students -part time jobs in helsinki

vunnam · Post by **vunnam** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 9:33 am

I am vslu from India,got admission and coming in sept to heslinki .Can some body tell me the situation of international students and their part time job opportunities.I am thining tiwce bcz of this part time jobs to support my expenses.

I got seat in Hanken,swdish school of economics and business admin for Msc fianancial info systems.If u have info ,tell me.what are the montly expenses and abt fellow indian status there.

Thanking you

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Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 10:28 am

Well, finding a job might not be that easy - depending a lot what you are willing to do. Living in Helsinki is pretty expensive - but not compared to say Paris or London.

Oh, BTW welcome to the group and congratulations on getting into Hanken. It is a pretty good school.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 10:33 am

It's tough to find ANY job here but everyone eventually finds one.

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 11:40 am

There is a small Indian community in Helsinki/Vantaa area..as you might guess mainly in the restaurant business....try and make contact with them is probably best way of getting a start in part time work in their restuarants.
When you ask about the "status" of Indians in Finland..not quite sure what you mean..

.as a student you will be treated as equal to any other student...the school which you are attending is a very good multiracial society..and out side of school generaly speaking Finns accept all other races as just slightly inferior to Finns

with exception of Swedes who are very inferior felllows that cheat at Ice Hockey

which is thought of here as worse than cheating at Cricket..

sodengiles · Post by **sodengiles** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:26 am

Hi vslu,
small world, i have also just got admitted to Hanken but on the the Ms majoring in Marketing. I am currently working as a waiter, took me a while to get a job but one always gets there in the end.
You are probably in close contact with Hanken, i think they would be a good place to start for accomodation and any posibilities for finding a job, and then there is the student union who i unfortunatly know nothing about so far.
Regards
Roland

vunnam · Post by **vunnam** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:35 am

Hai freinds ,Thanks a lot
I am still brainstorming to decide

.I need to support myself financially there by part time jobs to complete the course.One more thing what is the situation of IT jobs and campus placements from the HANKEN.If somebody throws some light on these ,it will be helpful

.

Thank u
bye

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 11:23 am

vunnam wrote:Hai freinds ,Thanks a lot
.One more thing what is the situation of IT jobs
bye

IT Jobs

I wish I could be more optimistic but to say that the competition is tough for vacancies is an understatement...There are just too many IT wiz kids in Finland and not enough work for them to do.
There wre another tidal wave of fresh young IT graduates dumped from higher education institutes onto the job market ealier this month.
I doubt that more than 20% have found a job yet.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 1:56 pm

vunnam wrote:One more thing what is the situation of IT jobs

They are outsourcing them to China and India. Last one here, please shut off the lights.

Kahvista · Post by **Kahvista** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:20 am

Hei everybody,

I am very new to Finland forum, so I apologise if this causes problems for anyone!

I am currently living in England, however, next year I will hopefully be moving to Helsinki to attend university and I have been wondering about getting a part-time job so that I can cover my living costs. This is all very well and good, but I don't know where to start! I'm learning finnish (gradually!) so that shouldn't be a big problem.

Please, If you have any suggestions or comments I'd love to hear them.

Many Thanks

acwan · Post by **acwan** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:27 am

Phil wrote:It's tough to find ANY job here but everyone eventually finds one.

Or eventually leaves the country...for better opportunities

oblomov · Post by **oblomov** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:55 am

vunnam wrote:Hai freinds ,Thanks a lot
I am still brainstorming to decide .I need to support myself financially there by part time jobs to complete the course............... and campus placements from the HANKEN.If somebody throws some light on these ,it will be helpful .

Hello

I am half way through in the program you are accepted. It is an interesting degree and now extended to be a two years program with some additions. Academically I suggest that it is a good one to study.

Jobwise, my friend, you are in illusion. There is no way that you will make enough money to live. Because it is almost impossible to find a job. For anything you can think of you will be asked to speak Finnish. You might be able to find something eventually but that will, probably, be an ill paying one. So bottom line is DO NOT count on finding a part time job and making enough money. You should be able to support yourself for a while, without any work. Plus your professor will make sure that you only have spare time for eating and sleeping. Now he has more stuff to play around with (more courses and for longer) god knows what plans he has for you

Hanken campus ? Well check the pictures on the web site, there is no campus and no jobs and if there was you would be required to speak Swedish.

Basically if you don't have the money in kitty no way. Required amount of 6000 is not an exageration and that is the way cookie crubmles in Finland.

acwan · Post by **acwan** » Thu May 19, 2005 8:11 am

Resident permits based on student status are restrictive especially if you are from a non-EU country. If you are coming here to study and are from within the EU, there is no restriction on working while studying, but you must be able to support yourself while studying here.

However, if you are a student from a non-EU country, you are restricted in the number of hours you can work (cannot exceed 20 hours/week) and you must keep a minimum of 500/month (6000 eur /year) in the bank account (with exceptions made if educ inst is free, etc.). So that means if you must work to support yourself, then you probably want to find a PT job that guarantees you at least 500/month. Perhaps you can try going through your advisor/professor first and see if you can get a research or course assistant position?

See http://www.uvi.fi/netcomm/content.asp?path=8,2474,2515for more info.

aish · Post by **aish** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:10 am

you must keep a minimum of 500/month (6000 eur /year) in the bank account (with exceptions made if educ inst is free, etc.).

Hi everyone,

I am also coming to Helsinki in Sept for MS at HUT. Is this minimum amount of 6000 Eur required at all times?? or is it 500 E ?
Can one expect to get a job within 6 months time ?? 2-3 months w/o job are okay, but beyond that I am sure it will start to hurt

Where can one find info on part time jobs on the internet ??

Thanks!!
Aish

tgabawm · Post by **tgabawm** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:53 am

It's tough to find ANY job here but everyone eventually finds one.

Two years, few months to get my second master's degree, fluent in two languages, knowledge of more... Still no job...

aish · Post by **aish** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:36 am

tgabawm wrote:
It's tough to find ANY job here but everyone eventually finds one.
Two years, few months to get my second master's degree, fluent in two languages, knowledge of more... Still no job...

Aww man, sorry to hear about that....
So what field of studies are your master's in ?

You'll get one....someday..
till how long can they fill up incompetent people in their firms ??

our chance will come eventually.......

Good Luck!!

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