Data protection intern

City of Helsinki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Helsinki is seeking a data protection intern for a three-month placement in the Education Division, from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. The role supports privacy work for schools and education providers and offers hands-on experience in data protection within a city department.

Interns will review privacy documentation, process data requests, perform legal analysis, and help shape AI instruction sections for schools, while developing Finnish language skills with support from

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law or Administration Studies.
• Currently enrolled in a master’s program at university or university of applied sciences.
• Basic Finnish language skills; English used to support tasks.
• Previous data protection experience and knowledge of the education sector are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review privacy documentation on educational software and applications used by the Education Division.
• Handle data requests from data subjects.
• Conduct legal case analysis and update data protection instructions and processes.
• Review sections of AI instructions intended for schools.

Education

Master's degree in Law or Administration

Job description

Are you a Master’s student in a university or university of applied sciences and want to learn more about data protection? Are you interested in themes such as law, data protection and privacy?

We are looking for a data protection intern to join our team for three months, from October 1st 2026, to December 31st, 2026.

This internship is designed for international students eager to learn Finnish while working. Our goal is to ensure that individuals from diverse language and cultural backgrounds can smoothly work in the city, and learn the language needed in their jobs.

As a data protection intern, you will be working in the data protection team of the Education Division. We support schools, daycare centers, and other education providers in the city with both data protection and privacy related matters.

In this role, you will be working with various tasks, among other things:

• Review of privacy documentation on educational software and applications used by the Education Division
• Date requests: Handling of data requests from data subjects
• Legal case analysis: Going through legal databases and libraries to update our data protection instructions and processes
• Review sections of AI instructions intended for schools

You should have basic Finnish language skills, as the main working language is Finnish, with English used to support your tasks. We will support your Finnish language development throughout the internship and expect you to actively engage in improving your skills in everyday work situations.

You will join a team that values collaboration and mutual support as our key strengths, and we hope you share the same mindset. Our team fosters a psychologically safe environment for learning. Your workplace will be in Kalasatama, situated in our new and modern workspaces next to the metro station.

The salary for this position is 1 880,37€ per month.

Hopefully you like what you’ve read so far. We would love to hear from you!

Eligibility criteria

Please note that this data protection intern position is exclusively available to students pursuing their master’s degree at a university or university of applied sciences during the employment contract. Relevant fields of study include (but are not limited to) Law and Administration Studies. Previous experience in data protection and knowledge of the education sector will be considered an advantage.

To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Helsinki encourages anonymous recruitment, and this recruitment process will be conducted anonymously. The purpose of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicants professional competence and work experience. Please complete the job application form as usual. When writing your application, ensure that it follows the principles of anonymity. The hiring manager will select candidates for interviews based on an anonymous summary, which does not display the applicants name, age, gender, or native language.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other Salary 1880,37 €/kk plus a possible addition based on your experience max. 8 % (KVTES)

Working time: Daytime work

Number of positions: 1

Notes for applying: Inquiries should preferably be directed to [e-mail], which is monitored by members of the Data Protection Team.

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Hallinto- & toimistotehtävät