News & Events

21.10.2024

Build­ing bridges and gen­uine con­nec­tions: Débora’s gold­en rule for nav­i­gat­ing work­ing life in Fin­land.

Hei! I am Déb­o­ra Oliveira, I moved to Fin­land in 2021 from São Paulo, Brazil.
15.10.2024

Vol­un­teer Work Oppor­tu­ni­ties Fair

Are you inter­est­ed in vol­un­teer­ing and meet­ing orga­ni­za­tions that offer vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties? This event is per­fect for you!
11.10.2024

Shilpa’s Trans­for­ma­tion: From Trop­i­cal Heat to Oulu’s Win­ter Won­ders

In May 2021, my fam­i­ly and I made the big move to Oulu.
7.10.2024

My Life in Oulu: Reflec­tions on a New Begin­ning

My name is Car­men Cor­valán, my sto­ry with Fin­land began in 2014 when I start­ed vis­it­ing with my hus­band.
30.9.2024

Rein­vent­ing Myself: A Sto­ry of Resilience, Growth, and New Begin­nings

My name is Adri­ana Vitori­no and for the first 44 years of my life, Brazil was my home.
30.9.2024

Autumn Net­work­ing & Game Night: Sus­tain­abil­i­ty, Hot Drinks, and New Con­nec­tions

Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu is host­ing anoth­er Net­work­ing and Game Night, and we’re excit­ed to wel­come Eduar­do Acos­ta, PhD researcher from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu, who will share his insights on sus­tain­abil­i­ty.
19.9.2024

Mega­Match­mak­ing is almost here – How to get the most out of one of Fin­land’s biggest recruit­ment events?

First, check out the com­pa­nies and exhibitors list­ed on the event web­site.
17.9.2024

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.
17.9.2024

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.
13.9.2024

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.
12.9.2024

”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.
9.9.2024

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.
5.9.2024

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.
3.9.2024

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.
2.9.2024

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.
30.8.2024

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?
21.8.2024

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.
20.8.2024

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.

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