News & Events

Love Brought Me to Oulu: A Per­son­al Tale of Life in Fin­land

Man­isha, orig­i­nal­ly from Nepal, got mar­ried in 2021 and moved to Fin­land with her hus­band, and it has now been three years since she has been liv­ing here in Oulu.

Don’t miss the most impor­tant recruit­ment event of the year – Mega­Match­mak­ing offers hun­dreds of open jobs

The Mega­Match­mak­ing event at Tullisali in Oulu on Wednes­day, Sep­tem­ber 25th, from 9 AM to 3 PM offers inspir­ing speech­es, hun­dreds of job offers, and diverse net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties.

Find­ing Home in Oulu: My Jour­ney from Colom­bia to the Far North

I’m Jes­si­ca Segu­ra Polo, and I come from Colom­bia. I’m mar­ried to a doc­tor­al researcher at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu.

”The most impor­tant thing in work­ing life is…” – SAK’s Han­nele Ugur speaks about employ­ee rights

Work life is based on mutu­al trust between dif­fer­ent par­ties.

From Ker­ala to Oulu: Embrac­ing a New Life

My fam­i­ly’s relo­ca­tion to Oulu in June 2023 for my hus­band’s job was a sur­pris­ing turn of events. Com­ing from Ker­ala in South­ern India, a world away from snow and win­ters, I nev­er imag­ined liv­ing in Fin­land, says Man­ju Krish­na.

Board Games & Net­work­ing Event – It’s Gonna Be Leg­endary

Atten­tion, all game enthu­si­asts and leg­ends! The event that has already earned the title of leg­endary is back, and this time we’re tak­ing it to a whole new lev­el.

Becom­ing a Mag­net to Employ­ers: Learn­ing from Luku­manu Iddrisu

The Mega­Match­mak­ing event in Oulu, one of Fin­land’s largest recruit­ment fairs, is set to inspire job seek­ers and employ­ers alike on Wednes­day, Sep­tem­ber 25, 2024. Among the dis­tin­guished speak­ers is Luku­manu Iddrisu.

The Re-Edu­­ca­­tion of Bev Adero

Hi. My name is Adero. I am an afro-mil­len­ni­al design­er from Kenya. I cur­rent­ly serve as an ambas­sador for Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu.

Tips for Job Search­ing Process

Would you like to learn more about Finnish work­ing cul­ture, the job search­ing process, and where to find job oppor­tu­ni­ties? Are you won­der­ing what to include in a job appli­ca­tion?

Home Here and Abroad: What Made Dual Cit­i­zen Timo Stay in Fin­land?

Amer­i­can-Finnish Timo Green, who has lived in the Unit­ed States and Italy, was wait­ing for the right moment to move to his sec­ond home coun­try, Fin­land. Timo believes that in Fin­land he has found a home for the rest of his life.

Trans­form­ing Recruit­ment: Anna-Mai­­ja Västilä on the Future of Job Hunt­ing at Mega­Match­mak­ing 2024

In Mega­Match­mak­ing 2024 recruit­ment pro­fes­sion­al Anna-Mai­ja Västilä will speak about more humane job seek­ing and how all of us can har­ness our full poten­tial when it comes to job-hunt­ing.

“For me, the ques­tion is what made me stay in Fin­land” – in Fin­land Irantzu found her pur­pose

Fin­land offers every­thing that Irantzu Garces Munar­riz needs in life: mean­ing­ful rela­tion­ships, a grat­i­fy­ing job at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu, and time for liv­ing life – thanks to Oulu’s peace­ful soul.

New loca­tion for Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu

We are mov­ing! Start­ing Sep­tem­ber 2, Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu, along with Busi­nes­sAs­e­ma ser­vices, will be relo­cat­ing to the Tech­nop­o­lis City Cen­ter cam­pus.

Free-of-cost hobby‑, leisure- and cul­ture activ­i­ties in Oulu

Are you won­der­ing about what to do in Oulu in your free time? Don’t fret – with­in this arti­cle you will find all free leisure‑, culture‑, and hob­by activ­i­ties that can be found in Oulu.

“Here I have every­thing that makes me hap­py” – Monika’s jour­ney from Poland to the peace of Oulu

Moni­ka Cwiek moved to Fin­land in 2020. From Oulu, Moni­ka has found a home where every­thing just fell into a right place. But who Moni­ka is and what are the rea­sons behind enjoy­ing life in Oulu?

Chas­ing the Auro­ras: Anibal’s jour­ney of self-dis­­­cov­­ery and com­mu­ni­ty

Meet Ani­bal, an IT stu­dent at OAMK, who moved from Santiago’s live­ly and busy streets to Oulu to search for a new life. 3 years lat­er, sit­ting on top of a hill, Ani­bal looked out to the sky with their friends, and dis­cov­ered what life is all about.

Finnish Study Resources for Every Lev­el

Study­ing the Finnish lan­guage is a major part of inte­grat­ing and learn­ing more about the Finnish cul­ture.

Dis­cov­er Liikun­tavä­linelainaamo: Your Gate­way to Active Liv­ing

Wel­come to Liikun­tavä­linelainaamo, the pre­mier sports equip­ment lend­ing ser­vice in Oulu, locat­ed at the heart of the Limin­gan­tul­li recy­cling cen­ter, Likke.

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