Business Finland office in Stockholm, Sweden
TRAINING PERIOD AND DURATION
6 months starting in February-March 2025 (specific days to be agreed separately with the chosen trainee).
GRANT
A grant of 1 050 euros/a month
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
You will get an opportunity to work in a fast-moving and truly global organization, offering you a unique view on international markets and business environments. At Business Finland, you get to work with colleagues and partners from all over the world from many different industries, companies, and organizations.
As our Edufi trainee, your job tasks include the following:
- Support and coordinate customer cases that are carried out by our Advisors or another BF unit
- Arrange and coordinate practicalities related to visits and events at the office
- Search market intelligence and industry information for our Advisors
- Send ready-made data and market information to customers
- Communicate to and request information from customers
- Practical office work, such as maintaining registers and archives, small translation tasks and reception of guests
WHO AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
- Relevant educational background from a university or a university of applied sciences
(min. two years of studies – max. one year since graduation) - Ability to work independently as well as in a team: you are socially at ease in a multicultural environment
- Fluent communication skills in English, Finnish and at least one Scandinavian language (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian)
- Good skills in the Office 365 environment
Considered as an advantage:
- Exchange studies or previous experience in international business
- Experience in market research and project work
- Experience of customer service and organizing events
At Business Finland we Think Big and work Together – with Passion and Sisu! In our colleagues, we also value
- Ability to embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities
- Showing appreciation and respect to others: sparring, listening and inspiring colleagues
- Eagerness to develop yourself and look at things from new perspectives
- Ability to express your opinions boldly and constructively
- Willingness and pride to work for Finland's future
THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER YOU
This traineeship is an excellent way to start your career, if you are looking forward to working with tasks related to Finnish companies and their internationalization. As a Business Finland trainee, you will be an important junior colleague to our seasoned professionals, as we try to reach our common goal – to support Finnish businesses in their growth and internationalization efforts.
By being a part of our international work environment, you will learn about a great variety of industries. To make your traineeship a great experience for you, we will take your competencies and interests into account as much as possible in shaping your tasks.
We offer our employees up to eight working days a year to develop their own skills and competencies in the way they see fit.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Accommodation: The trainee is responsible for arranging accommodation for him/herself.
Insurance: Travel insurance (i.e. traveler’s insurance and travel liability insurance) is provided by Business Finland for the duration of the traineeship.
Flights: Business Finland will cover flights to the host location and back home as per the valid travel policy and spending limits.
Visa: If needed, Business Finland will supply the applicant with the relevant trainee certificate to support the application. Business Finland will cover Visa application fees charged by the particular Embassy, where needed.
Security clearance: As part of the recruitment process, we will be carrying out a security clearance check on a successful candidate with his/her consent in accordance with the Security Clearance Act 726/2014. For more information on security clearance procedure and individual’s rights, please visit https://supo.fi/en/security-clearances.
Timeline of the process: The interviews and selection of candidates will be carried out during October-November 2024. However, due to the duration of the security clearance process, a realistic start date for the traineeship will be in February-March 2025.
Affiliations: In Business Finland we must operate in a responsible and fair manner. Certain secondary employment or some other commitments might jeopardize the impartiality of our operations. For more information, please see our Guidelines for Affiliations.