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- Type
- Skilled-work residence
- Job fit
- Workers with a qualifying role or strong professional profile
- Core requirements
- Job offer, qualifications, and pay or points rules
- What to know
- The job usually has to meet salary and skill rules
Summary
Finland's specialist residence permit is for expert work that requires special expertise. It is a good fit for users with higher education or strong professional expertise and a Finnish job offer in a specialist role.
The applicant must have confirmed employment before applying, and the job must meet Finland's specialist requirements. For 2026, Migri lists the specialist salary threshold as €3,937 gross per month, excluding fringe benefits.
Eligibility
- You have a Finnish job offer
- The job is expert or specialist-level work
- You have a higher education degree or equivalent special expertise
- Your gross salary meets the current specialist threshold; for 2026, this is €3,937 per month
- The employer can supplement the application with the terms of employment
- You have the standard application items: valid passport, passport photo, passport-page copies, legal-stay evidence for the country where you submit the application, and any required MP_1 response if applying from Finland
What This Route Allows
If approved, this route gives you skilled-work residence in Finland. Key limit: The job usually has to meet salary and skill rules.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a guarantee of approval. Immigration authorities can still review documents, admissibility, background, funds, and whether the facts match the pathway rules.
Key Documents
- Passport
- Employment contract or confirmed job offer
- Employer's terms of employment
- Diploma or expertise evidence
- CV and work references
- Translations or legalisations, if needed
Next Steps
- Confirm the job is specialist-level.
- Check the current salary threshold on Migri's specialist page.
- Have the employer prepare employment terms.
- Gather education and expertise evidence.
- Apply through Enter Finland or the Finnish Immigration Service process.