{"id":79,"date":"2017-03-17T10:37:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T10:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cssigniter.com\/preview\/specialty\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:46:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Photonics Jobs in Finland platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Photonics Jobs in Finland platform gathers all the information from new job or internship opportunities in Finland. To work for Finnish photonics companies you don\u00b4t necessary have to live in Finland, some openings can be available for remote work as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For students and employees globally<\/strong> Photonics jobs in Finland offers a great variety of Finnish photonics companies and jobs for search whether you are living in Finland or abroad. After all looking from a global perspective, Finland is the happiest country in the world (yes, there is a study to prove that), so why not consider to move here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For Finnish photonics companies<\/strong> Photonics jobs offers an easy way to offer jobs in one national platform which greatly supports the possibility to find a new talent for your company, but also to modify and to manage your offerings now and in the future through same platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The platform itself is maintained by Photonics Finland &#8211; the national photonics cluster connecting the photonics industry and research and helping to harness the power of photonics in Finland. All Photonics Finland members can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/post-a-job-2\/\">post open vacancies<\/a> on the Photonics Job Board.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Photonics Finland organizes a yearly Job Fair at the <strong>Optics and Photonics Days<\/strong> event. The Job Fair is a premier networking and recruitment event designed to connect companies with talented and motivated future experts in Optics and Photonics and provides a valuable platform to showcase your company\u2019s career opportunities and engage directly with potential candidates.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Photonics in Finland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Photonics is the science and technology of light (photon) generation, detection, and manipulation through emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and sensing.<\/p>\n<p>Photonics is a key disruptive technology enabling technological breakthroughs. The application of photonics spreads across several sectors: from optical data communications to imaging, lighting and displays; from the manufacturing sector to life sciences, health care, energy, food industry, AI, security and safety.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated total revenue of photonics business in Finland is 2 500 meur and approx. 7 500 employees of Finnish photonics companies are directly working with photonics. In total, the photonics companies employ over 60 000 workers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.photonics.fi\/jobboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photonics-industry-in-Finland-2025-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>Photonics industry in Finland grows rapidly, from 2023 approx. 12% annually. The \u00a0estimate for turnover growth in the Finnish photonics companies for the next three years (2025-) is approx. 48%.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To facilitate growth photonics companies in Finland are looking for domestic and foreign partners and skilled professionals. Photonics Finland and <a href=\"https:\/\/prein.fi\">PREIN flagship<\/a> provide a platform for cooperation in research as well as in industrial meetings and fairs but also trainings on photonics and optical design and communications.<\/p>\n<p>Also further education and customized trainings are needed to provide experts from all levels of education. Photonics education path provides photonics training adapted to meet the company\u2019s needs on all levels from vocational to doctoral studies.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the Photonics Job Board, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events &amp; Membership Manager<\/strong><br \/>\nTuukka Pakarinen<br \/>\nEmail: tuukka.pakarinen(a)photonics.fi<br \/>\nTel. +358 50 3135930<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communications Manager<\/strong><br \/>\nAnne-Maria Kankaisto<br \/>\nEmail: ammeri.kankaisto(a)photonics.fi<br \/>\nTel. +358 50 512 3497<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photonics Jobs in Finland platform Photonics Jobs in Finland platform gathers all the information from new job or internship opportunities in Finland. 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