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Welcome to the InterNations Expats Forum for Finland!

Hyvää päivää, and a warm welcome to the InterNations Finland expats forum! As a current or soon-to-be expat in Helsinki, or any other of the Finnish expat hotspots like Oulu, you will doubtlessly have numerous questions about expat life. Become a member of our InterNations community in Finland and find reliable tips on the successive stages of the relocation process. No matter if you’re enquiring about visa or immigration documents at the Finnish embassy, looking for expat housing in Pori, or would like to see the Finnish attractions, like the historical province of Uusimaa – who knows more about such things than other expats? Our expat forums for Finland can connect you with local expat circles.

Latest Posts in Finland Expat Forum

 Finland Expat Q&A

Re: How is Finland?

Muoi Muoi all, Thanks for all the feedback. I am here in Helsinki now. I arrived three weeks a...

Re: Business name?

The website is now up www.oulunpintaremontti.fi Please feel free to comment, and if you have ...

Personalised Travel Guru

As many of us do, I travel, sometimes too much. If you know of a super-competent and reliable pers...

 Finland Town Talk

Re: Winetasting?

Intrested too!! :)

Re: work in finland

Hi, I know the feeling, I was in Finland for 12 months studying the language at a language cour...

Re: 1 day in Helsinki in June

Hi Ansgar, Thank you for responding to my post. As it turns out, Im there only for about 10 hrs ...

 Finland Expat Housing

Re: Looking for a place to stay for 3 months

I would like to add to my previous post that I am also willing to share with someone who has alrea...

Flat wanted 1.7

Hi, My native girlfriend and I are looking for a flat from the 1st July. We look for a two ro...

Re: Looking for a furnished place to stay till August

Hi! I am renting a flat in Lönnrotinkatu 43, 00180 Helsinki, in center of Helsinki 1 room, bat...

 Finland Expat Jobs

LK.for part job INTERNATIONAL RL/HUMAN RESOURC.

Hello, I will be in Helsinki for 3 months starting June 20th and I am looking for a job which i...

Re: Seeking Intercultural Trainers - Finland

I will be in Helsinki for 3 months. I have been in 35 countires and acting as the director of İnt...

Re: Language barrier

Yeah that sounds like a great idea Kirsi. I have a few Finnish guys now who do most of the translat...

 Finland Expat Marketplace

Re: English or Finnish Lessons in exchange for Russian

Hei Cody, I am able to help you with russian language so feel free. You can write to me, good id...

Clothes for a boy 9-10 y.o.

Dear parents, I have a whole suitcase of clothes (jeans, shirts, t-shirts, jersey jackets etc) for ...

LCD TV 32" samsung

I bought this TV for less than 2 months ago: http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/35206/dcmxf ...

Members assist Members in the Finland Expat Forums

Our trust-based community was developed to help expatriates in Finland swap suggestions and advice on all expat-relevant enquiries, e.g., ʺIs there a free English language magazine in Finland?ʺ or ʺHow do I write a CV addressed to a Finnish company?ʺ. In a community that’s all about expat living in Finland, from poronkäristys to Juhannuspäivä, the participants of the expat forum Finland can find fellow expats and internationally minded locals to receive trustworthy and up-to-date responses. On the InterNations Expat Forum for Finland, there will always be another expat member to make life abroad easier.

From expat press to business etiquette: The Expat Forum Finland leaves no Question unanswered

If you require even more information on expat topics like restaurants and nightlife in Helsinki or health-care in Oulu, you could also browse our Finland Expat Guide, another useful resource in addition to the expat forums. Moreover, in our World Forum you can talk about international politics, self-made expats, impatriation problems and other general expat issues. However, for expat assistance on all local matters - from expat press to business etiquette - just join the InterNations Finland expat forums.

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