Useful Links Finland: Public Services in Finland http://www.suomi.fi/english/ Virtual Finland http://virtual.finland.fi/ Officials: Directorate of Immigration http://www.uvi.fi/netcomm/default.asp?language=EN Police http://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/index_eng Register Office http://www.maistraatti.fi/en/index.html Taxation http://www.vero.fi/default.asp?language=ENG&domain=VERO_ENGLISH Social Security - Kela http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/english.nsf Oulu and the Expatriate Community: City of Oulu http://www.ouka.fi/english/index.asp EFA Expatriate Family Adjustment Oulu http://www.oulu.ouka.fi/efa/welcome.html Oulu This Week online                                                                                                                                              www.ouluthisweek.net 65 Degrees North magazine                                                                                                                                      www.65degreesnorth.com Research and Funding: Ministry of Education http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/?lang=en Research.fi http://research.fi/index_en.html Edu.fi http://www.edu.fi/english/frontpage.asp?path=500 Researcher’s Mobility Portal Finland http://www.aka.fi/index.asp?id=597bda0d53e84e13835bfacd7b9b3978&laytmp=aka_fi Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/index.asp?id=eb9a8e15a46244d989ac56c132e8d13a Tekes Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation http://www.tekes.fi/eng/ CIMO Centre for International Mobility http://www.cimo.fi/Resource.phx/cimo/mainpage/mainpage.htx Guide for International Students at the University of Oulu http://www.oulu.fi/intl/guide.htm

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