Showing posts with label expat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label expat. Show all posts

Friday, November 20, 2015

The challenges of finding a job in Finland

If you are an expat in this country you know how tough it can be on the job market. My good friend and fellow blogger Kathrin Deter wrote an excellent blog post on the situation for foreigners and gives valuable advise how to improve your chances for success nonetheless.

http://luminoucity.net/2015/11/19/about-discouragement-and-ambition-the-job-hunt-in-finland/

Read the whole post on her blog Luminoucity. What is your experience? Do you agree with her? Do you have other tips and suggestions? Post your thoughts and ideas on her page. 

Looking forward to your comments!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Everything for expats

Are you an expat in Finland? Then you should definitely join IESAF (International English Speakers' Association of Finland).

http://www.iesaf.fi/

IESAF arranges excursions, restaurant visits, picnics, sports outings and various beer-related activities, family outings, charity events, pay dates and every Wednesday a pub quiz at Molly Malone's.

Most of all IESAF is about sharing experiences, tips and suggestions and about helping each other. To join into the discussions you should sign up for their Facebook group as well as apply for a free membership on their website.

As an IESAF member you also receive lots of benefits here in Helsinki and the whole country.

Check it out!



Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Tech news from expats for everyone


If you are into technology you've go to check out the new TechXpats Podcast from Helsinki. It's produced by a bunch of tech interested expats from the captial area. Every Wednesday they come together to talk about the lastest stuff happening in the tech szene. But they also talk about expats' life here in Helsinki.

Here are a few words from them directly:
Being expats ourselves, we decided to focus on the latest etch news, but also incorporate advice and information for other expats - as we're all aware of how difficult it can sometimes be when moving to another country and adapting to living in a whole new environment and culture. We regularly recommend apps and sites that can help people in their day-to-day lives, as well as take and answer listener questions on all things tech. In the coming weeks we will also be starting a weekly feature on startups. This will focus on not just local startups, but startups from around the world, from both locals and other expats.

We've got some really great guests and features lined up for future episode. So as we keep recording and producing, our podcast will hopefully become better and better (we're all still quite new at all of this), and we'll be able to help and entertain more and more people out there!
 
This week they indeed already have an exciting guest on the show. Adam Christianson from the MacCast podcast www.maccast.com will be discussing with Stephen, Ken, Guillermo and Anu.

Visit their Facebook, Twitter and Google+ page where you can also get in contact with them directly and ask questions or give feedback. Also check out their first episodes. You can get their podcast through iTunes or Feedburner.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Banking gets easier for foreigners

Many foreigners in Finland complain about how though it is to get full banking services from Finnish banks. While Finns just need to show their driving license it can often be a pain for citicens of other countries to receive the same services such as online banking.

S-Pankki Online Banking

Luckily this will change now. Finland's Discrimination Tribunal has ruled that Finnish banks have to accept foreign ID documents. You can find more detailed information on the topic from Yle News or read the tribunal's official press release (in English).

This should make your next visit to the bank much more easy.