Summer Trainee, Customer IT

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 in Customer IT team, you’ll be involved in real, hands-on daily assignments and projects. You’ll get to work with your colleagues, learning from them and taking responsibility in selected areas. Whether you’re helping with everyday tasks or managing your own projects, you’ll play an important role in our team. This position is a great way to gain practical experience and grow your skills in CRM solutions, Marketing applications and Customer portals.

The final job description and tasks will be adjusted according to your profile and interest. You will for example:

• Participate in the team's ongoing development initiatives, including some large projects
• Help in planning and designing application improvements
• Test application changes and ensure business requirements are met 
• Help the team to plan end-user trainings
• Participate in service management daily tasks
• Work with the team on daily operational support tasks, especially during summer vacation period
• Work in close co-operation with operational teams
• Based on your background and interest, conduct an independent development initiative or process improvement project

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 technical degree at the end of your studies
• Fluent in written and spoken English as most of our meetings and documentations are in English
• Pursuing some experience in Sales, Marketing and Customer Management business processes
• Committed to the work you do, contribute to the team’s success and curiosity to learn new skills in Customer IT
• Experience with IT processes, documentation techniques, working with Jira and Confluence are considered as advantages
• We appreciate positive and energetic attitude and willingness to take initiative

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.
• You will be working with our senior and junior IT specialists as well as business key users.
• To succeed, you have a great team to support you in your tasks.
• Work with interesting and diverse tasks with real responsibility.
• 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 worker.

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 Niina Stenberg, Senior Manager, Customer IT niina.stenberg@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 May onwards and continue until studies begin again. 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. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. Our power generation has one of the lowest specific CO₂-emissions in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, low-carbon power generation from renewable energy sources and nuclear sources, as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers.