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The biggest sur­prise is when you don’t know what to expect

“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.”

Join the Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu Ambas­sador Team 2024!

Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu ambas­sadors Pavani, Eduar­do and Jun are look­ing for new team mem­bers. Will you be one of them?

Wel­come to the Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu Pre Christ­mas Par­ty

The enchant­i­ng snow has arrived, and the hol­i­day buzz is in full swing! Join us for the Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu’s mag­i­cal Pre-Christ­mas Par­ty – an evening burst­ing with joy and fun!

ISS is look­ing for employ­ees for school, day­care and mul­ti­pur­pose facil­i­ties – and Eng­lish speak­ing employ­ees for clean­ing ser­vices!

Join us at the free Job­Corner recruit­ment event on Mon­day, 4th Decem­ber and get to know ISS Palve­lut vacan­cies.

From Sici­ly to Oulu: How four Ital­ian stu­dents dis­cov­ered Finland’s beau­ty and cul­ture

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

From Film Indus­try to Oulu: Naida’s Adven­ture of New Begin­nings

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.

Meet Kevin Marples: our intern from the UK

Kevin Marples is orig­i­nal­ly from the UK and moved to Fin­land in 2022. Kevin has been work­ing as an intern at Inter­na­tion­al House, Oulu as part of his Inte­gra­tion Train­ing Course.

Wel­come to an engag­ing Net­work­ing and Board Games Event at Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu!

Con­nect, get infor­ma­tion, min­gle, and engage in an enjoy­able evening of net­work­ing and board game excite­ment.

Inter­na­tion­al Tal­ent Days

Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu, Business­Oulu along with Oulu Cham­ber of Com­merce as part of their inter­na­tion­al week activ­i­ties, are orga­niz­ing the Inter­na­tion­al Tal­ent Days. Vis­its are at the com­pa­nies premis­es dur­ing 14–16 of Novem­ber.

Net­work­ing and Board Games Event

Wel­come to an Engag­ing Net­work­ing and Board Games Event at Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu! Con­nect, min­gle, and engage your­self in an enjoy­able evening of net­work­ing and board game excite­ment.

“Dig Deep Into Your Con­nec­tions”

The Mega­Match­mak­ing, a pre­mier recruit­ment fair where recruiters and job­seek­ers have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to inter­act, was held on the 14th of Sep­tem­ber at Tullisal­li in Oulu.

Foot­ball Thrives in Oulu: AC Oulu’s Pas­sion Ignites City’s Sport­ing Fer­vor

Foot­ball, wide­ly known as soc­cer, has firm­ly entrenched itself with­in Fin­land’s sport­ing tapes­try, and Oulu stands as no excep­tion to this phe­nom­e­non.

Being an Ital­ian exchange stu­dent in Oulu

Gior­gia Tononi is a 17-year-old exchange stu­dent hail­ing from Italy. She has embarked on a cap­ti­vat­ing jour­ney to the land of a thou­sand lakes and a myr­i­ad of sea­sons.

Inter­na­tion­al Tal­ent Day

Halu­aisitko tar­jo­ta kan­sain­väliselle osaa­jalle mah­dol­lisu­u­den tutus­tua yri­tyk­sesi toim­intaan? Lähtemäl­lä mukaan annat opiske­li­jalle tai jo valmis­tuneelle tärkeää tietoa suo­ma­lais­es­ta työelämästä.

Meet Nada Abass! A Sto­ry All About Explor­ing Dif­fer­ent Cul­tures, Study­ing, and Con­nec­tions

Nada Abass is orig­i­nal­ly from Egypt and cur­rent­ly liv­ing in Fin­land. She is pur­su­ing her mas­ter’s degree in Dig­i­tal Mar­ket­ing and Cor­po­rate Com­mu­ni­ca­tions at Uni­ver­si­ty of Jyväskylä.

From Ghana to Fin­land: Luku­manu’s path to Project Man­age­ment

In a world full of oppor­tu­ni­ties, Luku­manu Iddrisu’s remark­able jour­ney took him from the vibrant streets of Ghana to the unique city of Vaasa, Fin­land.

Call­ing all Inter­na­tion­al Tal­ent!

Oulu Cham­ber of Com­merce along with Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu and Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu as part of their inter­na­tion­al week activ­i­ties, are orga­niz­ing the Inter­na­tion­al tal­ent days in Novem­ber 16–18th.

Oulu’s Heavy Met­al Scene: Unveil­ing the City’s Musi­cal Pow­er

Explor­ing the Resound­ing Cul­ture of Heavy Met­al Music and Its Impact on Oulu.

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