Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu

The gene­ral infor­ma­tion and gui­dance of Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu is offe­red as a one-stop venue in Busi­ness­A­se­ma and col­la­bo­ra­tes with other ser­vices. We pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­tion in dif­fe­rent lan­gua­ges about dai­ly living in Oulu, as well as low-thres­hold gui­dance to ser­vices offe­red by various orga­niza­tions, e.g. Busi­ness­A­se­ma gui­dance ser­vices for ent­repre­neurs and job see­kers or ser­vices of Oulu Skills Cent­re. If you are eli­gible to the city’s inte­gra­tion ser­vices, we gui­de you to them. By using our ser­vice, you will always get the newest infor­ma­tion and gui­dance on the right path to the ser­vice you need.

Ser­vice hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Email: ihoulu@ouka.fi
Address: Busi­ness­A­se­ma, Hal­li­tus­ka­tu 36 B, 90100 Oulu, Fin­land

Gui­dance Ser­vices

Are you loo­king for the sui­table ser­vice? Do you need sup­port in emplo­y­ment and busi­ness mat­ters? Job­see­kers recei­ve advice and gui­dance on all emplo­y­ment and busi­ness mat­ters from Busi­ness­A­se­ma Gui­dance Ser­vices.

You can find more infor­ma­tion on Busi­ness­A­se­ma’s web­si­te (opens in a new tab).

The gui­dance ser­vices desk is open on week­days from 9:00 to 15:00.
You can call 08 558 55810 Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Mul­ti­lin­gual emplo­y­ment sup­port ser­vices

Oulu Skills Cent­re pro­vi­des sup­port ser­vices to all mul­ti­lin­gual resi­dents of Oulu. We offer you sup­port on emplo­y­ment rela­ted ques­tions :

• how to regis­ter as a job see­ker
• sup­port in unders­tan­ding bureauc­ra­tic proces­ses
• sup­port in making your cv
• sup­port in digi­tal­ly acces­sing your emplo­y­ment rela­ted deci­sions
• sup­port in unders­tan­ding and acces­sing dif­fe­rent govern­ment ser­vices
• sup­port in fin­ding a school or workplace for you

Emplo­y­ment coun­sel­ling for non-Fin­nish spea­kers: 9 a.m.–12 noon.
Emplo­y­ment coun­sel­ling for Ukrai­nians. Mon–Thu 9 a.m–11 a.m.

Con­tact: Dlo­van Ishaya
Emplo­y­ment Advi­sor
+358 40 487 6735
dlovan.ishaya@ouka.fi
Lan­gua­ges: Fin­nish, Assy­rian, Ara­bic, Kur­dish

TE Office

Atten­tion! If the per­son is not a Fin­nish citizen, he or she can only start his or her job search for the first time by visi­ting the TE Office. If the per­son has bank cre­den­tials for a strong login, this can be done onli­ne, but iden­ti­ty veri­fica­tion must be done on the spot at the local TE office.

Read more about Immi­grant ser­vices and inte­gra­tion plan — Inter­na­tio­na­li­ty — Job Mar­ket Fin­land (opens in a new tab)

The inter­na­tio­nal people of Oulu can recei­ve free con­sul­ta­tions in English  about ent­repre­neurs­hip, free­lancing and self-emplo­y­ment. To recei­ve a con­sul­ta­tion you do not need to have a busi­ness idea, any pre­pa­red docu­ments or a speci­fic resi­dence per­mit type.

Our busi­ness advi­sor can discuss with you fol­lowing topics:

• Prac­tical ques­tions of star­ting busi­ness in Fin­land.
• Busi­ness plan and financial calcu­la­tions.
• Infor­ma­tion about com­pa­ny forms and their regi­stra­tion.
• Insu­rances, regu­la­tions, and taxa­tion.
• Star­tup grant and other bene­fits for new busi­nes­ses.

After a con­sul­ta­tion you will have an unders­tan­ding of the ways you can run your busi­ness acti­vi­ties in Fin­land, a road­map with clear steps, as well as resources with furt­her infor­ma­tion.

Con­tact: Vie­ra Karam
Busi­ness Advi­sor
+ 358 40 674 7862
viera.karam@businessoulu.com

People living and insu­red in Fin­land can apply for dif­fe­rent social secu­ri­ty bene­fits, for example if you are unemplo­yed or on pen­sion, or have children.

Kela has pho­ne ser­vice in Fin­nish (Soi­ta Kelaan | Hen­ki­lö­asiak­kaat | Kela) (opens in a new tab) and English ( Call Kela | Our Ser­vices | Kela). (opens in a new tab)

You can also get ins­tant interpre­ter ser­vice or book an appoint­ment in your lan­gua­ge at Kela office.

Kela’s pop up ser­vice gui­dance at Busi­ness­A­se­ma Fri­days 12 noon – 3 p.m.

Oulu’s educa­tion selec­tion is inter­na­tio­nal­ly cut­ting edge. After solid ele­men­ta­ry educa­tion, our eco­ys­tem enables moving ahead the way you want: you’ll find a wide selec­tion of career deve­lo­ping job oppor­tu­ni­ties and estee­med research com­mu­ni­ties. What are you going to be when you grow up?

