During the summer you will gain valuable work experience to support your studies. We offer versatile tasks in an international company that is committed to sustainable development. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Join us to renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils!
We are now looking for a Summer Trainee, Marketing and Communications, UPM Adhesive Materials at the UPM head office in Helsinki.
Greetings from your future manager
Are you an energetic and result-oriented self-starter interested in marketing and communications in an international business environment? Welcome to the team of experienced and passionate professionals! Our mission is to strengthen the perception and positioning of UPM Adhesive Materials business area and to support our growth and success in global markets. Working with colleagues across UPM, you will have a broad view on how we create a future beyond fossils together with our stakeholders.
What you will do
As Marketing and Communications trainee, you will be working with a versatile range of activities in collaboration with a global network of colleagues. These include:
- Producing, editing and publishing various types of content for internal and external channels
- Planning and creating engaging content for social media
- Internal and external events, producing event materials and assisting in event management
- Designing and coordinating production of marketing and communication materials and presentations
- Coordinating marketing and communications projects
Who you are
- Soon-to-graduate marketing/communication/media student at university
- Excellent communicator and writer
- Skilled in digital marketing and communications
- Capable of managing projects and processes
- A team player with good networking and self-leadership skills with a positive and energetic mindset
- Familiar with Microsoft Office tools
- Fluent in English (both written and spoken)
- Considered as an asset:
- Finnish language skills (written)
- Canva Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere)
We will onboard you to your tasks, as well as the rules and ways of working in our workplace. From your first day, you are a full member of our working community, and we encourage you to be active, learn, and ask questions about your work.
What do we offer?
- Safety and well-being: We prioritize the safety of all our employees, ensuring everyone returns home safely. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment.
- A meaningful job: We have an inspiring purpose "We renew the everyday for a future beyond fossils". We do our work with professional pride, producing high-quality, sustainable products for our customers globally.
- Development opportunities: We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
- Responsible employer: Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.
Are you ready?
Read more about summer jobs, timeline and applying on www.upm.com/summer or www.upm.com/kesa in Finnish. New positions can still be opened during application period.
Summer recruitment application period ends February 14, 2026. Attachments (CV and Cover letter) will be added simultaneously on our application template.
Notice that you cannot modify your application after submitting by yourself. Submit your application as soon as possible, positions might be filled already before the application period ends.
For support with your application please contact the HR Service Center at [email protected].
A security background check may be performed for those selected to UPM positions, in accordance with the company recruitment guidelines and the Security Clearance Act 726/2014.
UPM Marketing, sustainability and communications is dedicated to stakeholder engagement and brand and reputation to safeguard UPM success. The function consists of different areas of expertise - brand and communications, marketing, sustainability, and public affairs - and uses its combined know-how to deliver competitive advantage to UPM.
Marketing, sustainability and communications is integrated into business decision making and supports the needs of each business. The dedicated teams within the function act as centres-of-excellence in their respective area and provide expertise for achieving both group and business related goals.
UPM's most important stakeholders are customers, investors and financiers, employees, suppliers, local communities, authorities and key decision makers, the media and nongovernmental organisations.
UPM - we renew the everyday
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