Follow-up Materials for Arrival Orientation 2024

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  • Find the presentation slides and guest speakers' contact information in this Dropbox folder (for grantees' use only!). You received the password in the follow-up email.
  • List of Finnish words you learned during the week
  • Fulbright Finland Ambassadors resources (incl. logo, program flyers, PowerPoint presentation templates)
  • Photo album (password was in the email you received. You can add your own photos to the folder through this link. Please only share photos that we are allowed to publish on our website, social media, or the Fulbright Finland News magazine)
    • Throughout your stay in Finland you may be taking photos, and we would like to ask you to share some of them with us through this link. (Please note that this is a different photo folder, and photos shared through this link won't appear in the Orientation photo folder. Again, please only share photos that we are allowed to publish on our website, social media, or the Fulbright Finland News magazine). 
  • Birger Holm's recommendation for videos about the history of Finland (pdf)
  • Read more about the Sámi in Finland (website of Sámediggi, the Sámi Parliament of Finland)
  • More information about Everyone's Rights (the page still uses the old Everyman's rights term)
  • Read about recycling in Finland: 
  • Upcoming Events for the Fall 2024 (save these dates!)
    • October 11-12, 2024: American Voices seminar, University of Turku. Mandatory event for those in Finland during the seminar. You will receive an information email about the event from Maija very soon.
    • November 28-29, 2024: Thanksgiving Events, Helsinki. Optional events, you will receive more information about the program during the American Voices seminar.
    • Other events will be announced separately throughout the year.
  • See list of upcoming Finnish holidays
  • Fulbright Speaker Program: we will let you know when we receive speaker requests from teachers! Please let the people you meet during your time in Finland know about this opportunity. Please remember to also let us know if you give talks during your Fulbright term, we like to keep statistics on your speaking engagements. To make it easier for you, you can use this form to report about your speaker visits. 
  • Read more about traveling during your Fulbright term.
  • Invite your fellow Fulbrighter to Finland from elsewhere in Europe on an Inter-Country Travel Grant.
  • YLE News in English

Check out your host city-specific information centers for immigrants, such as International House Helsinki in the capital region. The centers may hold information sessions for newcomers in the city.

Residence permit to look for a work in Finland

When seeking work after you have graduated or completed your research in Finland, you can apply for a residence permit to look for work or to start a business, if you have or have had a residence permit for studies or for research. You may get the permit for two years at the most.