You're not alone

SPECIA International

is a web portal primarily directed to foreigners and immigrants who live and work in Finland. Our aim is to help foreigners to get information about the working life in Finland as well as the Finnish working culture and languages. How do I navigate through the Finnish bureaucracy? Why does everyone belong to a trade union? What are my rights and obligations? Let us give a helping hand.

You're not alone with SPECIA. There are also other organizations and associations dedicated to common interests and welfare.

This is Finland - Things you should and shouldn't know. The web portal is a practical guide to studying, working and events happening in Finland. Read the blogs, get the rss-feed or check out the economic and business news by Finnfacts.

There are over 100 friendship associations in Finland working to promote friendship and cultural relations with the country they represent. Most of them are members of the Friendship Association in Finland, from where you can find the association connected to your home country.

Churches and religion in Finland

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Finnish Orthodox Church

Catholic Parishes in Finland

The Islamic Community in Finland

Useful websites in English and other in languages

Themes such as society, immigration, integration and citizenship

Suomi.fi- One adress for public services

for Finnish education system and language studies, log on to Opintoluotsi

The Family Federation
FINFO phone service for immigrants in English, Russian, French and Arabic

Centre for International Mobility, CIMO

City of Helsinki Cultural Office CAISA

Expat Finland - Living and working in Finland
Finnish employment and recruitment services
Telecommunications and media in Finland

To get to know Finland in your native language - A place to start
Articles under the topics like living in Finland, discrimination is a crime and health care.
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It's our responsibility as trade unions to take care of the Finnish working culture and create best practices globally. We appriciate international competence as well as the opportunity to familiarise us with foreign cultures, ways of living and working styles. To learn from one and other - We believe that's a valuable goal to share. We hope that SPECIA could help you on work-related issues and that you feel free to contact us anytime.

With kind regards,
SPECIA - Experts and Managerial Professionals Association