Resume template for Finland, following Finnish CV practice

Meridian prints skills right under the profile in labelled rows, so the Languages row with Finnish, Swedish and English levels is near the top, where a Finnish employer checks it. The extra list prints last, which is the natural place for the referees the University of Helsinki asks you to name. No colour, so it prints cleanly at any office.

Second choice: Henrietta. Henrietta prints education straight after experience, which helps a recent graduate whose major and minor subjects are the main selling point.

Meridian template details and test results

Meridian prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.

1. Professional Summary. A few lines on your field, the work you do most and the languages you work in. The University of Helsinki asks you to put the information most relevant to the job early, so the role you want closes the paragraph.
2. Skills. The University of Helsinki says language skills should be listed by level and accepts CEFR levels (A1 to C2); Turku's career service suggests excellent, good, satisfactory or basic, and reminds you to include Finnish if you have any. The sample gives both a word and a CEFR level.
3. Work Experience. InfoFinland asks for work experience in reverse chronological order. Turku's career service wants job title, employer and dates as month and year, the MM/YYYY format the sample prints.
4. Education. Turku's career service asks for the institution, the dates and your main subject, plus minor subjects. The sample fits major and minor into one detail line under the degree.
5. References. Here Finnish practice differs: the University of Helsinki says to mention one to three referees and their contact details on the CV, and Turku suggests former supervisors or team leaders. Ask each person first; InfoFinland notes an interviewer cannot contact them without your consent.

The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.

Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.

• environmental permitting
• environmental permit application
• water quality monitoring
• wastewater treatment
• environmental impact assessment
• life cycle assessment
• carbon footprint
• stormwater
• QGIS
• environmental reporting
• circular economy
• Finnish
• Swedish
• English

• Naming referees without asking them first. InfoFinland reminds applicants to get permission, and the employer cannot contact them without your consent.
• Vague language levels such as "some Swedish". Use excellent, good, satisfactory or basic, or a CEFR level.
• Sending copies of employment certificates with the first application; InfoFinland says there is usually no need to send them in advance.
• Adding a photo when the posting says recruitment is anonymous.

We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.

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We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.

1. InfoFinland (KEHA Centre): Job application and CV (A CV is usually 1 to 2 pages; you can include a photograph but follow the job advertisement, and anonymous recruitment wants no picture; work experience and education in reverse chronological order; other competence includes language skills, IT skills and passports and cards such as a hygiene passport; list Finnish courses under a separate heading; ask references for permission; applications are usually written in the language of the advertisement; no need to send employment certificates in advance.)
2. University of Helsinki, Instructions for students: Tips for job search (Photo is up to the applicant; recommended maximum two pages; name, phone and email suffice; add a date to the CV; mention one to three referees and their contact details; most recent first; list language skills by level, CEFR accepted.)
3. University of Turku, Career Services: CV (A young applicant's CV should be no longer than two A4 pages; job title, employer and dates (month/year), most recent first; education with institution, dates, main and minor subjects; language levels as excellent, good, satisfactory or basic, including Finnish; contact details of 1 to 3 previous supervisors, with permission.)