Updated Sep 29

North Ostrobothnia job market: open jobs and the industries hiring

On September 29, 2026, North Ostrobothnia had 2,255 open job postings, 8.3% of all open postings in Finland. A week earlier (September 22, 2026) there were 2,330, a change of -3%. The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (312), Construction (295) and Manufacturing (224).

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.

2,255

Open postings

-3%

Change in a week

8.3%

Share of Finland

4 / 19

Rank among regions

637

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	312	14%	-6%
Construction	295	13%	-8%
Manufacturing	224	10%	-14%
Accommodation and food service activities	220	10%	-3%
Human health and social work activities	171	8%	+4%
Wholesale and retail trade	137	6%	-9%
Administrative and support service activities	110	5%	-3%
Education	90	4%	-4%

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
Oulu	1,512
Kuusamo	283
Kempele	171
Ylivieska	146
Raahe	136
Liminka	102
Nivala	88
Kalajoki	82

Employers with the most open postings

Employer	Postings
Worker Finland Oy	57
Barona Oy	47
Worker Henkilöstöratkaisut	44
Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy	33
ADECCO	31
Oulun kaupunki	30
! Aarre Avustajat Oy	29
Eezy Oyj	22

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	56
Nordic JobCentre Oy	56
YES Your Excellent Staff Oy	43
Worker Pohjois-Suomi Oy	30
Eezy Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy	24
Barona Rakennus Oy	22
Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy	22
Rekrytointipalvelu Sihti Oy	21

Most common professions

Profession	Postings
Construction Worker	114
Sales Representative	68
Chef	49
Waiter	46
Cleaner	42
Caregiver	41
Machine Operator	41
Teacher	40
Cook	37
Personal Assistant	34

Most mentioned skills

Skill	Mentions
Customer Service	294
Teamwork	212
Hygieniapassi	178
Welding	78
Forklift License	76
Food Safety	69
Problem Solving	62
Project Management	60
Cleaning	56
Maintenance	56
Nursing	49
Independent Work	45

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	96%
B2	2%
C1	2%

Language requirements: English

Level	Share
Working language	17%
B2	< 1%
B1	< 1%

785 of 2,255 open postings state a Finnish or English level. The shares are of those 785 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 Ostrobothnia?

On September 29, 2026, North Ostrobothnia had 2,255 open job postings, 8.3% of all open postings in Finland. By number of postings, North Ostrobothnia ranks 4th of the 19 regions.

Which industries have the most open jobs in North Ostrobothnia?

The industries with the most postings are Professional and technical services (312), Construction (295) and Manufacturing (224).

Which employers are hiring the most in North Ostrobothnia?

The employers with the most open postings are Worker Finland Oy (57), Barona Oy (47) and Worker Henkilöstöratkaisut (44).

Do jobs in North Ostrobothnia require Finnish?

Of the 785 postings that state a language requirement, 99% give the level of Finnish required. The most common level is working language (96%).

The largest industries in this region

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