Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu

Kuvituskuva International House Oulu

Welco­me to Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu (IH Oulu)!

IH Oulu is a venue at Busi­ness­A­se­ma that gat­hers dif­fe­rent gui­dance ser­vices under the same roof. Ser­vices are tar­ge­ted for inter­na­tio­nal newco­mers and immi­grants, and also com­pa­nies plan­ning to rec­ruit inter­na­tio­nal people.

At our pre­mi­ses you can get help to ques­tions concer­ning wor­king, ent­repre­neurs­hip or stu­dying. You can also ask advice and gui­dance from our advi­sors about eve­ry day life mat­ters. We offer inte­gra­tion ser­vices for tho­se who have got asy­lum. Have a look at Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu web­si­te or come to the House and ask, we will gui­de you forward.

Get in touch

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


Fol­low us on social media:
Lin­ke­dIn, Ins­ta­gram and Face­book

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For Resi­dents

In the Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu, 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. You will be given all the infor­ma­tion that you need, concer­ning ear­ly-sta­ge ser­vices, basic city ser­vices, and lei­su­re acti­vi­ties, for example. By using this ser­vice, you will get the newest infor­ma­tion and gui­dance on the right path to the ser­vice you need.

At Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu, the­re is always someo­ne the­re to answer your ques­tions. Our goal is to make eve­ry­one feel welco­me.

Infor­ma­tion for futu­re Oulu citizens

Learn more about Oulu

Time to get fami­liar with life in Oulu Region!

Do you want to have infor­ma­tion about wor­king in Oulu Region?

Find use­ful tips to expand your network in Oulu Region.

Meet our inter­na­tio­nal talent who live in Oulu and read their ins­pi­ra­tio­nal sto­ries.

For Com­pa­nies

We help your com­pa­ny find inter­na­tio­nal emplo­yees, especial­ly from people alrea­dy living in the Oulu region. We also orga­nize rec­ruit­ment events and cam­paigns that your com­pa­ny can par­tici­pa­te in. You can par­tici­pa­te and pre­sent your com­pa­ny’s vacancies in our “Job Cor­ner” ser­vice at Busi­ness­A­se­ma whe­re job see­kers and com­pa­nies wan­ting to rec­ruit new talents meet.

In addi­tion, we orga­nize infor­ma­tion ses­sions and coac­hing for com­pa­nies rela­ted to inter­na­tio­nal rec­ruit­ment and pro­vi­de infor­ma­tion on cur­rent events and ser­vices rela­ted to the topic.

Con­tact per­son:
Sal­la Hir­vo­nen, salla.hirvonen@businessoulu.com

Addi­tio­nal ser­vices

If your com­pa­ny needs sup­port or fun­ding rela­ted to inter­na­tio­nal rec­ruit­ment, the fol­lowing ser­vices are avai­lable for you

Free of char­ge advice on things like rec­rui­ting inter­na­tio­nal talent, hiring and per­mit proces­ses, reloca­ting to Fin­land. Ser­vice avai­lable via pho­ne or email.

Orga­nizes networ­king events, rec­ruit­ment cam­paigns and fun­ding for the rec­ruit­ment of inter­na­tio­nal talents.

Adver­ti­se for English spea­king vacancies on the site.

Con­tains essen­tial infor­ma­tion that should be con­si­de­red in inter­na­tio­nal rec­ruit­ment proces­ses.

Immi­gra­tion ser­vice for SME’s that covers up to 80% of the reloca­tion ser­vice costs for your new emplo­yee and their fami­ly.

Euro­pean coo­pe­ra­tion network of emplo­y­ment ser­vices, desig­ned to faci­li­ta­te the free move­ment of wor­kers. Regis­ter of over one mil­lion CV’s.

Trai­ning ser­vices

News & Events

Do you want to know more about upco­ming events and acti­vi­ties? We also have a nice col­lec­tion of recent topics from Oulu to offer here (opens in a new tab).

Inter­na­tio­nal House Oulu Networ­king event – Sum­mer edi­tion

How can you spend your sum­mer in Oulu? The­re are a lot to enjoy about Oulu in sum­mer when you know whe­re to go!

Eve­ry­one’s Sum­mer Fes­ti­val again takes place in Oulu’s Kuusi­saa­ri on 7.6. – head­li­ned by Por­tion Boys

The eup­ho­ric and free of char­ge event of the sum­mer, known as the Eve­ry­bo­dy’s Sum­mer Fes­ti­val, will again take place in Oulu’s Kuusi­saa­ri on 7 June.

”Oulu is a place whe­re pas­sio­na­te people and beau­ti­ful natu­re are welco­ming you”

Jun Naka­mu­ra is ori­gi­nal­ly from Japan. Cur­rent­ly, he stu­dies MSc. in Inter­na­tio­nal Busi­ness Mana­ge­ment at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu.

Check out our Welco­me to Oulu – a gui­de for newco­mers broc­hu­re.
Get your copy at IH Oulu.

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