The Finnish Immigration Service provides all the advice you need. You should first contact the reception centre where you are registered.
Advisory services for applicants seeking temporary protection (Finnish Immigration Service)(Link leads to external service)
The Finnish Immigration Service organises the housing services you need.
You will receive information and advice on the services provided by the City of Helsinki’s Childhood and Education Division.
Information about starting basic education for families moving to Finland from abroad
The Finnish Immigration Service organises the health and social services you need. You can also read more about the topic on the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health via the link below.
If you have a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection, you are unemployed and you live in Helsinki, you can become a client of Helsinki Employment Services even if you do not have a registered municipality of residence. Helsinki Employment Services can help you find a job, apply for study and training programmes, and sign up for Finnish and Swedish classes. All of our services are free of charge. If necessary, we can book an interpreter to help explain things in your own language.
City of Helsinki Employment Services
Working in Finland (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, PDF)(Link leads to external service)
Work and Enterprise in Helsinki (InfoFinland)(Link leads to external service)
Business Helsinki: events
Integration plan
If you would like to settle down and live in Finland for a longer period of time, we can jointly draw up an integration plan with you. The plan specifies the services that you will need for integration and finding employment. These may include:
- Finnish or Swedish language classes
- integration training
- vocational education and training, and/or
- job search coaching.
Integration training generally lasts about a year. It is intended for migrants who have moved to Finland recently. In the integration training, you will study Finnish or Swedish language and attend classes on Finnish society and working life.
How can I register as a client?
1. To become a client, you must first visit Helsinki Employment Services:
- Kamppi office: Malminkatu 34, 00100 Helsinki
- Itäkeskus office: Asiakkaankatu 3, 00930 Helsinki
- You can visit us without making an appointment. Our advisory service is open Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00.
2. After registration, an employment services specialist will contact you to arrange an appointment. At the appointment, you will review your situation and goals, and map out the services you may need together with the specialist. You will also jointly prepare a personal employment or integration plan.
3. Over the next few weeks, Helsinki Employment Services will be in touch with you via meetings, phone calls and email. If you wish, you can meet with your appointed specialist in person. During this time, you can use any of our advisory services without an appointment.
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