Barona global

global talent solutions

When expertise cannot be found domestically, the perspective must be broadened. At Barona, we are tackling the Nordic talent shortage by facilitating seamless and effective mobility for the global workforce, inspiring collaboration across borders, and unlocking potential everywhere.

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We help with global expertise

Expertise transcends borders. Addressing the skills shortage necessitates embracing global perspectives and innovative growth strategies.

In numerous sectors, having a global outlook is essential for maintaining competitiveness and fostering growth. When local talent becomes scarce, the search extends overseas. This approach demands meticulous planning, expertise, and resources.

At Barona, we ensure that the process is seamless and ethical. We’re your partner in making global recruitment both sustainable and effective.

When can we help

Global talent decisions are carefully considered; they are rarely made impulsively. Typically, there is an ongoing necessity or an important project that lacks domestic expertise.

In such cases, you need a partner who understands the journey and accompanies you along the way. With over 30 years of experience, we guarantee that our solution integrates seamlessly into everyday life.

You can’t grow with domestic resources

Project timelines are extended due to insufficient expertise.
Job postings remain open for months without attracting any candidates.
An essential position remains vacant, hindering the entire operation.

Global expansion seems challenging.

Finding an expert and managing residence permits feels overwhelming and confusing.
You question how the existing team will respond to a newcomer who doesn’t speak Finnish.
HR is constantly reacting to issues while developmental tasks stay on the back burner.

You’ve found talent, but they leave quickly

The employee leaves before completing the probationary period because daily life is not functioning smoothly.
You notice that working is difficult without a shared language or resources.
An international expert is left without adequate support and struggles to integrate into the team and start working effectively.

our Philosophy

When work crosses borders, we help

Barona Global is a solution for growth and continuity

Sometimes growth requires expertise across borders. That’s why Barona Global exists. We build paths where experts, companies and systems meet smoothly – regardless of country and background.

Barona Global’s services combine a package of global talent solutions: from recruiting from abroad to relocation support and language training. For companies, this means new opportunities to grow, ensure the continuity of production, and build genuinely functional multicultural work communities – now and in the future.

Barona has been a great partner in global recruitment, taking care of candidate pre-selections, interviews and language training. In addition, their expertise in official matters is very strong. We received almost 500 applicants in the latest recruitment we made in the Philippines. Barona handled the recruitment very professionally and we quickly found suitable employees for us.

Barona has been a great partner in global recruitment, taking care of candidate pre-selections, interviews and language training.

Marika Mattila

HR Manager, Osuuskauppa Arina

The labor shortage will come again sooner or later, and even worse than before. We have tried to learn how to recruit global labor well in advance, because it will be available in the future as well. With Barona, the recruitment process is much easier for us. No need to take care of job announcements or answer calls in the middle of a busy day.

With Barona, the recruitment process is much easier for us. No need to take care of job announcements or answer calls in the middle of a busy day.

Tero Vesanen

CEO, VVR Wood

Experience in Finland and abroad

We help organizations of different sizes from different industries. Locally, nationally and in the Nordic countries.

Increasingly global working life

Working life is no longer a local phenomenon.

The global shortage of talent, multilingual teams, and changing expectations regarding the nature of work challenge organizations to innovate. Here are three phenomena that illustrate why internationalization is not just the future – it is today. Are any of these already present in the daily life of your organization?

The findings are based on Barona’s Working Life Survey 2025 report.

Internationality is an attraction factor for employees

59% of Finns are ready to work in a multilingual team or work environment. In younger age groups, the share rises to as much as 63%.

Different fields see international talent differently

In the IT sector, 61% of employers see global talent as an attraction factor in recruitment. In logistics, too, the share is 44%. In other sectors, the attractiveness is seen as weaker. The differences indicate that in many sectors, the opportunities offered by internationality are still waiting to be utilised

Language barrier and regulation slow down progress

60% of employers consider language skills challenges to be a significant obstacle to utilizing an international workforce.

The right solution for the right situation

Sometimes, it is clear that experts cannot be found domestically. Sometimes, you notice that a global expert can’t properly grasp the job or that everyday practices cause friction. We can help with both.

Whether it is recruiting from abroad, employing experts already in Finland or making settling in smoother, we will find a solution that suits your situation. What prevents you from making full use of international expertise?

Global recruitment

We offer global recruitment solutions with decades of experience in various fields. We find experts from the international market for both small and large needs.

Relocation services

We support international talent before arrival and throughout everyday life in Finland. The service may include assistance with visa and permit processes, housing search, official paperwork, and integration support, such as language, culture, and understanding Finnish work life.

Cultural trainings

When a team is made up of different backgrounds, small misunderstandings can grow into big obstacles – or collaboration can rise to a new level. Cultural training provides the work community with the tools to transform understanding into smooth cooperation.

Finnish language training

A shared language is an important part of adaptation and settling-in. If you want to make sure that an international employee learns Finnish, check out the training

English language training

We help work communities to adopt a functional working language even in situations where the common language is not Finnish. The coaching can be tailored to customer service or teamwork, for example.

Swedish language training

Strengthen your multilingual team’s cooperation, customer encounters and occupational safety with tailored Swedish language training. You will improve the smoothness of everyday life and build a stronger work community with a common language.

Business area-specific expertise

When you do business with us, you are always dealing with an expert in your field.

IT and digital development

Retail sector

Logistics

Marketing and communications

Sales

Building

Social and health care

Financial management

Industry

We often help in situations that are not easy to predefine. Contact us – let’s see together what is most relevant to you.

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Whether it’s a small question, a bigger need, or just the idea that something could be done differently – we’re here to help. Leave a contact request and we will get back to you soon.

Why choose Barona as a partner?

The value of a good first impression cannot be underestimated.

The relocation experience directly impacts how quickly a new employee gets into work and a new life. We make sure that the first impression of the new home country is good, and that the employer’s promise is fulfilled in practice.

One contact person and a complete team to support you.

The customer is assigned a designated contact person who is responsible for coordinating and communicating the process. Barona’s team of experts with years of experience in international recruitment and migration is working in the background.

We make the complicated simple

Legislation, language, culture, expectations and schedules. We know how to anticipate pitfalls and offer solutions to them before they become problems. Policy management and human presence in the same package.

part of barona

Expertise for different needs – part of Barona

Alongside Barona, our expert companies bring deeper expertise to different fields and situations. Everyone is united by a common value base, goal and way of building the future of work.