Students & Recent Graduates
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Kickstart your career at Valmet
Whether you are set to make your mark in engineering, automation, sales, or any other of the myriad professional competencies, we are dedicated to helping you reach your potential. It is that feeling when you enter a company that works on improving energy, water and raw material efficiency, while developing augmented reality solutions and new bio-based raw materials.
Fulfilling our vision of becoming the global champion in serving our customers is no easy task, but you will get to do this together with our ambitious and diverse teammates. The shared moments of inspiration and accomplishment, brought about by working together, will shape the rest of your career.
500+
summer trainees
Graduate and other trainee programs
Valmet’s graduate and other trainee programs are a great way to kick-start your career in a truly international and rapidly developing working environment. As a graduate trainee you will get the opportunity to learn from others, contribute to developing our business with your ideas, and work together with great and supportive colleagues.
Summer trainees
Each year, we offer around 400 students in Finland as well as around 50 students in Sweden the possibility to work as a summer trainee. As a Valmet summer trainee, you will be a part of a competent and enthusiastic team where everyone’s opinions are valued and where you get to test your limits while over 19,000 coworkers back you up.
We are passionate about our work, but there is also always time for laughter! The application period for the summer trainee positions starts in January.
Summer jobs in Finland (in Finnish/English)
Summer jobs in Sweden (in Swedish)
Thesis opportunities
Every year we support dozens of thesis workers by providing inspiring thesis topics. Oftentimes thesis workers have already worked as a summer trainee at Valmet.
We also sometimes advertise specific thesis opportunities in our open job listings.