space where we can develop together, everyday! Scandic Academy makes learning accessible for everyone, via digital content, classroom trainings and toolkits for team exercises and knowledge sharing. Learn more on our website. We are hiring for summer, fixed-term jobs and internships. |
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Business Management |
We offer jobs in marketing, sales support, product management, purchasing, customer service, etc |
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Business Management
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Eezy offers an excellent entrepreneurial experience without a company. A wide range of different jobs are available through Eezy Personnel Services. From gigs to full-time employment. The light entrepreneur acquires his own clients and agrees on the terms of the work himself. A wide range of different jobs are available through personnel services. From gigs to full-time employment. We are hiring for full-time, part-time and gigs |
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Business Management |
We offer support for establishing a company and entrepreneurial considerations. Read more about Immigrants' path to Entrepreneurship-project |
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Business Management |
Stark mainly offers summer jobs as well as part-time jobs in stores and in pickup yards, in the versatile duties of a salesperson. Projects and theses, as well as occasional internships, can also be offered on topics such as responsibility, logistics and digitalization. We have long-term employment relationships and it is typical that supervisor and manager positions are promoted from within the company. Several of our supervisors and managers have started summer jobs with us. There are many career and job opportunities if you are interested in the trade sector! We are hiring for full-time, summer, part-time and internships. We are also offering thesis subjects. |
See you at JobFest!
More information:
- Saara Suominen
- Specialist
- Saara.Suominen@laurea.fi
- Tel +358988687184