News - Career in Southwest Finland

20.03.2020

Government supports businesses with an extensive economic package

The Government will make additional financing of EUR 12 billion available to businesses through Finnvera to support companies and to alleviate the negative effects of the coronavirus epidemic. Read more from Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employmet webpage.

20.03.2020

Finland is still the happiest country in the world

Finland has once again been ranked as the happiest country in the world. In the UN’s report country’s happiness is explained by six factors.

19.03.2020

Visit Finland coronavirus update for the travel trade

Finland has closed its borders and suspended travel to Finland until 13 April 2020. This applies to everyone except Finnish citizens and foreigners with permanent residence in Finland.

13.03.2020

Culturally diverse companies are more successful

Talent Boost Breakfast gathered some 60 people to hear about and discuss on Successful Culturally Diverse Companies. Read about the experiences Naapurin Maalaiskana Oy, Benete Oy and Silo.AI have on workforce with an international background.

12.03.2020

Talent Turku story: Dentist, author and entrepreneur Tarek Omran

Click to Good News from Finland article and read about this multitalent in Turku!
The picture is from Study & Stay in Turku event which Tarek hosted with his best friend Khalil.

04.02.2020

Finland attracts record number of foreign tourists

International overnight stays in Finland increased by 2.9 per cent year-on-year in 2019.
Click to Longer article on Good New’s from Finland’s webpage.

31.01.2020

Finland’s talent competitiveness ranks highly

Adecco Group’s 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index placed Finland seventh overall in its annual overall ranking of countries’ ability to develop, attract and retain talent.
Click to longer article on Good News from Finland’s website.

29.01.2020

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. […]

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.

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 […]

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