Follow-up materials for Arrival Orientation Fall 2023

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Follow-up Items

  • 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)
  • 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: 
  • Recording of alum Michael West's presentation Communicating Science Across Cultures (30 minutes, recorded on April 19).
  • Upcoming Events for the Fall 2023 (save these dates!)
    • October 6-7, 2023: 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 23-24, 2023: 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.
  • Read more about traveling during your Fulbright term.
  • Invite your fellow Fulbrighter to Finland from elsewhere in Europe on an Inter-Country Travel Grant.

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.

Travel Reimbursements

Be sure to send your travel reimbursement claim via SurveyMonkey by September 4 in order to be reimbursed. See the instructions!

Please also remember the Guide for Coming to Finland as a continuous resource throughout your stay in Finland. Kindly send [email protected] any tips for additions or edits you may have to the guide for the benefit of future grantees.