Summer Trainee, Sustainability

Join an industry leader in driving positive change through the sustainable use of the world’s natural resources.

As a Summer Trainee, you’ll work in an inclusive and open atmosphere, collaborate with dedicated colleagues, and be supported on your growth journey. This is your chance to apply your studies in practice, deepen your business understanding, and develop valuable skills while building a professional network. Explore the various opportunities in engineering, sales, IT, marketing, logistics, HR, R&D, and more, and realize your potential at Metso in the summer of 2026.

Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to meaningful projects that drive environmental responsibility? Join Metso as a Summer Trainee – Sustainability and help us advance our sustainability initiatives by contributing to projects that help us understand customer sustainability priorities and develop our circular economy concept and approach. We are looking for two Sustainability Trainees: one with a focus on customers and circularity, and another specializing in data and reporting.

As a Summer Trainee – Sustainability, customers and circularity, you will:

• Analyze key customer sustainability priorities to identify trends, expectations, and opportunities that align with Metso’s sustainability strategy.
• Support the development and benchmarking of circularity concepts, helping to advance resource efficiency and closed-loop solutions in the mining and aggregates industries.
• Support the development of Metso’s R&D circularity playbook.
• Support the management of sustainability-related data and reporting processes, including collecting, and analyzing environmental and social metrics.
• Participate in projects that create actionable insights and contribute to Metso’s long-term sustainability objectives.

As a Summer Trainee – Sustainability data and reporting, you will:

• Conduct a sustainability reporting benchmark study to analyze industry best practices and support Metso’s continuous improvement in transparency and reporting.
• Perform biodiversity area proximity mapping for Metso locations, suppliers, and customers, helping identify and assess potential impacts on sensitive ecosystems.
• Map water scarcity risks and proximity for Metso locations, suppliers, and customers to strengthen our water stewardship strategy.
• Support the management of sustainability-related data and reporting processes, including collecting and analyzing environmental and social metrics.
• Participate in projects that create actionable insights and contribute to Metso’s long-term sustainability objectives.

Who you are

• A higher degree of study background in fields such as engineering, economics, sustainability, or equivalent.
• A positive and proactive can-do mindset with a strong work ethic.
• Eagerness to learn, develop, and succeed in the role.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good written and spoken English skills.
• An ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and projects and drive them proactively.

What's in it for you

An exciting position in the Sustainability team of Metso. You will get a chance to work with and learn from our global sustainability and QEHS professionals to support your growth. You will have great opportunities to develop your expertise by learning how to develop customer driven sustainability efforts and circularity concepts effectively. Many of our summer trainees continue their employment with us part-time, full-time, or with their thesis after the summer.

We offer benefits, such as healthcare, Epass Flex, Auntie mental well-being service, flexible working times, buddy support, learning opportunities, and networking and social activities in all our locations throughout the summer.

The expected monthly salary for our full-time trainee roles is between 2130-2970 euros per month. The exact monthly salary for each role is based on the candidate's number of completed academic credits and job location.

Our Summer Trainee positions are primarily targeted at students currently studying at, or recently graduated from, an educational institution in Finland, as well as Finnish students pursuing their studies abroad. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or relocation services for these positions.

Get in touch

Want to rise above the possible with us? Click ‘Apply now’ to leave your application. The application period closes on February 1st, 2026. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we will start processing the applications already during the application period and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable person is found. 

How to join - Working at Metso - About Metso - Diversity and Inclusion - Meet our people

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.  
 
Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2024 Metso had close to 17,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2024 were about EUR 4.9 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. 

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