Join the 3T project and start your journey towards employment and career development in Finland!

In the project Refugees’ Working Life Skills – from Recognition to Employment (3T project) – our goal is to help you find a job in the Helsinki metropolitan area. In the 3T project, we assess your education, experience, and skills through background information, language tests, and interviews. Our aim is to address the challenges of employment and assist you in finding a job, and if necessary, enhance your workplace skills through training. If you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur in Finland, we can also support you on the path of entrepreneurship.

Refugees' Working Life Skills - from Recognition to Employment

The 3T project for enhancing the employment skills of refugees aims to promote refugee employment in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. We strive to address employment challenges through skills identification, skills development, and facilitating the interaction between employers and employees. Recognizing skills facilitates opportunities to find jobs and integrate into the Finnish working life. The 3T project is implemented by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and is funded by the ESR+ program. It started in spring 2023 and will conclude in February 2025.

The 3T project is intended for

Ukrainian citizens who have been granted temporary protection
Asylum seekers who have the right to work or are in the process of obtaining the right to work.

How can I participate?

Registration form for the 3T project (registration has ended)

For more information, you can contact Inara Shakirova by email at inara.shakirova (at) haaga-helia.fi.

What's happening in the project

Spring 2025

Final Seminar: Employment Bridges for Refugees – From Recognizing Skills to Employment, Thu 6th Feb 2025, 9 AM - 12 PM

Autumn 2024

Boost Your Job Search - Workshop, Diakonissalaitos, Tue 20th Aug, 4 PM - 6 PM
Glögi event for Refugees in collaboration with Monika – Multicultural Women’s Association, Finnish Refugee Council, Finnish Red Cross, and Fenix Finland, Thu 12th Dec, 4 PM - 6 PM
Producing the final publication, model, and tools based on collected experiences and materials.

Spring 2024

Breakfast event Thursday, January 18, 9.00-10.30
Competence Interviews
Open university studies offered through the project (free of charge).
MegaCV Workshop and preparation for Contact Forum, Monday, January 22, 2024, from 15 to 18
Contact Forum recruitment event for university graduates at Messukeskus, Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 10 to 17
Recruitment event: Care and education, Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 12 to 15
Job Search Workshop and preparation for Duuniin.net event, Monday, January 29, 2024, from 16 to 18
Duuniin.net -Recruiting event:, including free professional photography, at Pasila Campus, see the introductory video. Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 10 to 15
LinkedIn-workshop, February 5, 2024 from 16 to 18
Several recruitments events during the Spring 2024
Well being arternoon. March 25, 2024 from 16 to 18, Lapinlahden Lähde
The main event: Tastes and opportunities - Working together for successful refugee employment! at Haaga-Helia's Haaga campus on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 14 to 18. Register by Wednesday February 28, 2024 at the latest.

Autumn 2023

Breakfast events for employers and stakeholders, as well as for those receiving temporary protection in 08/2023.
Competency interviews and language tests for Ukrainian nationals currently involved in the project in 08/2023.
CV, cover letter, and LinkedIn workshops in 09-10/2023.
Participation in recruitment events (Vantaa Mega Recruitment 09/2023, Aalto Talent Expo 11/2023).
Company story - Ukrainian grocery store Sopilka on 17.10.2023.
Studies offered through the project on 17.10.2023.
Fair work environment rules 7.12.2023.
Company-specific recruitment cafes - encounters between employers and employees.
- As a foreign-educated job seeker in Finland and successful self-presentation / success in job search (Academic Work, HH Joona Mäntyvaara) on 5.10.2023.
- City of Helsinki - Early Childhood Education, Child Care Workers on 3.11.2023.