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The new Think Corner will open in 2017.
Picture JKMM Architects

Dynamic, increasingly international

“We bring strong international skills to the city through our international students and researchers”, says Thomas Wilhelmsson, Chancellor of the University of Helsinki.

A hard working construction engineer

Be active to break down prejudice! Construction engineer Ahmed Ibrahim encourages immigrants to take an active stance. He has noticed that his fellow workers’ reserve usually disappears in six months.

Gymnastics for all

Helsinki is expecting approximately 21000 participants from over 50 countries to the 15th World Gymnaestrada 2015 in July.

Helsinki by I.K. Inha

The legendary Finnish photographer I.K. Inha (1865–1930) photographed Helsinki during the summer in 1908 on a commission from the publisher Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö Ltd (WSOY).

Networking helps to find work

Immigrants are highly motivated to work, but their employment opportunities are often hampered by poor Finnish language skills. “Many jobs would not require perfect Finnish”, says Project leader Heidi Hirvonen.

“Finland in your language”

People planning to move to Finland or who have recently moved here have a lot of questions in their minds. A presentation video about the Infopankki.fi online service for newcomers has recently been published.

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