Finland Links

 

Recreation, Travel and Culture

• Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition
  The site contains abstracts in English of a number of daily stories ofthe biggest newspaper in Finland, and also a weekly digest of edited articles from the newspaper. Naturally major late-breaking stories are covered where possible outside of these hours. It also includes other links to sites in Helsinki and elsewhere in Finland

• Finnair
  Finnair's homepage contains information about flights, bookings, services etc.

• Finnish Tourist Board
  Finnish Tourist Board is a governmental agency promoting travel to Finland in co-operation with the travel industry. For travel tips, hit the Online Travel Guide, to get to know the tourist board better, hit the links bottom of the page.

• FinnLinks
  FINLAND LINKS (aka FinnLinks) is a compilation of annotated and categorized, English language websites concerned with matters relating to Finns and Finland. Though included in a Finnish genealogy website, FinnLinks will be useful to anyone with an interest in Finland and all things Finnish.

• Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation
  FiMu's goal is to advance multicultural and equal sports in Finland and to function as the link between organizations that work in the field of multicultural sports

• Finnish Maiden
  Finnish Maiden is a collection of Finnish women's links.

• Virtual Finland
  This site contains Information and Facts about Finland produced by Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

• The Finnish Language
  Learn Finnish online! Basic words, numbers, travel...

• Gateway to Finnish Culture on the Net
  A Gateway to Finnish Culture on the Net! Kulttuuri.net aims to include all Internet links related to Finnish culture: artists, associations, media, organisations, specialist services and so on. Kulttuuri.net is the product of a working group set up by five cultural organisations.

• Travel in Finland
  General information about travel in Finland.

• Festivals in Finland
  Here you will find details of the finest events which Finland can provide to usher in a new festival millennium.

• Newsroom Finland
  Daily news from Business and Sports to Politics by Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

• Finland in Figures
  Statistics in Finland and links to international Statistics sites.

• Finnguid
  Finnguide is an English language portal focusing on non-Finnish speaking people interested in daily information about Finland.

 

Education:

• National Board of Education
  This site informs you about education in Finland and for foreigners who are in Finland.

• Discover Finland
  Information about Education, Training and Youth Issues in Finland by The Centre for International Mobility (CIMO).

• Education and Training in Finland
  This site gives information on education and training in Finland, on ongoing development, school projects and provides resources for teaching and learning produced by National Board of Education.

• Open University
  This shared web site contains information on all open university studies organized in Finland. In addition to the course database, this service gives information about the basic ideas of open university and offers student guidance.

 

Finnish State Regulations and Guides:

• The Social Insurance Institution (SII)
  = KELA in Finnish. This site contains information about Residence Issues, Social Security and Benefits in Finland.

• Finland -Public Services
  The guide contains essential information that citizens need in everyday life, especially useful for immigrants and emigrants. Published by Ministry of Finance.

• Are You Planning to Move to Finland?
  This guide is for you if you are living abroad and planning to migrate to Finland. (The Ministry of Labout/Migration Affairs)

• The Police
  The Police of Finland have information about e.g. Residence in Finland and passports.

• Directorate of Immigration
  Legislation concerning entry and residence of foreigners.

• Civil Registration
  Popular Register Centre: Registration of a foreigner in Finland

• Taxation
  Finnish Tax Administration's Tax Guide

 

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