Are you looking for a summer job with interesting and challenging tasks? Ready to kick-start your career in a global company with high ambitions in sustainability and innovation? If this sounds interesting, keep reading 👇
We are looking for students who are eager to learn to join us as summer trainees here at Kalmar.
We are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, and our vision is to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services.
We offer diverse summer job opportunities in different departments and teams. Most of the summer jobs are located in Tampere or Helsinki.
What do we offer?
There’s plenty to choose from! You can work in, e.g., IT, software development or engineering, control system engineering, product management, customer support, or finance.
The exact job description naturally depends on the role and the team you’ll be working in. However, all our summer jobs have the following things in common:
🤓 Challenging and interesting tasks that allow you to learn a lot of new skills, apply what you’ve learned in your studies, and develop professionally
🌍 A global, multinational and inclusive working environment where you can practice your language skills and work with colleagues from different backgrounds
🤝 A supportive team atmosphere – our trainees often highlight helpful colleagues, approachable supervisors, and a culture of trust where you’re encouraged to take responsibility
👯 You’ll be part of our Movemakers Trainee Community, where you’ll get to know your trainee colleagues and participate in a variety of activities
Click here to see the descriptions of all our summer jobs >>
Here are a few more reasons to join Kalmar!
🤩 Feedback shows that our trainees are very happy with us: last year, we’ve received an overall rating of 4,6 for the traineeship period (on a scale of 1 to 5), and 88 % of our trainees would be willing to work with us again.
🎓 Our culture promotes continuous learning and development, supported by our internal platform which offers hundreds of online courses on various topics.
💚 As a proud member of the UN Global Compact initiative, we at Kalmar are committed to sustainable and ethical business practices.
🤝 Many of our trainees have had the opportunity to continue working with us as part-time, full-time or as thesis workers after summer depending on the situation.
What do we expect from you?
You are a bachelor or a master student in a university or university of applied sciences or have recently graduated.
The most important thing for us is that you are genuinely interested in working in an international environment. Our teams are diverse and multicultural so our official company language is English. Some (but not all!) of our summer jobs also require Finnish skills.
Did we catch your attention? Are you interested in joining us?
We can’t wait to hear from you! Click the Apply button below and find more detailed information of our summer traineeships, select the job that interests you and send in your application.
This is how the process will continue:
📅 Apply no later than 8 February 2026. We will proceed in the recruitment process as soon as matching candidates are found, so do not hesitate in sending in the application!
☎️ Usually, the first interview will be held on the phone or via Google Meet.
💬 In general, after the phone/virtual interview you will meet the hiring manager and possibly future team members for a face-to-face interview.
Join us in making every move count!
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