News – Career in Southwest Finland

24.01.2020

Talent Call Extra: A Piece of Me

Before the visit, our Talent Call winners were asked to bring something that represented an important part of them. On the first day, they showed their items during the welcome breakfast and explained the significance. Some were their favorite snacks, others were cultural symbols from their country or were deeply personal.

24.01.2020

Higher education institutes in Turku reached new heights in numbers of applicants

The first joint application period ended on January 22nd and the higher education institutes in Turku received a high number of applications.

21.01.2020

Perceptions of Finland becoming more and more positive

In the 2019 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI), Finland impresses with the biggest overall score increase out of the 50 countries measured. Perceptions of Finland as a leader in environmental protection, in particular, have strengthened.

14.01.2020

My Best CV and Cover Letter

Antti Lavanti is a senior consultant with Personnel. Here in Finland, he works with companies to recruit and further train employees and help job seekers assess and improve their professional skills. He decided to share some tips on applying for a job in Finland and how to create the best CV and cover letter. 1. […]

09.01.2020

Application for International Degree Programmes Now Open – University of Turku Offers Three New Bachelor’s Degrees

Complete your Bachelor’s and Master’ degree at the University of Turku in Finland – one of the world’s top 1 % universities. Apply before 22 January 2020. Check out the interesting programmes!

08.01.2020

Apply to study in English in Turku on 8.-22.1.

Four of the higher institutes in Turku offer degrees that are located in Turku in the first joint application period. Check them out and apply now!

06.12.2019

Indian journalists find connections with Southwest Finland

On 3rd of December, a delegation of Indian journalists spent the day in Turku, learning about working and living in Southwest Finland. The group of five covered topics such as start-up development and collaboration and travel. The visiting journalists were: Rishab Mansur a journalist with Yourstory.com, a technology media company founded in 2008, which focuses […]

29.11.2019

Finland and South Korea to deepen their cooperation in the fields of energy, SMEs and start-ups, and innovations

Shortage of specialists is already holding back growth in Finland, but more international talent is also needed if Finland wants to succeed in the global competition for investments. South Korea is an interesting partner for Finland in terms of talent exchange.

17.11.2019

Talent Boost Summit 2019 offers concrete solutions, encourages companies to act

The 3rd annual Talent Boost Summit took place on Tuesday 12 November at Logomo Teatro in Turku. This year’s theme was talent retention and how to boost business through international talents. The event started with welcome words from Timo Harakka, the Finnish Minister of Labour, who reiterated that they are working to shorten processing times […]

13.11.2019

Study and Stay creates connections

On Monday, the first ever Study and Stay in Turku event for international university students took place at the Joki Visitor and Innovation Centre. More than 200 students and international talents attended the event. The overall goal of the event was to meet the national government’s goal of getting more international students to remain in […]

06.11.2019

#FinlandWorks at Bengaluru Tech Summit

Finland is a small country that has produced big things. This includes SMS and 5G. Finnish pressure sensors are even on the Mars Curiosity rover. In Southwest Finland, we have thriving maritime and tech industries. Southwest Finland is also one of the best places in the world to live and work. We will be part […]

23.10.2019

Sea the future with Finnish maritime industry

When Ludmilla Seppälä moved from St. Petersburg to Turku, Finland, it was for a job with local software company CADMATIC. She planned to try it out for a year or two. Then she met her husband and twelve years later, she is still working with CADMATIC. CADMATIC makes computer-aided design software for ships, plants and […]

10.10.2019

First Talent Boost Breakfast in Turku

On Thursday, Turku held its first Talent Boost Breakfast. The event is part of the Talent Boost Roadshow. More than 50 companies and organizations in Southwest Finland came to learn about the variety of resources available to help them with international talent attraction and recruitment. The event was opened by Turku Science Park Ltd Network […]

03.10.2019

#FinlandWorks at KORMARINE 2019

#FinlandWorks will be at KORMARINE 22-25 October in Busan, South Korea. We will be part of the Finland Pavilion at Booth 4H26. The overall goal is to share the latest news and issues in the international marine industry. You also will meet representatives from our shipyards, marine engineering and shipping companies and learn about a […]

02.10.2019

Talent Call extras: What Finland has to offer…

One of the ways Talent Call Turku was different from other talent contests was that we invited the whole family. While Southwest Finland has a big shortage of workers, it also offers great benefits to for families. Finland has the best education system and one of the best health services in the world as well […]

27.09.2019

Talent Call Extras: Why Did I Apply…

Even though Talent Call Turku 2019 is over, we have lots of extra material. Occasionally, we will be sharing them with you. As you know now, many cities throughout the world have held similar talent attraction contests. The overall goal is to fill its worker shortages. Bringing the skilled workers for a visit lets the […]

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