You have accessed these pages because you are contemplating immigration to Finland or because you are already resident in Finland.

Info Bank contains basic information about Finnish society and culture, permits needed by those settling in Finland, housing, studying Finnish, finding employment and starting a business, education, health care, social services, getting help in a crisis, cultural and leisure services, and NGOs and associations, as well as links to websites where you will find additional information.

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You can return to the language options page at any point by clicking the map in the top left corner.

You can change the language at any time. Select the language from the top of the page to open the new language version on the same page.

On the top right corner of each page, we have provided “Local Information” on the topic in question. Click on the name of your town on the list to find out about the services available near you. We will add more towns to the list as local service providers send us their details.

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