Everything you need to know about living in Helsinki
First Steps Checklist
Have you just relocated to Helsinki? We’ve put together a handy checklist of the things you need to consider.
Featured links
- International House Helsinki
A one-stop shop for newcomer registration
- MyHelsinki
Great for tourists, MyHelsinki is your go-to guide for how to spend time in the city
- Helsinki-info
Our multilingual staff can answer all of your questions
- City of Helsinki website
The city's main website is your window to municipal operations
- InfoFinland
Useful everyday information in 12 languages
- Business Helsinki
Free startup and business advisory services
Has love led you to Helsinki?
Join our group for recently-arrived partners and spouses to expand your professional network, learn about Finland and make new friends. Forge your own path in your new hometown.
Are you new in Helsinki?
The City of Helsinki’s new event series helps you settle in and enjoy the Helsinki area. We explain the local culture, share everyday tips, and provide career and entrepreneurship advice. Come join us!
Ongoing strikes are having an effect on fuel distribution, which is creating difficulties for public transport routes that rely on diesel fuel buses. This may affect some bus services in the Helsinki area starting on 13 March. Trams, metro traffic, commuter trains and electric-powered bus routes will continue to run normally. 🚌 ... See MoreSee Less
Strikes to impact some bus services
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Ongoing strikes in the Helsinki area are having an effect on fuel distribution, which is creating difficulties for public transport routes that rely on diesel fuel buses. This may affect some bus serv...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The application period for after-school activities for young schoolchildren in the next academic year is now open in Helsinki! Learn more about this important service by watching the English-subtitled video below. ✳️✳️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Hey ho! Our excellent colleagues at InfoFinland have updated their website pages on Working in Finland! Check it out (in 12 languages!) today! ✴️✴️ ... See MoreSee Less
Work and Enterprise
www.infofinland.fi
Looking for a job in Finland or starting a new job? Do you want to set up your own business? Where to get information about pay, working hours and holidays? On these pages, you can also find informati...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Cast your votes for your five favourite ideas to improve your area of Helsinki before 17 March. Short descriptions of every proposal submitted are available in English. Check it out today! ✅✅ ... See MoreSee Less
Pick your favourite resident-inspired proposals to improve the city: Voting begins in Helsinki’s OmaStadi participatory budgeting initiative
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After fielding a record number of proposals, the City of Helsinki’s OmaStadi initiative has now progressed to the voting stage. Helsinki residents are invited to cast their vote for their five favou...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Are you a new arrival in Helsinki? Do you need basic information about the metropolitan area and its services? Join us at the next Newcomer Information Session tomorrow! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ... See MoreSee Less
Newcomer Information Session - International House Helsinki
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Are you moving or considering moving to the Helsinki capital region? Join International House Helsinki's Newcomer Information Session!0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Come join a conversation about the future of the Malmi district at the Malmitalo Cultural Centre this Thursday evening! The mayor and representatives of the city will be on hand to answer questions.
The event will also be livestreamed on the city's Helsinki-kanava video service and preceded by a pop-up fair presenting local associations and services. ℹ️ℹ ... See MoreSee Less
Malmi residents are invited to the mayor's residents' evening on 29 February
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The mayor's residents' evening will be held at Malmitalo Cultural Centre on Thursday, 29 February 2024 from 18.30 to 20.00. The discussion hosted by Mayor Juhana Vartiainen can also be viewed live in ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook