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Work try-out

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  • Helsinki
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A work try-out may be suitable for you if you are considering your own field or want to find out whether a field is suitable for you. A work try-out is also an option if you have been outside of employment for a long period. During the work try-out, you will participate in general work at the workplace. A work try-out is not an employment relationship, and it does not create expenses for the emplo ...

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To whom and on what terms

You can participate in a work try-out if

  • you have registered as a jobseeker
  • the work try-out has been agreed upon in your employment plan
  • the employment authority estimates that a work try-out is the best way to support your employment.

In your employment plan, you agree with the employment authority on whether you will find a work try-out place yourself or whether you need help finding a place.

A work try-out may be organised by a company, entrepreneur, municipality, joint municipal authority, other corporation, foundation or government agency or institution. A private individual may not act as the organiser of a work try-out. You cannot go to a work try-out at a workplace for which you are already employed.

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki
Updated: 23/6/2025