Business Internships in Riga (Erasmus+ & International)
Business Internships in Riga run inside local IT, Logistics and Tourism employers. Intake runs from May to September. Business internships in Riga include placements in finance, consulting, sales, HR, operations and international trade. Host companies range from boutique consultancies and startups to multinationals with regional headquarters.
Full-service business internships for Erasmus+ and institutional mobility in Riga, Latvia
Universities, VET providers and Erasmus+ coordinators use Piktalent as a single mobility partner for business internships. We run the institutional stack end-to-end — placement, programme administration, monitoring and on-site support — and integrate cleanly with your OLA workflow.
À la carte support services
Accommodation
Vetted housing close to the host company — apartments, residences or host families. Bundled into the package or booked à la carte.
Insurance
Health, accident and liability cover compliant with Erasmus+, visa and host-country requirements.
Visa & documentation
Guidance on visas, residence permits and host-country paperwork for non-EU and US-bound participants.
Language courses
Pre-departure and on-site language training in the local language to speed up workplace integration.
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Business internships in Riga: the facts
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Business Internships in Riga are hosted mainly in Business and Finance. Working languages are Latvian / English, placements typically run from May to September, and interns budget around €490–730 per month including accommodation. Piktalent arranges the host company, housing, insurance and on-site support in Riga, Latvia.
- Local sectors hiring
- Business · Finance
- Working languages
- Latvian · English
- Typical duration
- 4 weeks – 6 months
- Placement season
- from May to September
- Monthly intern budget
- €490–730
- Shared room
- €260–420
- Currency
- EUR
- Visa
- EU/EEA students need no visa
Why Riga for a business placement
What makes Riga specifically relevant for business interns — not a generic destination pitch.
Strong fintech and digital-bank scene (Mintos, Indexo)
Largest BPO and SSC market in the Baltics (TietoEVRY, Cabot, Circle K, Citadele)
European leader in wood-tech, biorefining and forestry engineering
Working English standard in modern services and tech; Russian widely spoken
Where business interns are placed in Riga
Piktalent's host network in Riga covers 2 sectors that absorb business interns.
What students do on a business internship
Typical responsibilities, skills developed and tools used during a business placement in Riga.
Tasks
- Support market research and competitive analysis
- Build financial models, dashboards and KPI reports
- Assist with B2B lead generation and CRM hygiene
- Prepare client-facing presentations and proposal documents
- Coordinate cross-team projects and meeting follow-ups
- Help with HR processes: recruitment, onboarding, employee data
- Use AI copilots (Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) to speed up first-draft models and reports, then validate the numbers manually
Skills
- Analytical thinking and structured problem solving
- Confident written and spoken business English
- Spreadsheet fluency (formulas, pivots, basic modelling)
- Professional communication with senior stakeholders
- Attention to detail in numbers and documentation
- Judgement to direct AI tools for first drafts while owning final accuracy
Tools
- Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (advanced functions)
- PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides
- Salesforce, HubSpot or Pipedrive CRM
- Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio
- SAP, Xero or QuickBooks for finance environments
- Slack, Microsoft Teams and Notion
- Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT Enterprise for first-draft analysis and report drafting
Types of companies offering business internships in Riga
Management and strategy consultancies
Banks, fintechs and accounting firms
International sales and B2B SaaS companies
Logistics, import/export and trade firms
Corporate HR and shared-service centres
Who this internship is for
Business administration, economics and finance students
International relations and trade students
HR, management and law students seeking corporate exposure
Erasmus+ HEI and VET participants in business curricula
How it works
Erasmus+ participants
Sending institutions submit candidate profiles and learning agreements. Piktalent handles host company matching, accommodation, insurance and reporting.
View mobility programmesIndependent applicants
Self-funded students and graduates apply directly. Piktalent provides placement, housing and full in-country support without the Erasmus+ framework.
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