Roadmap to Finnish Work Life – Discover Finland

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Navigate your career journey and follow Discover Finland roadmap to prepare yourself for the work life in Finland.

What do we offer to international talent?

Discover Finland project is here to guide the international experts in Brazil, India, Vietnam through a comprehensive pathway including 1) events, 2) e-learning and 3) coaching. The project also carries out certain activities in the Philippines.

 

This pathway offers a deep understanding of Finnish work life, job search guidance, standing out tips, and information about career opportunities.

 

To know more about the pathway, connect with us at the events and enrol to the course after verification of your citizenship through showing your ID card or passport with Discover Finland Team and/or Talent Managers.

 

You can also have the chance to receive coaching alongside peers from experts representing various industries in Finland.

 

1. Events

We will be attending and organizing different events physically in Brazil, India and Vietnam, as well as virtually, during 2025 and 2026. For 2025, here’s where we’ve been and where you can meet us next:

 

Past Events:

  • Great International Developer Summit (GIDS) in India (April 2025)
  • Web Summit Rio 2025 in Brazil (April/May 2025)
  • Vietnam Web Summit & Seminars in Vietnam

Upcoming Events:

You can meet us in these events and learn more about work and life in Finland as well as Discover Finland pathway. We will be happy to guide you on your career journey towards Finland.

 

2. E-learning course

The course will guide you from learning basic information on Finland, to understanding about the job opportunities, job search, job readiness, job continuity, and more. The course will consist of different modules, which will help you to get ready to work in Finland.

 

If you are from Brazil, India, Vietnam, and keen to register to these courses, you can meet us at the events and enroll to the courses after verification of your citizenship through showing your ID card or passport with Discover Finland Team and/or Talent Managers.

 

3. Coaching

Group coaching sessions are a continuation of the e-learning course. It will add a more interactive element to your pathway provided by the Discover Finland Project. Experts from different industries including IT and digitalization, manufacturing, energy, and healthtech will provide guidance on your potential career journey to Finland.

 

Through these sessions, you can dive deeper into the industry specific learnings including opportunities, company expectations, your rights and obligations as well as articulating your own potential in the job search. These industry specific group coaching sessions will be opened for those who complete the e-learning course. 

 

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What is Discover Finland project?

Discover Finland project (April 2024 – March 2027), is jointly funded by the EU AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) and Business Finland Oy, managed by Business Finland’s Work in Finland unit. AMIF is an EU Migration and Home affairs funding initiative aimed at strengthening and developing migration flows, supporting legal migration, promoting the integration of third-country nationals and enhancing solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States.

 

The objective is to create an effective pathway to Finland for international specialists like yourselves living in the Talent Boost target countries  and to enhance readiness to work in Finland by providing the necessary information and knowledge about career planning and Finnish work life. 

 

The expected results of this project include:

  • Streamlined international specialists’ recruitments from the target countries
  • Enhancing the preparedness of international specialists towards Finnish working life and culture leading to a more holistic approach towards international recruitments.
  • Contribution to overall integration of international specialists into Finnish society
  • Utilization of the project outcomes in the future operations of Work in Finland and Talent Boost network
  • Leveraging the materials and courses for talent retention in Finland

The total budget for Discover Finland is approximately €1.2 million, with 75% (€899,770.48) funded by AMIF and the remaining 25% provided by Business Finland.

Contacts for the project

Project Manager

Divya Narang

Project Specialist

Sezin Ata Diler

Country specific contacts

Talent Manager India

Shreshta Sharma

Talent Manager Vietnam

Anh Le