Specific instructions for different occupations

Read instructions for arriving in Finland to work here: you need a tax card and/or an individual tax number. To apply for the card and the number, you need a Finnish personal identity code.

Choose the instructions best suited for your situation

Coming to a construction site or a shipyard

Employer at a construction site or a shipyard

The tax number

Seasonal employees

Cross-border commuter

Asylum seekers

Self-employed people

Researchers and teachers from other countries

Key employees from other countries

Member of a governing body

Working in a foreign diplomatic mission or in an international organisation

Au pairs from abroad arriving in Finland

Performing artists, sportsmen and athletes from other countries

Tax exemptions based on the DCA – instructions for U.S. forces and U.S. contractors

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Finnish personal identity codes for workers arriving in Finland