The opening week of Salo employment services main office Torikatu 4 will be celebrated 22.-26.9.2025

The main office for employment services, located at Torikatu 4, opened on September 1. The premises house job seeker and employer services for the Salo employment area, integration services for the city of Salo, and a Kela service point. The office also offers several low-threshold services aimed at individual customers, entrepreneurs, and partners in the area. The premises house, among other things, Ohjaamo for young people, a low-threshold job search center, and International House Salo, which brings together services for immigrants.

The opening week of the office will be celebrated from September 22 to 26. Welcome to join us.

Opening week program

Mon 22 September 10 am – 2 pm

The day is aimed at employment service partners and local residents. The program includes a tour of the premises and an introduction to the services. Service providers in the Salo employment area will present their activities from 10bam to 12 noon in the event hall on the first floor. The program also includes coffee and cake, as well as a raffle.

Tue 23 September 10 am – 4 pm

On Tuesday, Salo’s integration services will present their activities, and at the same time, the opening of the International House Salo service center will be celebrated.

The morning session from 10 am to 12 noon is intended for immigration service authorities and partners (invitation-only event).

The program from 1 pm to 4 pm is intended for all integration service customers.

Come and meet integration counselors, employment experts, and project workers, and take a look at our new premises. Face painting for children. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. You can give feedback and take part in a prize draw.

Wed 24 September 12 noon – 7 pm

Official opening day, 12 noon – 2 pm, for invited guests.

4.30 pm – 7 pm opening event for companies and employers. The evening event will be hosted by project manager Marjut Laaksonen.

Program:

• 4.30 pm Doors open: Refreshments, networking, and tour of the premises
• 5 pm Opening of the event by Mika Mannervesi, city development manager, sity of Salo
• 5.05 pm Good Work – How do we build a sustainable and good working life? by organizational psychologist Jaakko Sahimaa
• 6.15 pm Employment is cooperation – thoughts from the business world, CEO Kirsi Junnilainen, Manutec Oy
• From 6.30 pm in the group rooms for those interested:
  How do I recruit successfully? Reija Rantala, Remma Nordic Oy, and Mika Harju, City of Salo
  Alternative paths to employment (work trials, apprenticeships, wage subsidies) Elina Korkeaoja, Salo Region Vocational College, and Veli-Matti Leppäniemi, City of Salo
• 7 pm Event ends

Register for the evening event by September 18 – Webropol.com.

Thu 25 September 1 pm – 3 pm

Job Search Autumn Market event. The event is aimed at job seekers of all ages.

The event will be hosted by Leena Ertem.

Program:

• 1.10 pm Opening remarks, Leena Ertem
• 1.15 pm Using your strengths in job hunting, social media influencer Joona Hellman
• 2 pm What is 4H entrepreneurship like? Executive Director Anna Laakkonen, Salon 4H Association
• 2.30 pm Working with attitude, Salo city event coordinator Karolina Blom

In the group room for those interested throughout the event: How to use artificial intelligence in job hunting, Tiina Viima, employment Specialist, city of Salo.

Snacks, stickers, balloons, and a pin workshop will be available.

Come and try the job interview simulator with VR glasses.

Fri 26 September 9 am – 1.30 pm

Kela theme day. Kela representative will be present from 9 am to 11 am and 12 pm to 2 pm – ask Kela, an expert will answer. From 10 am to 10.30 am and 1 pm to 1.30 pm, information sessions on Kela’s electronic services. Other Kela-related program also available.

Further information:
Employment Manager Minna Virta
044 778 2161
minna.k.virta@salo.fi