Are you ready to power the future with a summer job at the heart of the energy industry? Apply now and join us for an impactful summer 2026! 

About the role

As a Summer Trainee, System Engineer IT Hydropower solutions you’ll be involved in real, hands-on work. You’ll get to work on IT solutions supporting Fortum’s hydropower. You’ll play an important role in our HydroIT team. This position is a great way to gain practical experience and grow your skills in IT systems used in energy sector.

About you

We’re looking for committed students or recent graduates eager to learn more and contribute to our purpose: to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together.

We hope that you apply for the position if you are:

• Pursuing a degree in Information Technology in the final year of your studies or just graduated. We are also open to other comparable experiences.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Finnish preferred and Swedish is a plus. Most of our internal materials are in English, our team meetings are in English and many of the people you will be collaborating with are non-Finnish speaking.
• All experience you may have gained already working with IT systems is valuable and helps you to succeed in this role.
• Comfortable in working in different technical environments like cloud infrastructure, operating systems (Windows, Linux) and in other IT systems in an administrator role.
• Committed to the work you do, contribute to the team’s success and curious to learn new skills.

We offer you

We value our summer trainees and want to make your experience rewarding.

During the summer you will:

• Receive an introduction to your tasks and be supported by your team. In order to succeed, you have a great team to support you in your tasks. We are committed to building a team where everyone feels valued. Mutual trust, believing in one another, and taking care of everyone’s well-being help us achieve better results.
• Work with interesting and diverse tasks with real responsibility.
• Some concrete areas you would be working in:
• Software inventory of applications used in Hydro business
• Conduct the access reviews for hydro portfolio applications – and document them
• Ticket management and end user support

• Enjoy a hybrid work model with flexible working hours, allowing you to balance remote and in-office work.
• Learn about our company, the energy industry, and the sustainable solutions that we are working with.
• Can network with other trainees.
• Gain valuable experience, that can lead to a career with us. Many of our trainees continue after the summer, working part-time while continuing studies or as thesis workers.

Read more about Summer Energy, our recruitment process and previous summer trainees’ experiences here.

Interested?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, send your CV through our recruitment tool by February 8, 2026.  For further information about the role, please contact Harri Koskivaara, harri.koskivaara@fortum.com

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible! We will start reviewing applications already during the application period. The job ad will close as soon as the right candidate is found.

Our recruitment process may vary depending on the role, but here’s what you can expect:

• Please apply only with your CV/Resume.
• We use screening questions in the application form to ensure candidates meet the must-have requirements.
• For many roles, we include a digital assessment tool (Assessio) early in the process to make the process fair and unbiased, considering the high volume of applications.
• Some applicants are invited to interviews either via Teams or in person; this stage includes at least one interview with the hiring manager.

We are looking for a trainee to join us from beginning of May to end of September 2026. Excact dates can be discussed and agreed.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com