Looking for a teaching job in Finland

[vedika]

Hello friends
I just joined this forum. I am currently living and teaching English in Jakarta Indonesia.
I would love to move to Finland with my family and work there.

Where do I start looking? Are their opportunities for non Finnish citizens to get jobs there?
What are salaries like? Is it enough to support a family?

Wow! I know question overload ! haha But sincerely I would appreciate any information regarding this.
Thank you.. Vedika

[Pursuivant]

Well, coming from Indonesia you are aware Finland has only 5 million people? As in imagine going to Papua. Natives might be a bit similar at times too... so there is very little resources, chances and opportunities.

Other point Finland is very "qualification-heavy" on teaching professions. Whereas in some countries someone graduated high school can teach kindergarten, in Finland you'd need a masters degree in pedagogy. Likewise, on upper grades subject teachers (like English), usually have a masters degree in English philology, a minor in pedagogy, and a second minor, as very seldom one makes a living just teaching English.

And the taxation rates make it almost impossible to have just one "breadwinner" in the family - that is just calculating the realities, but as a non-EU foreigner, to support a family they demand you make more money than an average worker, and teachers salaries being poor its not even in the "consider" category.

So, I guess this was a lengthy "no", but as you see the obstacle track is there.

But - there are all kinds of programmes etc and I know the education has been said to be good so governments send teachers to learn the system and get ideas, so work on it.