Local4U team has gathered together useful information for ukrainians who have come to Finland. Through the links you get to websites of different organisations and groups and other useful sites like public transportation and news.
Suomeen saapuminen / arriving to Finland
Maahanmuuttovirasto / Finnish immigration service:
- Instructions on arriving in Finland from Ukraine: https://migri.fi/en/-/instructions-on-arriving-in-finland-from-ukraine
- More instructions: https://migri.fi/en/instructions-ukraine
- They give instructions what to do when you arrive to finland, what papers you need, what applications you need to fill, what permissions you need, where you can live, which services are available, what to do when you want to work or study and remind you of what are your rights
- They also have Questions and Answers sheet where you can find answers
Raja, Finnish border guard:
- Guidelines for entry into Finland: https://raja.fi/en/guidelines-for-entry-into-finland-2022
- They give you information about border guidelines
- From their page you can find information about who you should contact, what documents you need, about COVID restrictions and information and links to finnish immigration service, Police, ministry of the Interior, Occupational safety and health authority in finland and Finnish food authority.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland:
- From here you find the information of what documents you need: https://um.fi/documents/-/asset_publisher/caSu4obBG5lW/content/ukraina-matkustusasiakirjat-suomeen/385107
- From here you find the information and instuctions when you arrive: https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/instructions-when-you-arrive-in-finland-from-ukraine
Avun saanti / Getting help
Ukrainian Association in Finland:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukrainian.association.in.finland/?ref=page_internal
- Home website: https://ukrainians.fi/uk/
- You don’t know what to do? Get help up here: https://ukrainians-in-finland.org/
- Official page of the Ukrainian Assoсiation in Finland
- They offer help straight to Ukraine and for ukrainian people who have come to Finland
- They use finnish, english and ukrainian
- They offer helpcenter where you can get: humanitarian aid, consultation, psychological help, translation aid and kid center where children can play and get psychological help.
- Working hours for visitors from 12:00 to 18:00
- Address: Teollisuuskatu 9F, Helsinki (Vallila), 4th floor
- They also coordinate money and goods donations for ukrainian people
Finland for Ukraine:
- Home website: https://www.finlandforukraine.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Wv9kDxLhNmk9ybfx2DywkT_ugEslJbT3mf5WB7nRfx5eX5OXYX2-GQrY
- They deliver transportation and accommodation services to all Ukrainians easily and free of charge.
Commuapp:
- Information and download page: https://commuapp.fi/en/
- What kind of help you can get from commu: https://commuapp.fi/en/help-ukrainians-in-finland/
- Mobile app where you can give, ask for and trade help in your nearby area. Commu brings together those who want to help with those who need help, all in the same map.
Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Finland and Iceland:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UkrainianEmbassyFinland/?ref=page_internal
- Posts about news and useful information of how to get help and what to do
- They use finnish, english and ukrain languages
Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland
- Information about Social security rights of persons arriving in Finland in the wake of the situation in Ukraine: https://www.kela.fi/web/en/news-archive/-/asset_publisher/lN08GY2nIrZo/content/social-security-rights-of-persons-arriving-in-finland-in-the-wake-of-the-situation-in-ukraine
Opiskelu / education, studies
University of eastern finland:
- Information about studying: https://www.uef.fi/en/article/university-of-eastern-finland-offers-admission-to-20-ukrainian-students
University of Helsinki:
- Information about studying: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/finnish-university-invites-all-students-fleeing-ukraine
- Information on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the University of Helsinki: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/war-ukraine
