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Paws, Peo­ple, and the Path to Oulu: Lucy’s Adven­ture

Lucy was looking for adventure when she decided to move to Finland. Accompanied by her beloved dog Tilly, she packed her bags and headed north.

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Ukrain­ian Doc­tor Ele­na Rebuilds Her Career in Fin­land – “Oulu Has Become My Sec­ond Home”

When Elena Sormunen, 45, moved to Oulu with just one suitcase, she left behind a successful career in Kyiv and started everything from the beginning.

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Beyond Bor­ders: A Ukrain­ian Voice Find­ing Calm in Fin­land

When Ivan Melobenskyi arrived in Oulu in 2023, he stepped into a world that was quieter, safer, and more distant than anything he had known before.

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Leav­ing Home to Go Home: Tug­ba’s Sto­ry

What does it mean to leave one home and find another? In 2021, Tugba Whitehead left Turkey with more than just a suitcase.

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The Calm That Changed Every­thing: Ananya’s Sto­ry in Oulu 

When Ananya Thakur boarded a flight from Delhi to Finland in July 2023, she wasn’t just crossing continents, she was stepping into a completely new version of herself.

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Root­ed in the North: A Life Reimag­ined in Oulu

Md. Golam Muhtasim, originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, holds degrees in business and engineering and has worked in logistics and operations for top firms. In September 2024, he moved to Finland with his wife.

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Find­ing Bal­ance in the North: Deb­o­rah’s Jour­ney from Corn­wall to Oulu

What happens when a life built across continents meets the tranquil rhythm of Finland? For Deborah Oulu became the unlikely setting for the most fulfilling chapter of her life.

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From Hol­i­day Dream to Finnish Real­i­ty

Have you ever been on a holiday and wished life could be like that all the time? For Sophie Platt she felt like that on her first visit to Finland, so made the choice to follow that feeling and move to Oulu.

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Leon Bergsma’s Oulu Expe­ri­ence – Foot­ball, Fans, and Find­ing Home

Leon Bergsma is a 28-year-old football player from Amsterdam. He is currently playing for AC Oulu.

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Dis­cov­er­ing My Path in Oulu: From Acad­e­mia to Auro­ra

Three years ago, Fahmida Sarker arrived in Oulu, a city she had only known through academic research and word-of-mouth in global public health circles. Drawn by the university of Oulu’s strong reputation in epidemiology and biomedical data science, she packed her bags and took a leap into the unknown

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From Lan­guage Class­es to Pol­i­cy Plan­ning: Priyanka’s Role in Migrant Ser­vices in Oulu

Sometimes, life takes unexpected turns, beautiful, challenging, and transformational ones. For Priyanka Sood, that turn was love. It was her relationship with a man from Oulu that set her on a journey from India to Finland.

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Sheena Poh — Bring­ing Joy to Oulu, One Unique Trea­sure at a Time

Meet Sheena Poh, an entrepreneur from Singapore who started her store "Salainen Sekatavarakauppa Söpö" to recreate the joy and wonders of her childhood. Read her story to know how a warm heart and creativity can become a beacon of happiness.