Being a professional at Espoo

Espoo is the capital of children and youth. At the Growth and Learning Sector, we reach over 60,000 children, young people, and their guardians every day.

We aim to provide a successful and consistent growth and learning path in cooperation with children, young people, their guardians and our staff. Our work has a visible impact on the everyday lives of children and young people, as well as on their future.

Our diverse and multidisciplinary work communities are our strength, encouraging experimentation, continuous improvement and cooperation. Our management culture is respectful and supports continuous learning and employees’ opportunities to influence their work.

Within the Growth and Learning Sector, we operate in the areas of early childhood education, primary and lower secondary (basic) education, upper secondary education, youth services, and Swedish education and cultural services.

In Espoo, we actively develop pedagogy, practices and leadership in early childhood education. It is important to us that daily life in our units runs smoothly and work communities thrive. We offer our employees extensive training opportunities and options for developing their professional skills. Employees’ diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives enrich our work communities and make us stronger. Children in Espoo experience a smooth transition from early childhood education to primary and lower secondary education. 

The Basic Education Unit provides pupil-oriented and high-quality primary and lower secondary education for children and young people across the city. Our work is based on educational equality and promoting the wellbeing of children and youth. We value diversity and foster inclusivity in our teaching. We work in close collaboration with early childhood education and upper secondary education providers.

“Being a teacher brings a lot of joy to my life. See what Sari-Helena has to say about her job as a primary school teacher.(external link, opens in a new window)

Espoo’s Youth Services (Nuori Espoo) offers young people a safe environment, fun activities, and support for everyday challenges. We have 20 youth centres, a digital youth space, and two mobile youth work units. Around 1,000 children and young people take part in our summer camps and courses each year. In Espoo, youth services are an integral part of the growth and learning path.

Espoo’s vibrant cultural scene is built through multi-professional collaboration. Cultural professionals can find career opportunities in our innovative and vibrant libraries, the Espoo City Museum KAMU, and the City Orchestra Tapiola Sinfonietta. They may also work in cultural promotion and partnership services, as well as in cultural venues and services, such as the Espoo Cultural Centre, the Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora, and Sello Hall.

We employ a wide range of professionals, including orchestra musicians, curators, library pedagogues, producers, and technical staff for cultural venues. As a professional in your field, you will have the opportunity to work with cultural services offered to diverse audiences. In Espoo, culture belongs to everyone.

Employment and internship opportunities in libraries

The professionals of the City of Espoo Premises Department public utility attend to the care, repairs and construction of the city’s premises and buildings as well as the maintenance and cleaning of the properties. 

Our institutional cleaners make sure that the users of the premises can work and use services in clean and tidy premises every day. Our professional property managers ensure that the buildings are in perfect condition and always enjoyable to work in.

Engineers, designers and other technical professionals work to create a functional and comfortable Espoo. Finland’s second largest city offers opportunities to work with, for example, town planning, municipal engineering, the construction of transport routes and environmental management. As a technical professional, you will get to do visible work that is relevant for both residents and companies. You will see the results of your work concretely. Welcome to growing and developing Espoo!

City Planning employs for example architects, engineers, landscape architects and traffic planners. Read what these professionals tell about their work.

"My main goal is to make our environment safe and accessible". Watch what our Permit Officers have to say about their jobs(external link, opens in a new window).

Good municipal services require good administration to support them. In addition to traditional municipal administration tasks, we offer job opportunities to lawyers, procurement and accounting professionals and communication and human resources management experts. The range of job titles is wide. The clients of the administration include both the residents of the municipality and other professionals of the city’s organisation.