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Cleaning Services
The competition tasks of the skill category are based on the Vocational qualification in Cleaning and Property Services. The qualification titles of the basic qualification are Property Maintenance Operative, Housekeeper and Site Facilities Operative.
The professionals of this skill category can work depending on the competence area for example in enterprises of cleaning service field, as employees at the town, in education institutions, stores, shopping centres, residential properties or industrial plants in cleaning and property maintenance tasks.
Schedule and information
Semifinal
Semifinals are organised in Finnish and in Swedish. Information is only published in those languages.
Final
The page will be launched in March 2026.
Results
The results will be published after the final.
Description of the skill
The site facilities operatives and housekeepers provide different household services, cleaning services and property services. Holders of the vocational qualification manage work tasks of providing customer-oriented property services as well as maintenance and deep cleaning services in different environments. According to the qualification modules completed they have prepared for providing different services to customers’ needs.
Competition is individual and has no age limit.
Skill requirements
The competition tasks and assessment criteria correlate with the requirements for the grade Excellent in the competence area of Domestic Services and Facilities Maintenance.
Skill competition managers

Paula Silvennoinen
Maarit Liukolampi
Skill steering group
- Paula Silvennoinen, Keuda
- Maarit Liukolampi, Keuda
- Marjo Kunnia, TAI
- Päivi Vuorihuhta, Omnia
- Jaana Väänänen, Stadin AO
- Minna Kyllinen, Palmia
- Ninni Hiltunen, Palmia
- Anne Ojala, JHL
- Antti Kärkkäinen, Tammiholma
- Jarmo Pöntinen, Opetushallitus
- Anita Illikainen, Hyria
- Antti Parkkonen, Compass-Group Oy









