Updated Sep 29

North Karelia job market: open jobs and the industries hiring

On September 29, 2026, North Karelia had 476 open job postings, 1.8% of all open postings in Finland. A week earlier (September 22, 2026) there were 497, a change of -4%. The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (75), Health and social work (65) and Manufacturing (54).

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.

476

Open postings

-4%

Change in a week

1.8%

Share of Finland

16 / 19

Rank among regions

226

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	75	16%	+1%
Human health and social work activities	65	14%	+5%
Manufacturing	54	11%	-17%
Wholesale and retail trade	37	8%	-16%
Accommodation and food service activities	31	7%	-6%
Construction	29	6%	-3%
Administrative and support service activities	21	4%	-9%
Education	13	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
Joensuu	368
Nurmes	50
Lieksa	46
Outokumpu	39
Kontiolahti	37
Liperi	34
Polvijärvi	25
Kitee	24

Employers with the most open postings

Employer	Postings
Barona Oy	21
Verohallinto	13
Worker Finland Oy	12
Worker Henkilöstöratkaisut	10
itä-suomen yliopisto	8
Netcallers Oy	7
Honkalampi-säätiö sr	6
Attendo Oy	6

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	25
Barona Tekniikka & Asennus Oy	8
A-Team, Itä-Suomi Oy	8
RTK-Henkilöstöpalvelu Oy	7
TalentFlow Oy	7

Most common professions

Profession	Postings
Caregiver	20
Sales Representative	18
Cleaner	13
Nurse	9
Welder	8
Chef	7
Construction Worker	7
Electrician	7
Personal Assistant	7
Doctor	6

Most mentioned skills

Skill	Mentions
Customer Service	67
Hygieniapassi	44
Teamwork	37
Nursing	21
Cleaning	16
Welding	16
Maintenance	12
Forklift License	11
Problem Solving	11
Flexibility	10
Food Safety	10
Patient Care	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	94%
B2	3%
C1	2%

Language requirements: English

Level	Share
Working language	16%

145 of 476 open postings state a Finnish or English level. The shares are of those 145 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 North Karelia?

On September 29, 2026, North Karelia had 476 open job postings, 1.8% of all open postings in Finland. By number of postings, North Karelia ranks 16th of the 19 regions.

Which industries have the most open jobs in North Karelia?

The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (75), Health and social work (65) and Manufacturing (54).

Which employers are hiring the most in North Karelia?

The employers with the most open postings are Barona Oy (21), Verohallinto (13) and Worker Finland Oy (12).

Do jobs in North Karelia require Finnish?

Of the 145 postings that state a language requirement, 99% give the level of Finnish required. The most common level is working language (94%).

The largest industries in this region

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