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Because games are fun, creating them should be enjoyable too. This is the ideology behind Fingersoft’s culture and way of doing things. Fingersoft is one of the most well-known names in the racing genre of mobile games.

Eduardo Tominaga is a PhD student at the University of Oulu, conducting research on wireless communications as part of the 6G Flagship team. He’s originally from Florianopolis, Brazil, an island off the coast of Brazil’s mainland.

Adrian Canales is originally from Texas, USA. He has been living and calling Oulu his home for eleven years. Currently he is a communications intern at International House Oulu.

Polina’s journey in Finland did not start in Oulu, but she is happy that it led her there. She is now pursuing a degree in Tourism and dreams of doing impactful work at the city services.

Eduardo Acosta, originally from Colombia, is researching circular economy at the University of Oulu. He is also an International House Oulu Ambassador.

Sara studied her master´s degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Oulu. She is currently working in KONE as a material specialist.

Vasilii Balanov visited Oulu for the first time in November 2019, when he was about to commence his internship at the University of Oulu. In St. Petersburg he studied a master’s programme in microelectronics, which required an internship abroad. After a careful evaluation, he decided to apply to Finland.

Hi! My name is Arjane, I’m from the Netherlands, and I moved to Finland in 2018. After living in Jyväskylä for a couple of years, I came to Oulu just over a year ago.

Beatriz Rocha, 25, came here to do her master’s degree in Learning, Education and Technology. Currently, she works as a Marketing Trainee at BusinessOulu.

“Now that some time has passed since the trip, I understand even better how great an experience the month in Reunion was! It was such a unique experience that you did not even understand it there.”

Four adventurous Erasmus+ exchange students, Gabriele Romancini, Gaetano Carollo, Mattia Li Pira, and Riccardo Colucci, bid farewell to the scorching +30°C heat of Palermo, Sicily, and embarked on an exciting one-month journey to Oulu

In a world where individuals seek to experience new beginnings, Naida Valencia's story motivates the power of stepping out of one's comfort zone and welcoming the unknown. Originally moving from Seattle, Washington, Naida's journey led her to Oulu, Finland, where she found a new sense of belonging.