

Stephen
@Steve-O
English °µÍø½ûÇø in Finland
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About me
English
Lives in Helsinki
Registration: 13 May 2010
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Looking for a nice hotel in Helsinki for a long weekend by LisaFlude1985
Hi hope you are all well to start with? My name is lisa and from england, me and a friend are going to visit for a long weekend next year to Helsinki and we are looking for a nice hotel preferably in the centre of the city. At the moment we are ...

Most of the Glo hotels around the city centre are decent. If you want cheap and cheerful, try the Omena hotels. Before I moved here permanently, I would visit quite regularly and generally found that booking.com offered the best selection and ... Read More


Meeting people in Vantaa by rach90
Hey guys! I am Rachel, 23yo, originally from Singapore but I have been living in Australia for the past few years and just got to Vantaa few days ago. I would love to make some new friends here! :) Feel free to drop me a message if you stay close-by ...

Hey, I'm currently living in Vantaa (also used to live in Aus). Feel free to drop me a message if you want to grab a coffee sometime. If you're on Facebook, the Helsinki °µÍø½ûÇø Meetup group is a good way to chat with new people and attend social ... Read More


First months in Finland by Stella Fasoli
Hi,i'm Stella.I moved 3 months ago from Greece to Helsinki.I am working as a freelance teacher .I love life in Finland but it's very hard for me to get a Finnish social security number,and that makes my everyday life a bit difficult.Can someone ...

Here's some high-level info I sent to Stella. Obviously, this isn't very detailed as everyone's circumstances will be slightly different, but this is the general process to follow. Note that this based on my own personal experience, & may not be ... Read More


First months in Finland by Stella Fasoli
Hi,i'm Stella.I moved 3 months ago from Greece to Helsinki.I am working as a freelance teacher .I love life in Finland but it's very hard for me to get a Finnish social security number,and that makes my everyday life a bit difficult.Can someone ...

Hi Stella, I had the same problem! Took me about 6 months to get registered in all the relevant places properly, due to wrong information, waiting times, paperwork being lost etc etc. Drop me a message if you want to discuss - should have some tips ... Read More


°µÍø½ûÇø meetup in Helsinki by ABA26
Hi Fellow °µÍø½ûÇøs, This thread is to organize meetups in Helsinki area! The idea is to meet people who are new to the area and spend some quality time together. Visits to museums, out to dance, movies, hang outs at coffee shops, basically anything ...

If you fancy socialising with a group of other °µÍø½ûÇøs & Finns, follow HelsinkiTweetUp on Twitter. Steve is currently organising something every month & there's been a great turn-out so far. Read More


English national going to Norway. by farmaz
Hello, I am from England & am looking into going to Norway to look for work. I have been looking into different types of visa etc & am confused & hope I can get a few issues cleared up. 1) The skilled worker visa I dont have any work skills which ...

We'll class that as exciting I think. As you say, it's important that it pays the bills. I see from your blog (I wish I had a blog) that you noticed the price level. It takes some getting used to. I'm not sure one really gets used to it, but some of ... Read More


English national going to Norway. by farmaz
Hello, I am from England & am looking into going to Norway to look for work. I have been looking into different types of visa etc & am confused & hope I can get a few issues cleared up. 1) The skilled worker visa I dont have any work skills which ...

Where are you going to be working Steve-O? Anywhere exciting?I'll be working for a software company, based in Oslo, that provides bespoke software to banks & financial institutions. Not sure that's classed as "exciting", but it'll hopefully pay the ... Read More


English national going to Norway. by farmaz
Hello, I am from England & am looking into going to Norway to look for work. I have been looking into different types of visa etc & am confused & hope I can get a few issues cleared up. 1) The skilled worker visa I dont have any work skills which ...

Great thread. Thanks to those that have posted info - has cleared up a few questions I had (I have a job lined up & am moving to Oslo in a few weeks). Steve Read More


°µÍø½ûÇø meetup in Helsinki by ABA26
Hi Fellow °µÍø½ûÇøs, This thread is to organize meetups in Helsinki area! The idea is to meet people who are new to the area and spend some quality time together. Visits to museums, out to dance, movies, hang outs at coffee shops, basically anything ...

I'm visiting this weekend, so if anyone happens to be free on Monday afternoon/evening & fancies a drink, feel free to give me a shout. Read More


Non-Finnish speaking Brit possibly moving to Finland - Any advice....? by Steve-O
Hi there, I'm after any kind of advice/suggestion in regards to my current situation, as I'm currenly unsure of what to do & how to progress, & am hoping some of you on here may have similar experiances..... The short version of my story is that I ...

Marja, many thanks, but the links have been removed. Please feel free to message me directly. Megan, thanks for all the info. I'll start checking out the links later on today. Much appreciated! :-) Read More

Non-Finnish speaking Brit possibly moving to Finland - Any advice....?
Hi there, I'm after any kind of advice/suggestion in regards to my current situation, as I'm currenly unsure of what to do & how to progress, & am hoping some of you on here may have similar experiances..... The short version of my story is that I ... Read More