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The EU-harmonised highly skilled worker permit, using the same salary threshold as Finland's specialist permit but adding intra-EU mobility rights after 18 months. No labour-market test applies.
Highly qualified non-EU professionals planning a Finnish role with potential EU-wide mobility.
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Your employment contract must be for at least six months. The card is issued for up to two years, or for the contract length plus three months if the job is shorter.
Yes. As a Blue Card holder, residence periods in other EU states may in some cases be combined with your Finnish residence toward a P-EU long-term resident permit.
You need highly qualified employment with a higher education degree (or roughly five-plus years of comparable professional experience) and a salary meeting the Blue Card minimum, with fringe benefits not counted.
Yes. Family members can apply on the basis of family ties, and a permit granted on family grounds normally carries an unrestricted right to work and study.
The Blue Card is not bound to one specific employer, but you must still work in highly qualified employment, and changes may need to be reported to Migri.
The EU Blue Card is the EU-harmonised highly skilled worker permit, using the same salary threshold as Finland's specialist permit but adding intra-EU mobility rights after 18 months. No labour-market test applies.
Yes. Blue Card holders can move to a second EU Member State, and if that move does not work out you can return to Finland.
