Every safety card, passport, and certification you must have before your first shift, grouped by the industry you work in. Tap any item for official links and step by step instructions.
Nurses, caregivers, doctors, lab staff
If you work as a nurse, doctor, or other regulated healthcare professional, you must register with Valvira before starting work.
It is illegal to work in a regulated healthcare role in Finland without Valvira registration. Your employer cannot legally employ you until this is done.
Required for anyone handling unpackaged food in Finland: restaurants, cafes, kitchens, catering, food retail.
You cannot legally work with unpackaged food without a hygiene passport. Restaurants get fined if staff lack it.
First aid training required for many healthcare, construction, hospitality, and school positions in Finland.
Finnish law (Occupational Safety Act) requires qualified first aiders at most workplaces. Many job postings in healthcare and construction require EA1 before you can start.
Carpenters, welders, site workers
Mandatory for anyone working on a construction site in Finland — including short-term, subcontractor, or seasonal work.
Construction sites are required by law (Occupational Safety Act 738/2002) to check every worker has a valid card. Without it, you cannot enter the site.
Required safety training for construction and many industrial workers. Usually done before the Valttikortti.
Many employers will not allow you to start until you have this card. It demonstrates you understand basic site safety.
Required for anyone performing hot work (welding, grinding, flame cutting, roofing with flame) in Finnish worksites.
Hot work is the most common cause of industrial fires in Finland. Insurance companies require the card. Without it the employer carries full liability if anything burns.
First aid training required for many healthcare, construction, hospitality, and school positions in Finland.
Finnish law (Occupational Safety Act) requires qualified first aiders at most workplaces. Many job postings in healthcare and construction require EA1 before you can start.
Kitchen, service, bar, catering
Required for anyone handling unpackaged food in Finland: restaurants, cafes, kitchens, catering, food retail.
You cannot legally work with unpackaged food without a hygiene passport. Restaurants get fined if staff lack it.
Mandatory for anyone serving alcohol in licensed restaurants, bars, or catering in Finland. Required by Valvira regulation.
Without an anniskelupassi you cannot legally pour or serve any alcoholic drink, even a glass of wine at a dinner event. Your employer can be fined if you work without one.
First aid training required for many healthcare, construction, hospitality, and school positions in Finland.
Finnish law (Occupational Safety Act) requires qualified first aiders at most workplaces. Many job postings in healthcare and construction require EA1 before you can start.
Drivers, couriers, warehouse
EU/EEA licences valid in Finland. Non-EU licences must be exchanged within 2 years of establishing residency.
Driving professionally (taxi, truck, delivery) in Finland with an invalid licence is illegal and employers can be fined.
Required if your logistics job involves driving vehicles that transport dangerous goods (fuel, chemicals, batteries, compressed gases) on Finnish or EU roads.
ADR is mandatory under the European Agreement on Dangerous Goods. Driving without it is a serious offence, can void transport insurance, and your employer can lose its transport licence.
Factories, cleaning, maintenance
Required safety training for construction and many industrial workers. Usually done before the Valttikortti.
Many employers will not allow you to start until you have this card. It demonstrates you understand basic site safety.
Required for anyone performing hot work (welding, grinding, flame cutting, roofing with flame) in Finnish worksites.
Hot work is the most common cause of industrial fires in Finland. Insurance companies require the card. Without it the employer carries full liability if anything burns.
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