r/Finland

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"Finnish people have the rights to apply their mother tongue in public contexts, including when dealing with authorities and courts. It is specifically stipulated that the right to use one’s own mother tongue does not depend on the individual’s level of proficiency in the majority language. Authorities are required to ensure that staff with knowledge of Finnish are employed. In addition. Finnish people living within a Finnish administrative area have the right to receive both elderly care and preschool services in Finnish" (this part is important!).

Municipalities included:

• Gällivare kommun
• Haparanda kommun
• Kiruna kommun
• Pajala kommun
• Övertorneå kommun
• Botkyrka kommun
• Eskilstuna kommun
• Hallstahammars kommun
• Haninge kommun
• Huddinge kommun
• Håbo kommun
• Köpings kommun
• Sigtuna kommun
• Solna kommun
• Stockholms kommun
• Södertälje kommun
• Tierps kommun
• Upplands Väsby kommun
• Upplands-Bro kommun
• Uppsala kommun
• Älvkarleby kommun
• Österåkers kommun
• Östhammars kommun
• Borås kommun
• Surahammars kommun
• Västerås kommun

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6rvaltningsomr%C3%A5det_f%C3%B6r_finska

If you have relatives living in any of these municipalities, please tell them to claim their legal rights. And also please, check up on your elder relatives that everything is okay, as currently Sweden have a wave of where third world migrants working in home care / nursing homes have shown different cases of aggression and hostility towards elderly people:

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/j0vqEo/sd-foreslar-haverikommission-mot-overgrepp-i-hemtjansten

In recent times, several cases of abuse and rape have been uncovered within home care services in different parts of the country.".

I'm torn between choosing the Marketing MSc in Hanken, and the Global Innovation Management MSc in UTU. I already got accepted to UTU, but I'm currently 4th on the waiting list for Hanken, so I'm quite hopeful I'll get accepted there as well.

I know it sounds weird because both programmes are different, but I am in quite a predicament. I wanted to go to the International Strategy and Sustainability MSc in Hanken, but I unfortunately didn't even make the waiting list. Now I'm unsure if I should go the the other Hanken programme and try to ask/reapply to be able to transfer to the other one, or I should go to Turku and try from there. I also could just stick to Hanken marketing.

Alternatively, is it even worth it to try to reapply to Hanken International S&S? A friend of mine said very nice things about international opportunities on their accounting degree but I've read negative of both institutions: UTU is very research based (which might not be the best learning style for me) and not as good of a business school, and Hanken can be full of egotistical Swedish students, but is not fully a university(?).

For context, I am an international student with a BBA from TAMK which I graduated from in December, but I have not lived in Finland since 2024. I honestly love the education system so much there. I've visited Helsinki multiple times, but have only been to the harbour in Turku so I'm not so familiar with the city itself.

Is there anyone who went to these programmes and could share their experience? Or which school/city do you recommend? I'm open to all opinions and thoughts, Kiitos!!

Moikka!

I'm fairly new to Suomi. I moved here, got hit with an offer to work as a TMI or OY in Sweden with a notable company. I went through all the processes and at the end, they currently have me accepted for a role but they want me to have an OY set up or at minimal, a TMI. The problem is, I'm new here. I have a business advisor scheduled (I scheduled in February) for after the job start.

I rejected the role, they are still pursuing and telling me that "it's not a good look". I don't have the time nor funds to set up a TMI or OY in less than two weeks (at this point in time, right now) and they are telling me that Tominimi's take just a few days to set up with a business ID and all, told to me by this company.

I was told there is a processing time for Business ID, name registrar, business bank account, PO Box, and registration onto the job registrar. I'm trying to understand Finnish law, trying to work within the timeline and restrictions, etc. At this point, I'm lost.

Can someone please direct me to the correct information, list some things out, maybe provide some resources? I'm not fluent in Finnish, which has made this a huge challenge.

Kiitos paljon

I asked a mod if i could post this, so lets see if this goes through..

I'm a young animator and writer, and I'm hopefully planning on making a bunch of animations for a fake company I've created through the use of Blender and Roblox models. Basically i want to create animations that work towards lore and storytelling for this company. Think analog horror mixed with a call of duty cutscene.

I am getting american voice actors no problem for the 3 american characters, however the one big issue is that one of the characters is Finnish, and i didnt think beforehand how hard it would be to find finnish people to voice act.

I had posted on r/RecordThisForFree and multiple servers over discord, and have gotten no replies, so this is kind of my last-ditch effort, or else i will have to either cancel the project and let down the voice actors i already got, or completely change the character, which i really don't want to do.

If anyone here is mature, and knows at least both english and finnish, and is willing to volunteer for some voice acting, PLEASE let me know, either dm me on here or on discord (local.raven), i can give you all the info you need.

Again, this is free work, this is a passion project, not a professional one, i have a net 0 budget.

Second time? That's complacency when pro-russians can request for public funds.

For inquiring minds, the chairperson of that Sun Ray group is Viktoria Taganova as seen in third image here: https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/d8ee4a31-c34c-4c24-ae4a-91510f71e480

I spend a few weeks in Finland each year, but am thinking of buying a place so that I can spend at least half the year - ideally within 60-90 minutes commute of Helsinki. Sadly, and embarrassingly, I have to admit that I don't know Finland outside of the center of Helsinki and it's immediate environs - aside from a few trips to Turku, Tampere, and Seinajoki.

Because my budget isn't at all huge, I've been looking around (via Etuovi and in person - several open houses, broker assists, etc.) and exploring areas more further afield, where it's often quieter and where I don't have to settle for 25 square meters. Some areas I've discounted for various reasons, but one that I'm thinking of is Hyvinkää. I've seen several affordable apartments online, none in person yet - but took a ride up there, walked around, and it seemed fairly livable to me. However - I've read online and heard from acquaintances that it's not a "good" place to live.

Does anyone have any input? As an outsider, it's surely possible I'm missing something. But any thoughts/opinions/insights - positive or negative - are welcome. Thank you in advance.

Hello,

Just maybe a brief introduction. I am originally from a small middle eastern country that most probably never ever heard of. I have been living in Finland for five years now. I came as an exchange student and luckily started working as an energy engineer as soon as I graduated. I do my best to integrate I am very introverted and I mind my own business. I have been trying to learn Finnish for a while now but still not on a conventional level.

I have one Finnish friend who is more on the left side politically he always complains about the current government and how they are not solving any real problems. At the same time at work I have a colleague to put it nicely who isn't a fan of immigrants. He's pro current government supporter saying that this government is doing great job. What is the truth here?