Working as an electrician in Finland
What official sources say about working as an electrician in Finland: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Finland, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes electricians, earns ≈ 4,267 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Electrician is a regulated profession in Finland. Foreign qualifications go through: For electrical supervisor/qualification categories, apply to SETI with the final diploma, detailed evidence of electrical work experience and relevant certificates.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers"
- ≈ 4,267 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- For electrical supervisor/qualification categories, apply to SETI with the final diploma, detailed evidence of electrical work experience and relevant certificates.
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers" in Finland: ≈ 4,267 EUR/month (gross, 2024), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of electricians alone.
Regulation and recognition
Electrician is a regulated profession in Finland.
- Recognition route
- For electrical supervisor/qualification categories, apply to SETI with the final diploma, detailed evidence of electrical work experience and relevant certificates.
- Recognition authority
- SETI for the relevant electrical qualification certificate; the required category depends on electrical responsibility.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Electrician in Finland: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1bc4a6c6da56008f8b1d150eb5ec3419]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/electrician/finland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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