Åbo Akademi University
- Information about free courses for ukrainian students: https://www.abo.fi/en/news/abo-akademi-university-courses-free-of-charge-for-ukrainian-students/
Maahanmuuttovirasto
- How studying in Finland as a foreiner normally goes: https://migri.fi/en/studying-in-finland
Työn saaminen / getting a job
Maahanmuuttovirasto:
- Information about how working in Finland normally goes: https://migri.fi/en/working-in-finland
- Work without recidence permit: https://migri.fi/en/work-without-residence-permit
InfoFinland:
- More information about working and different forms of work: https://www.infofinland.fi/en/moving-to-finland/non-eu-citizens/coming-to-work-in-finland
Job Available
Helsinki
- Beauticians and Nail technicians in OPI Nailbar Stockmann department store. Please send a CV and information about yourself via email. English required. [email protected] www.bmdayspa.fi
Lahti
- Beautician, Pedicure- or Nail technicians – bm DaySpa in Lahti. Please send a CV and information about yourself via email. English required [email protected] www.bmdayspa.fi
Asuminen / living
Maahanmuuttovirasto
- Living in a reception centre: https://migri.fi/en/living-in-a-reception-centre
- Living in private accommodation: https://migri.fi/en/living-in-private-accommodation
Mistä mikäkin löytyy / Where you can find places
- Google maps is useful for looking for places in Finland
Visit Finland
- What to see and what to do in Finland: https://new.visitfinland.com/en/
Local4U
- Local finnish routes, services and entrepreneurs: https://local4u.fi/?lang=en
Julkinen liikenne / public transportation
Travelling by buss and train is free to all ukrainians. You have to show your ukrainian passport to the buss driver or the train conductor to be able to travel free.
Trains:
- VR is Finnish train company that masters the railway travelling in Finland
- To travel between different cities or parts of Helsinki by train, you can check the scedule in here: https://www.vr.fi/en/train-tickets#buy-train-tickets
Busses:
Long distance buss line buss companies:
- Matkahuolto: https://liput.matkahuolto.fi/connectionsearch?lang=en&departurePlaceId=p1002&arrivalPlaceId=p1001&departureDate=2022-03-23#breadcrumb
- Onnibussi: https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Savonlinja: (they also have local buss lines in Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Kuopio, Savonlinna, Turku and Joensuu) https://savonlinja.fi/en/schedules-and-routes/
- Pohjolan liikenne: https://www.pl.fi/en/app/
Local buss lines:
- You find local buss lines by Googling the city and paikallisliikenne bussit for example ”Helsinki paikallisliikenne bussit”
- Here are few local buss lines:
- Helsinki: HSL: https://www.hsl.fi/en
- Lahti: LSL: https://www.lsl.fi/in-english/
- Oulu: Oulun joukkoliikenne: https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/public-transport/
- Turku: Föli: https://www.foli.fi/en
- Lappeenranta: Jouko: https://lappeenranta.digitransit.fi/?locale=en
- Tampere: Nysse: https://www.nysse.fi/en/schedules-and-routes.html?state=/en/lines
- Joensuu: Jojo: https://jojo.joensuu.fi/en/web/jojo-english
- Kuopio: Vilkku: https://vilkku.kuopio.fi/en
Hyödyllisiä sivustoja / Useful websites
YLE, Finnish news website and TV channel:
- YLE news: https://yle.fi/news
- Lasest news: https://yle.fi/news/tuoreimmat
- News about travelling in Finland with ukrainian passport/papers https://yle.fi/news/3-12339638?fbclid=IwAR36rAmPBL-Xx-X6zTtpUUSAnuh55kgVZx2RoU79Ktr1-EtGYwC7TF2P14c
- News about studying in finland: https://yle.fi/news/3-12351223
Missä muita ukrainalaisia on suomessa / Where you can find other Ukrainians who are in Finland
Facebook groups:
- Українці у Фінляндії: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukraina.suomi/?ref=share
- Украинцы в Финляндии/Ukrainians in Finland: https://www.facebook.com/groups/453769765190743/?ref=share
- Українці Фінляндії: Форум: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukrainians.of.finland/?ref=share
- Наші в Фінляндії: https://www.facebook.com/groups/975456243264478/?ref=share
- Поради Українцям у Фінляндії: https://www.facebook.com/groups/568593170368795/?ref=share
Luotettavia sanakirjoja ja käännöskoneita / trustworthy dictionaries and translators
Sanakirja.org