General information and careers

The Wellbeing Services County of South Ostrobothnia is one of 21 wellbeing services counties in Finland. The Wellbeing Services County of South Ostrobothnia is responsible for organising social services, healthcare and rescue services in its region. We provide services to approximately 190,000 residents of South Ostrobothnia and have more than 10,000 employees.

The Wellbeing Services County of South Ostrobothnia comprises 18 cities and municipalities in this region.

• Alajärvi, Alavus, Evijärvi, Ilmajoki, Isojoki, Isokyrö, Karijoki, Kauhajoki, Kauhava, Kuortane, Kurikka, Lappajärvi, Lapua, Seinäjoki, Soini, Teuva, Vimpeli, Ähtäri

The wellbeing services county has a total of eight health and social services centres, and the central city, Seinäjoki, has a hospital capable of providing extensive emergency care services.

We provide services to the elderly, families, disabled, and working-age people, mental health and addiction services, locally based health services, rehabilitation services, specialised healthcare services, and rescue services.

The highest decision-making body of the wellbeing services county is the county council, which has 59 members.

Careers

The Wellbeing Services County of South Ostrobothnia is the largest employer in the region. We have more than 10,000 employees. The largest personnel groups include nurses, social work experts, maintenance and support service personnel, and rescue personnel.

Personnel of the wellbeing services county in figures (April 2024)

• Total number of employees: 10,505
• Permanent employees: 80%
• Fixed-term employees: 20%
• Professional titles: 461

Largest personnel groups

• nurses and other employees with a Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or similar: 2,980
• practical nurses and other employees with a vocational qualification in healthcare and social services: 2,929
• maintenance and support service personnel: 1,004
• social work personnel: 989
• rescue personnel: 931

We offer a large variety of tasks and development opportunities to our employees. Combining work and study is common.

Support provided by the work environment:

• Thorough orientation, solid on-the-job supervision, and strong support from senior employees
• Support for building your career
• Flexible working hours enabling a healthy balance between work and leisure
• Competitive salaries

A large variety of opportunities

• The hospital with extensive emergency care services offers varied specialisation opportunities
• The large health centre in the central city offers extensive opportunities and good operating models
• Smaller health centres have a cozy atmosphere, and getting to know your colleagues is easy.
• Multi-professional teamwork in different units.
• A comfortably sized, transparent work community and functioning collaboration.

Contact:

International Recruiter Elli Rautiainen, tel. +358 50 474 2227