What projects and associations related to immigrants are available in the Oulu region?
This webpage lists projects related to immigrants residing in the Oulu region. More information can be found on each project’s website.
From Dreams to Career Paths, Startup Refugees
- The main goal of the From Dreams to Career Paths project is to promote the employment of young people aged 15–29 with a refugee, asylum seeker and immigrant background, their parents and close adults, reduce exclusion and strengthen their integration into Finnish society in the project’s locations (Oulu, Kuusamo).
- The project executes a new type of culturally sensitive and family-focused working life coaching for target groups in the operational locations and, if necessary, also online. In the coaching in their own language, participants participate in workshops and personal career guidance and together draw up a concrete plan for their future, while strengthening interaction within the family and working life readiness.
Project period: 1.1.2026–31.12.2028 - You can find more information from here (opens in a new tab).
Motio/Tervarit Junior Ry
- This association helps individuals find employment or enter into studies.
- Target Group: Unemployed individuals outside of the workforce who are 18 years of age or older.
- For more information click here (opens in a new tab).
Optimum, PSOTTY Ry
- This association provides career training and workforce related content, with key themes also available in English. On Optimum’s website, there are dozens of English-language webinar recordings as well as tips for CVs and LinkedIn profiles.
- Target Group: Highly educated individuals in Northern Finland, as well as university and college students.
- For more information click here (opens in a new tab).
Tassu-hanke / OAMK
- This project develops operational models and tools that support inclusion and agency through the use of dance and music methods, for organizations working with marginalized and disadvantaged populations.
- Target Group: Organizations in the welfare, social, health, rehabilitation, and arts sectors.
- For more information, click here (opens in a new tab).
Trauma Rehabilitation KITU, ODL
- KITU offers group and individual rehabilitation for refugees and immigrants.
- Target group: Refugees and immigrants with a residence permit who have faced torture or serious traumatic experiences while moving to the country.
- For more information, click here (opens in a new tab).
Tukihelmi, ODL
- This project offers aftercare for individuals aged 16–35 who have experienced bullying and are outside of the workforce and education. At the heart of the activities are trauma-informed counselling and group activities.
- Target Group: Individuals aged 16–35
- For more information, click here (opens in a new tab).
Yhdenvertainen Oulu
- This project supports municipal and third-sector cultural operators to implement cultural services equally and minority groups to participate more strongly in planning and implementation.
- Target Groups: Municipalities, representatives of the third sector, and minority groups.
- For more information, click here (opens in a new tab).
Yökoris
Is your project or association missing from this list? Contact us: ihoulu@ouka.fi