Updated Sep 29

South Karelia job market: open jobs and the industries hiring

On September 29, 2026, South Karelia had 518 open job postings, 1.9% of all open postings in Finland. A week earlier (September 22, 2026) there were 539, a change of -4%. The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (104), Construction (70) and Manufacturing (45).

Source: Työmarkkinadata, September 29, 2026. The figures are open postings on the latest complete day from over 50 sources, and the same posting found in several sources is counted once. See the methodology.

518

Open postings

-4%

Change in a week

1.9%

Share of Finland

14 / 19

Rank among regions

211

Employers with an open posting

Industries with the most postings

Industry	Postings	Share of the region’s postings	Change in a week
Professional, scientific and technical activities	104	20%	+7%
Construction	70	14%	-9%
Manufacturing	45	9%	0%
Wholesale and retail trade	35	7%	-22%
Human health and social work activities	33	6%	-13%
Telecommunications, software, IT consulting and information services	28	5%	-3%
Administrative and support service activities	18	3%	-5%
Other service activities	15	3%	0%

The industry is the posting's own industry, or else the advertiser's line of business in the trade register. Staffing agencies' postings count only when the posting names its own industry.

Municipalities with the most postings

Municipality	Postings
Lappeenranta	448
Imatra	127
Luumäki	41
Savitaipale	33
Lemi	31
Ruokolahti	31
Parikkala	28
Taipalsaari	28

Employers with the most open postings

Employer	Postings
Osanyin Bioenergia Oy	24
Barona Oy	21
Nebius Finland Oy	13
Verohallinto	12
nebius	11
Despro Engineering Oy	10
Eezy Oyj	10
Nebius Oy	10

Staffing agencies are listed in a separate table because they post jobs on behalf of many different companies.

Staffing agencies with the most open postings

Employer	Postings
Bolt.Works Oy	13
Eezy Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy	11
Suomen Rakennuslogistiikka Oy	9
VISIO Henkilöstöratkaisut Oy	8
Barona Rakennus Oy	7
Barona Tekniikka & Asennus Oy	7

Most common professions

Profession	Postings
Construction Worker	35
Sales Representative	18
Personal Assistant	10
Doctor	9
Project Manager	9
Carpenter	8
Excavator Operator	8
Cleaner	7
Early Childhood Educator	6
Electrician	6

Most mentioned skills

Skill	Mentions
Customer Service	37
Teamwork	28
Project Management	25
Forklift License	21
Welding	18
Construction	13
Problem Solving	13
Maintenance	12
Troubleshooting	12
Hygieniapassi	11
Safety Card	10
Team Leadership	10

Skills and professions are identified from the posting text with an AI model. The model can misread a single posting, so the skills data is best read as trends and orders of magnitude rather than exact figures.

Language requirements: Finnish

Level	Share
Working language	77%
C1	3%
B2	2%

Language requirements: English

Level	Share
Working language	34%
B2	1%

194 of 518 open postings state a Finnish or English level. The shares are of those 194 postings. Language levels currently come only from Job Market Finland postings.

How to read the figures

An open posting is one that was published on the latest complete day. The same posting found in several sources is counted once. The figures count postings, not vacancies, because one posting can cover several positions. A posting that lists towns in two regions counts once in each region, so regional shares can add up to more than 100%, and the same applies to the regional shares of the postings in an industry.

The weekly change compares the latest complete day with the same day a week earlier. If either day has too few postings for a reliable comparison, no change is shown.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many open jobs are there in South Karelia?

On September 29, 2026, South Karelia had 518 open job postings, 1.9% of all open postings in Finland. By number of postings, South Karelia ranks 14th of the 19 regions.

Which industries have the most open jobs in South Karelia?

The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (104), Construction (70) and Manufacturing (45).

Which employers are hiring the most in South Karelia?

The employers with the most open postings are Osanyin Bioenergia Oy (24), Barona Oy (21) and Nebius Finland Oy (13).

Do jobs in South Karelia require Finnish?

Of the 194 postings that state a language requirement, 81% give the level of Finnish required. The most common level is working language (77%).

The largest industries in this region

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