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).

From Home to Work­ing Life Func­tion­al Every­day Life for Immi­grants, OSAO

• At KOTVA, stay-at-home par­ents have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­sid­er their own study and work oppor­tu­ni­ties. They can receive guid­ance on career plan­ning, infor­ma­tion about ser­vices for fam­i­lies with chil­dren, and strength­en their Finnish lan­guage skills. Stay-at-home moms and dads can also learn Finnish in KOTVA’s lan­guage club, where chil­dren are also wel­come.
• Tar­get Group: Immi­grant stay-at-home par­ents con­sid­er­ing what to do after their parental leave.
• For more infor­ma­tion click 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

• Yöko­ris offers young peo­ple and young adults oppor­tu­ni­ties for recre­ation­al activ­i­ties togeth­er though low-thresh­old sports. The goal is to reduce social exclu­sion and pro­mote the inte­gra­tion of dif­fer­ent pop­u­la­tion groups in Oulu.
• Tar­get Group: 15–35 year olds.
• For more infor­ma­tion see here (opens in a new tab).

Työ­pa­joil­ta työelämään, ODL

• The project offers sup­port for the plan­ning and imple­men­ta­tion of indi­vid­ual employ­ment and edu­ca­tion paths with the sup­port of job coach­es in accor­dance with the cus­tomer’s own goals.
• Tar­get group: Job seek­ers aged 18–64 in Oulu.
• See more infor­ma­tion here (opens in a new tab)

Is your project or asso­ci­a­tion miss­ing from this list? Con­tact us: ihoulu@ouka.fi