News & Events

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.
16.8.2024

“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.
12.8.2024

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.
2.8.2024

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.
1.8.2024

“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?
29.7.2024

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.
16.7.2024

Finnish Study Resources for Every Lev­el

Study­ing the Finnish lan­guage is a major part of inte­grat­ing and learn­ing more about the Finnish cul­ture.
11.7.2024

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.
11.7.2024

Tak­ing the Leap: Ladislav’s Jour­ney to a Bet­ter Life

What hap­pens, when you take a leap into the unknown, leav­ing your own life behind in search of some­thing new? Meet Ladislav, the cur­rent Head of Oper­a­tions in Bloom Fin­land, who moved in Oulu inspired by Oulu’s peace­ful nature.
10.7.2024

Join us for an authen­tic Matcha Morn­ing with IH Oulu Ambas­sadors

Do you want to expe­ri­ence Japan­ese matcha? This is a won­der­ful oppor­tu­ni­ty for you to learn how to make matcha and explore the tea cul­ture in Japan!
26.6.2024

Cel­e­brat­ing Sum­mer: High­lights of the IH Oulu Ambas­sadors’ Pic­nic Event

Yes­ter­day, we had a fan­tas­tic pic­nic at Nal­likari beach with the Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu and its Ambas­sadors!
24.6.2024

Max’s Expe­ri­ence: Set­tling Down and Thriv­ing in Oulu

Max’s jour­ney from a small town near Lon­don to set­tling down in Oulu is noth­ing short of inspir­ing! From unex­pect­ed twists in his career to find­ing a sense of belong­ing in a new coun­try, Max shares his amaz­ing expe­ri­ence.
24.6.2024

Morn­ing Cof­fee & Chat with IH Oulu Ambas­sadors

Join us for a delight­ful morn­ing at Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu with our ambas­sadors.
19.6.2024

Mid­sum­mer Pho­to Con­test – Show Us Your Cel­e­bra­tion and Win a IH Oulu T‑shirt

Cel­e­brate Mid­sum­mer with Inter­na­tion­al House Oulu. Join our pho­to con­test and stand a chance to win an exclu­sive IH Oulu T‑shirt.
19.6.2024

Join the Pic­nic with IH Oulu Ambas­sadors

What bet­ter way to spend a sum­mer day than a pic­nic on the beach? Come to the funnest event in June.

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