Counseling services for immigrants in Finland eligible for higher education or searching for a job of their expertise. These Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland (SIMHE) Services are free and open for all.
SIMHE services provide support for skills identification, advice regarding studies and career guidance. With our help you can improve your chances of applying to a university or qualifying for working in your field of expertise. The aim is to speed up your integration and possibilities to find a job that matches your skills. We provide services in Finnish and English.
You can contact us if you;
We will guide you through the application process to our university or any other Finnish higher education institution. We can also help you to identify and recognize the skills you already have.
In a personal guidance session, you will meet a SIMHE adviser with whom you can discuss about your skills and set up your goals. The discussion is confidential and free of charge. You will discuss about your previous education, language skills and job experience, and your aspirations for studying or working in Finland. The guidance will help you plan which higher education option is right for you: supplementary or degree studies. All higher education institutions have their own policies and the SIMHE adviser will be able to inform you about these.
We can help you to find a job, a summer job or a trainee position in your field of expertise.
Send an email simhe@lists.uwasa.fi
The study and career counselor is Kukka-Maaria Huhta-Koivisto. Book a guidance here.
Come and meet us! In the pop-up service we can give you general information about our services, our language courses and job-seeking in Finland. If you are looking for longer personal guidance sessions, please book a separate appointment with us.
You can come and meet SIMHE representatives at Vaasa Welcome Office during our pop-up hours from 2.30 PM to 4.30 PM on the following days:
Address: Welcome Office, Teräksenkuja 1 (Tammipiha) Pitkäkatu 30, 65100 Vaasa.
You can come and meet SIMHE representatives at Seinäjoki MONI-info during our pop-up hours from 2 PM to 4 PM on the following days:
Address: MONI-info, Vapaudentie 83, 60100 Seinäjoki (2nd floor).