Dayca­re

Ear­ly child­hood educa­tion ser­vices (dayca­re ser­vices) sup­port the growth and well-being of children under school age and their fami­lies. Read more about dayca­re. (opens in a new tab)

Preschool

Preschool is for one year in the year prior to star­ting basic educa­tion. Preschool is free. Read more about preschool. (opens in a new tab)

Basic educa­tion

Basic educa­tion (compre­hen­si­ve school) begins the year the child turns seven. Educa­tion, school meals, school healthca­re and stu­dy mate­rials are free. Read more about basic educa­tion. (opens in a new tab)

If your children would like to attend school in English, plea­se con­tact the Oulu Inter­na­tio­nal School, OIS (City of Oulu’s school). In Svens­ka Pri­vats­ko­lan i Uleå­borg children can stu­dy in Swe­dish (not City of Oulu’s school).

When you regis­ter your child for basic educa­tion, plea­se con­tact the Educa­tio­nal and Cul­tu­ral Ser­vices of the City of Oulu. (opens in a new tab)

Pre­pa­ra­to­ry educa­tion, Fin­nish as a Second Lan­gua­ge les­sons, and mot­her ton­gue les­sons

The City of Oulu offers pre­pa­ra­to­ry educa­tion for basic educa­tion, which is inten­ded for stu­dents who­se Fin­nish skills are not yet adequa­te for stu­dying in basic educa­tion groups. City of Oulu also orga­nizes Fin­nish as a Second Lan­gua­ge les­sons, and mot­her ton­gue les­sons (pro­vi­ded that at least six pupils stu­dy the same lan­gua­ge and that a teac­her or an instruc­tor is avai­lable for the group). Read more about the­se. (opens in a new tab)

Upper secon­da­ry educa­tion

After basic educa­tion, stu­dents apply to the upper secon­da­ry educa­tion or to the voca­tio­nal upper secon­da­ry educa­tion. At the Oulun Lyseo Upper Secon­da­ry School the­re is educa­tion in English (Inter­na­tio­nal Bacca­lau­rea­te Diplo­ma pro­gram­me). Read more about upper secon­da­ry educa­tion.
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Voca­tio­nal educa­tion

OSAO Ovi pro­vi­des gui­dance and advice on applying for voca­tio­nal educa­tion. OSAO Ovi admis­sions ser­vices help in all mat­ters rela­ted to applying. We will pro­vi­de you with gui­dance on sub-selec­tion.

You can ask for advice on how and when you can apply or, for example, how you would finance your stu­dies. You can meet stu­dy and career coun­se­lors eve­ry week­day for per­so­nal career gui­dance discus­sions. You can come visit or meet remo­te­ly via Teams.

OSAO Ovi (opens in a new tab) at Busi­ness­A­se­ma: Wed 12– 3 p.m.

Hig­her educa­tion

Oulu Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sciences

Oulu Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sciences (Oamk) offers free of char­ge gui­dance on educa­tio­nal oppor­tu­ni­ties for immi­grants who are inte­res­ted in hig­her educa­tion. Oamk also offers educa­tion that helps immi­grants go to uni­ver­si­ty, for example Fin­nish pre­pa­ra­to­ry lan­gua­ge cour­ses.

In Oamk the­re is also a sepa­ra­te selec­tion for hig­her educa­tion in seve­ral fields of stu­dy for immi­grants. We also offer gui­dance in regu­la­ted pro­fes­sions to per­sons who have comple­ted a uni­ver­si­ty degree.

Con­tact us: Yli­opis­to­ka­tu 9, room 7A153E
020 611 0215 / simhe@oamk.fi / Ins­ta­gram

Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu

Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu is one of the nort­hern­most science uni­ver­si­ties in the world, loca­ted in the city of Oulu, Fin­land.  Inte­res­ted in beco­ming a degree stu­dent in one of our inter­na­tio­nal pro­gram­mes? Read more about bachelor’s and master’s pro­gram­mes taught in English: Inter­na­tio­nal Pro­gram­mes | Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu. (opens in a new tab)

Have ques­tions? Check how to reach us Admis­sion Con­tacts. (opens in a new tab)

Inte­res­ted in doc­to­ral stu­dies? Read more about the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu Gra­dua­te School and its doc­to­ral pro­gram­mes. (opens in a new tab)

You can find more about stu­dying in Oulu here. (opens in a new tab) 

The official lan­gua­ges in Fin­land are Fin­nish and Swe­dish. The lar­ge majo­ri­ty of people living in the Oulu region are Fin­nish spea­kers. It is impor­tant to stu­dy Fin­nish, as lan­gua­ge skills make it easier to find a job and to inte­gra­te into dai­ly life. Start today! Seve­ral ins­ti­tu­tions offer Fin­nish lan­gua­ge cour­ses (suo­men kie­len kurs­sit) at dif­fe­rent levels.

Free cour­ses

Mul­ticul­tu­ral Cent­re Vil­la Vic­tor pro­vi­des Fin­nish teac­hing from ele­men­ta­ry to advanced level in seve­ral groups, both in class­room and onli­ne free of char­ge. You can join a group that suits your own skills and time­table. Read more here. (opens in a new tab)

More cour­ses all year around

• Oulu-opis­to is a com­mu­ni­ty col­le­ge owned and run by the City of Oulu. It offers hob­by and stu­dy oppor­tu­ni­ties for people of all ages. Oulu-opis­to also orga­ni­ses tai­lor-made English and Fin­nish cour­ses for foreign groups. Read more here. (opens in a new tab)
• Vuol­le Ins­ti­tu­te offers many cour­ses in Fin­nish. Read more here. (opens in a new tab)
• Sum­mer Uni­ver­si­ty of Nort­hern Ostro­both­nia offers also various cour­ses all year round. Read more here. (opens in a new tab)

You can find more options here: finnishcourses.fi
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