E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair 2026

Location: Seinäjoki Areena, Meeting room A141
Wed 22.4.2026
12:00-15:00

A promotional graphic for the E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair in Seinäjoki, scheduled for April 22, 2026. Includes text in both Finnish and English with a stamp design featuring 'INTERN' and 'TRAINEE'.

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Partner companies for E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair
Logo of WISE Etelä-Pohjanmaa featuring the name 'WISE' in blue letters with stylized figures shaking hands and green and yellow circular lines surrounding it.
www.wiise.fi
Logo featuring a hexagonal shape with a gradient from red to orange, displaying the text 'SeiES' in bold white letters.
https://seies.fi/
The word 'SEAMK' displayed in bold, capital letters against a white background with a green border.
www.seamk.fi/
Logo of Into Seinäjoki featuring the word 'into' in bold pink letters and 'SEINÄJOKI' in smaller text underneath.
www.intoseinajoki.fi/
Logo of the brand 'sedu' in a bold, modern font.
www.sedu.fi/
Companies registered for the event on 22nd April 2026

Many companies in Etelä-Pohjanmaa need more workers but have not yet made the step of employing their first worker with a foreign background.

The E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair aims to connect students with companies by focusing only on training places. It will also promote the concept of the Tandem Internship, to make it easier for international students in E-P to find training places. We have experience that a successful training placement can make it easier for companies to employ an international worker for the first time.

Benefits of international workers for your company
  • They bring a new, international perspective to your company.
  • They bring skills, work experience and language skills that could be useful to your company when doing business overseas.
  • It gives you an opportunity to trial a foreign worker without committing to a long-term contract.
  • You might find an ideal worker that you could employ after they graduate.
  • They could help you find more employees from their network.
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Why Do WE NEED THE E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair?

There are many info-sharing events about employing international workers and there are local recruitment events. None of these directly address the situation of internships and practical training places.

Schools in E-P are producing graduates in many industries every year. If they cannot find work in E-P, they may move to another area to find a job. International students find it particularly difficult to find the training places they need to graduate. Also, a job in a Finnish company can help them learn about Finland and its workplace culture, which will help them integrate into Finnish society more quickly.

Practical Training is more flexible than you think

Nowadays, there are many ways to offer practical training places:

  • Tandem Internship – Two trainees working together (one Finn and one non-Finn) 
  • Full-time internship – typically 5 months or 20 weeks
  • Part-time internship – typically 2.5 months or 10 weeks
  • Project-based internship – this could be shorter based on the needs of the project
  • Remote internship – you manage the student with regular steering meetings but they do their work at home or at school

If you are concerned about the students’ Finnish language skills, try a Tandem Internship. When a Finn and a non-Finn work together, they can both demonstrate their abilities, learn new skills at work and the Finn can translate and help the non-Finn to improve their Finnish.

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Why should you attend E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair?

Companies
  • We aim to have a large number of international students all in one place.
  • You can meet them at your stand and pre-interview them. 
  • You can decide who to meet again, after the show, for a longer interview to make your final selection
Students
  • Gain experience of speaking with local employers and grow your network of contacts.
  • We aim to have a large number of companies, who have committed to offering training places, all in one place.
  • You can meet them at their stand and make a positive impression. Hopefully, after the show they will agree to a longer interview for their trainee positions

What is your commitment for this event?

It is FREE for companies to exhibit or for students to attend E-P Practical Training Recruitment Fair. In return, we ask that you make a few commitments to ensure the event is a success.

Companies
  • At least one internship/practical training place should be offered at the fair, although we hope you will have more than one!
  • We want to advertise the number of intern places on offer to generate interest in the event. We also want to announce how many places were agreed after the event.
  • Consider one or more of the following options:
    • Tandem Internship
    • Full-time internship
    • Part-time internship
    • Project-based internship
    • Remote internship
Individual students
  • You should need a practical training place in 2026-2027
  • No need to register for the event
  • Take your CV with you and speak with as many companies as you can.
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