A Passion for Science and Business

Sepideh Parvanian was recruited for an industry placement at BCB Medical, a Turku-based company that collects and analyses clinical data. Read her story and learn more about the UNICOM project.

26.07.2022

Five Exotic Restaurants You Must Visit in Turku

Are you struggling to choose your next lunch or dinner place in Turku? There are so many good restaurants in Turku nowadays and choosing one of them is hard.

08.07.2022

5 Go-to Cafés in the Summerlike Turku

Now that it’s summer, wouldn’t it be nice to explore the best summery cafés in Turku?

27.06.2022

Tales of the Entrepreneurs in Turku: Leonor

Since she moved to Turku on a cold winter day many years ago, Leonor has seen her new hometown evolving and becoming more international – read her story!

27.06.2022

Tales of the Entrepreneurs in Turku: Cristina

Graphic designer and business owner Cristina Elena Stancu found her place in Turku – read her story!

08.06.2022

Turku’s Community of International Talents Keeps Growing

The Talent Turku team has been working on building a support network for the local international talents in Turku since 2018.

07.06.2022

A Smooth Dive into the Finnish Way of Living

Turku feels like home to Iranian-born Software Developer Soroosh Taefi.

06.06.2022

The StartingUp workshops are here

Are you considering on starting up your own business or have you recently done just that? Is your idea scalable, and are you possibly interested in international growth? The StartingUp workshop, aimed at aspiring startup entrepreneurs, will take your idea forward.

03.06.2022

Perseverance is the Key: How to Enter the Finnish Job Market

University of Turku’s Career Services share tips for international talents looking for work in the Turku region

09.05.2022

Family Life in a Human-Size City

Armenian ICT professional Artur Brutyan wanted to settle in Turku since he thinks that it is simply one of the best places to build and grow a family. Read his story!

06.05.2022

Startups in the Turku region | A walk and talk with Petri from Filmgate Finland

Petri Erkkilä knows movies inside out. He works for Filmgate Finland, a production company that makes VFX post-productions for international films. The company has recently expanded from Sweden to Finland, where Petri is responsible for their Turku office. With the increasing demand in the field, there is now a real need for experts of their kind. We asked Petri why other creative professionals should also head to Turku for work.

30.03.2022

Startups in the Turku Region | A Walk and Talk with Iman from Silo AI

Iman Azimi found the Ph.D. position of his dreams in the University of Turku where he could combine two of his main interests: AI and mHealth. After 6 years of living in Turku, he joined the Silo AI team – the biggest private AI lab in the Nordics! Silo AI started off in the Turku region and has been growing full speed with an open-minded attitude. How does Iman find working and living in Turku?

30.03.2022

Startups in the Turku region | A Walk and Talk with Arjun from Comptek Solutions

Arjun Mandal came across an exciting nanotechnology company called Comptek Solutions on LinkedIn back in 2017 when the company had just been founded. It didn’t take long until he moved to Turku for work – all the way from India! We asked about Arjun’s experiences of working and living in the Turku region for the past four years. How has he found his new home and work life so far?

30.03.2022

Startups in the Turku Region | A Walk and Talk with Katerina from CYF Digital

Katerina Panina is one of the co-founders of CYF Digital – a company that provides digital services for municipal marketing and for (im)migrants. Katerina is originally from Russia and came to Finland as an international student. We asked a few questions about Katerina’s experiences of startup life in Turku. What has the Turku region offered her so far?

24.03.2022

Help Make Finland Better for International Talents

Developing better services and improving social, cultural and economic circumstances requires having a coherent picture of what the starting situation is. This is why E2, a non-profit, independent research institute and partners consisting of a diverse group of labor market organizations, ministries, cities and the pension sector, have formulated two anonymous, 15-minutes-long surveys aimed at […]

21.03.2022

International House Turku Goes Live!

International House Turku, a service point combining everything internationals in Turku might need under one banner, has been operational since the autumn of 2021. Now, they have launched their website! If you are an international person in Turku, it’s a good idea to contact International House Turku. They offer assistance with things like finding a […]

Stories from Southwest Finland

A Passion for Science and Business

Five Exotic Restaurants You Must Visit in Turku

5 Go-to Cafés in the Summerlike Turku

Tales of the Entrepreneurs in Turku: Leonor

Tales of the Entrepreneurs in Turku: Cristina

Turku’s Community of International Talents Keeps Growing

A Smooth Dive into the Finnish Way of Living

The StartingUp workshops are here

Perseverance is the Key: How to Enter the Finnish Job Market

Family Life in a Human-Size City

Startups in the Turku region | A walk and talk with Petri from Filmgate Finland

Startups in the Turku Region | A Walk and Talk with Iman from Silo AI

Startups in the Turku region | A Walk and Talk with Arjun from Comptek Solutions

Startups in the Turku Region | A Walk and Talk with Katerina from CYF Digital

Help Make Finland Better for International Talents

International House Turku Goes Live!

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