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Responsible for the service South Karelia Employment Area

Vocational guidance and career planning.

  • Service
  • 9 municipalities
  • Public service

In vocational guidance and career planning, you discuss the choice of profession, professional development, placement in the world of work and lifelong learning confidentially with a counsellor.

A licensed psychologist may also, with your consent, use psychological assessment methods to examine professional and career options, competence, suitability and work and functional capacity.

Do the following

Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can get vocational guidance and career planning.

With the South Karelia employment area’s contact form, you can register for career counselling with a vocational psychologist (in person, remotely, or by phone). The contact form can be found on the employment area’s website as well as on the South Karelia regional pages of the Job Market Finland service.

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To whom and on what terms

In order to receive vocational guidance and career planning, you do not need to be registered as a jobseeker.

The service is provided by

South Karelia Employment Area

Other responsible organisations

City of Lappeenranta

Responsible for the service

South Karelia Employment Area
Text edited by: South Karelia Employment Area
Updated: 9/1/2026