How to become an au pair in Finland?
Finland has 8 different programs for the different au pair citizenships.
Choose here which programs you want to see and compare.
prerequisites for au pairs
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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age | 17 - 30 | 18 - 35 |
language skills | Minimum language skills are not defined to get an au pair visa. | Minimum language skills are not defined to get a working holiday visa, but to be able to work it is necessary to have Finnish or Swedish language skills. |
education | There are no prerequisites regarding the school education or if the au pair needs to hold any special degrees. | No official restriction. |
marital status | No official restriction. | |
children | According to the Finnish Immigration, if the au pair has a family, he/she may not bring them to Finland with him/her. | No official restriction. |
prerequisites for families
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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definition of family | There are no official restricting definition for a family e.g. regarding the age of children. So to our knowledge, any mother and/or father living together with a child can become a host family. | not relevant |
citizenship of family | No restrictions. | not relevant |
prerequisites for agencies
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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agency support | It's not mandatory to involve an au pair agency. | not relevant |
other restrictions
Au pair World | Working Holiday New Zealand |
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other restrictions | The au pair cannot be related to the host family and not have worked as an au pair before, in Finland or in another country. According to the Finnish Immigration, the au pair must append to his/her application:
It is also necessary to present a health certificate that is less than 3 months old, with confirmation that the au pair does not have any of the most common serious contagious diseases. |
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