Information for new immigrants
On this page you will find the videos that are meant for the immigrant customers of Employment and Economic Development Offices, or the TE Offices – to support your integration and employment in Finland. The videos are available in six languages (Arabic, Dari, Chinese, Kurdish/Sorani, Somali, Thai).
In the first video you will learn what it means to be a customer in the TE Office – as well as what are the stepping stones of your customer journey. The second video is about your rights and obligations as an unemployed jobseeker.
Read also the “Guide for new immigrant client of the employment and economic development office”. These pdf guides are available in fourteen different languages.
Videos
Videos and guidelines are originally produced in ESR co-funded Koulutusportti-project in 2012. Materials: Mika Leppänen (Mikaman).
Understand Finland -videos
Understand Finland series has seven episodes about the Finnish society.
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Finnish (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Swedish, (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, English (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Russian (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Arabic (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Somali (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Darin (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Kurdish (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Chinese (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea,Tigrinja (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Sorani (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Thai (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, Estonian (youtube.com)
- Ymmärrä Suomea, French (youtube.com)
What you should know about the role of authorities and interpreters in Finland
The video dives into the importance of having a skilled interpreter, especially when it comes to official services. The video is available in Arabic, English, Russian, Farsi, Dari, Thai, Somali and Sorani.
What you should know about the role of authorities and interpreters in Finland (youtube.com)
The videos were produced by the Welcome to Finland project by the ELY Centre for Uusimaa.
