Information for newcomers
These guides and resources are here to help you settle in and navigate everyday life in Finland.
Topics include:
– Relocation to & settling in Finland
– Relocation to Tampere
– Preparing for employment & networking
We hope these guides make your start in Finland a little easier!
We have also included a few articles on the Hidden Gems programme as a part of the national talent retention and attraction efforts in Finland.
Relocation to Finland
- Guide for international researchers and their families: Relocating to and settling in Finland, visit
- InfoFinland.fi: Guide for living in Finland, visit
- EURAXESS Finland: Information, assistance and services to mobile researchers and their families, visit
- Kielibuusti.fi: Advice and materials on learning Finnish, visit
Employment & Networking
Hidden Gems Finland
- International spouse in Tampere, get support in navigating your life and career in your new home country, visit
- Spouses are the key to keeping international talents in Finland, visit
- Hidden Gems: Mentoring for spouses in Tampere, visit
- Hidden Gems: The first initiative to support Dual-Career Couples in Finland, visit
Talent Attraction & Retention in Finland
- Finland works to retain its international talent, visit
- Skilled but stuck —’Trailing spouses’ struggle to rebuild careers in Finland, visit
- International recruitment guide: Hiring an international expert through the eyes of an employer, (pdf)
- National Talent Boost programme in Finland, visit
- Talent Boost Cookbooks Finland 2.0 & 1.0: Best recipes for attracting and retaining international talent, (pdf 2.0) and (pdf 1.0)