Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Finnish employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Finnish permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Finland's residence permit for an employed person is decided by Migri in weeks when the employer prepares it properly; certified employers' workers fly on a D visa. These guides cover the TTOL process and the EUR 1,600 rule, employer certification, metal and engineering, nurses and care workers with the licensing pathway, and construction with its site-compliance layer.
Every Finnish project runs on the same backbone: you define the roles, headcount and start date; our own DMW-licensed agency in Manila, Prime Search, sources and trade-tests candidates; you approve the shortlist (on-site or online); and we manage the Finnish permit process under your power of attorney while the Philippine side — contract verification, medical, pre-departure orientation and the Overseas Employment Certificate — runs in parallel. The employment contract is signed and verified before departure; your new employee lands, completes local onboarding and clocks in.
The Finnish specifics below are the part that makes Finland different from every other market we serve.
Residence permit for an employed person (TTOL). Finland issues a residence permit for an employed person (TTOL) through the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri), which handles both the labour-market test and the residence decision. The first permit may be subject to labour-market testing — the employer shows that suitable labour is not available in Finland or the EU/EEA within a reasonable time — and pay must follow the collective agreement and reach Migri's minimum gross income of EUR 1,600 per month in 2026 (up to half of it may be fringe benefits at taxable value; shift supplements do not count). The employer enters the terms of employment in Enter Finland for Employers; certified employers use the fast track and their workers may apply for a D visa together with the permit. Processing has become quick: in mid-2026 Migri's positive first-permit decisions averaged about 17 days. The fee is EUR 750 for an online first application (EUR 950 on paper). Since 11 June 2025 a worker whose employment ends early has three months to find a new job (six months for specialists, managers, ICT and EU Blue Card holders, and for anyone with more than two years on a work-based permit), and the employer must notify Migri of the termination within 14 days.
Labour-market test: Applied by Migri for the first residence permit for an employed person: the employer shows that suitable labour is not available in Finland or the EU/EEA within a reasonable time. Certified employers use the fast track.
Shortage occupations: No fixed shortage list for the first permit; Migri assesses labour availability for the occupation and region. A Government Decree (June 2025) lists national labour-shortage sectors — practical nurses, nurses and metal-processing process operators among the examples — in which a permit holder who has lost a job may take up work without a new permit.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO London (Philippine Embassy in London) has jurisdiction for the Nordic countries — employer accreditation and contract verification. The verified contract, together with the job order approved by the DMW, allows the worker to obtain the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) — the exit clearance without which no Filipino worker can legally leave for a job abroad. Pre-employment orientation, medical examination at a DOH-accredited medical clinic authorised to examine overseas Filipino workers and pre-departure orientation complete the sequence. Because we operate the licensed agency ourselves, this runs in parallel with the Finnish permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Finland is 3–5 months from brief to arrival from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the labour-market test for the occupation and region, the collective-agreement wage line, and the Philippine DMW/MWO deployment process. Sourcing and trade testing usually take two to four weeks and are not on the critical path. We give you a written timeline for your specific role before you commit.
Sectors where Finnish employers most often hire Filipino workers through us:
Our contractual partner is the employer, and it is the employer we invoice for the service. You receive an individual offer for Finland covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Finnish route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Finnish contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A Finnish employer briefs us on roles and headcount. Within two to four weeks we present trade-tested candidates from Manila with video assessments; the employer interviews online and approves. We file the residence permit for an employed person under power of attorney while Prime Search completes the DMW documentation. The employment contracts are signed and MWO-verified before departure; on arrival the workers complete registration and local onboarding and start on the floor — with our team reachable for the first months of integration. Whether the project is one specialist or a full shift, the mechanics are identical.
EUR 1,600 gross per month for the residence permit for an employed person, with the collective-agreement wage for the role as the practical floor; up to 50 % may be fringe benefits at their taxable value, and shift supplements do not count.
In July 2026 positive decisions on first permits averaged about 17 days; applications filed through Enter Finland with the employer's terms of employment submitted promptly are the fastest. The Philippine steps and the embassy appointment in Manila set the rest of the timeline.
Yes — Filipino nurses and practical nurses have been recruited for years; registration and language plans are part of the process.
Not for industrial permits; care roles need a language pathway.
Shorter processing, lighter documentation for repeat hiring, and the worker can apply for a D visa together with the permit and travel as soon as it is issued.
Since 11 June 2025 the worker has three months to find a new job (six months for specialists, managers, ICT and EU Blue Card holders, and for anyone with more than two years on a work-based permit); the employer must notify Migri within 14 days. Jobs in the national labour-shortage sectors can be taken up without a new permit.