If you are moving to Finland, InfoFinland is here to help. It provides all the essential information about jobs, education, residence permits, housing, and daily life in Finland. The information is available in multiple languages.
Learning Finnish is an important part of your integration. On the Finnish Courses website (FinnishCourses.fi), you can find Finnish language courses offered by various organisers.
The Finnish Immigration Service website provides information on applying for and processing residence permits, as well as seeking and processing asylum.
Find multilingual videos about applying for residence permits, work permits, and job opportunities, as well as information about studying or Finnish legislation.
The Finnish Refugee Council is Finland’s largest expert organisation specialising in refugee-related issues. The organisation provides various training programmes.
The PALOMA Centre of Expertise at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) promotes the mental health of people with a refugee background.
Compiled by the Sininauha Foundation, this illustrated guide brings together homelessness services provided by organisations in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The guide is available in Finnish, English, Russian, Dari, Arabic, Bulgarian, and Somali.
Ruoka-apu.fi is a shared announcement platform for food aid providers. The site provides up-to-date information on food aid events and communal meals near you.
Our emergency accommodation services provide shelter for one night at a time or over the weekend.
The Support for Integration website (Kotoutumisentukena.fi) is intended for those working with immigrants. It allows you to search for and announce low-threshold activities supporting integration, as well as training opportunities for volunteers.
Find information about services and support provided by the City of Helsinki in response to the situation in Ukraine, as well as links to key services offered by other authorities.
