Volunteers needed! . Content Creation

[BAT]

Hello all,

In our meeting last month we acquired many excellent volunteers to help with content creation, specifically How-To Guides, for improving the information here at .. (Thank you to jcooper for the great How-To Guide idea!)

I'm co-ordinating the Education and Tourism aspects, and need some volunteers who will be responsible for writing and compiling relevant information and links on the following topics;

- undergraduate and graduate education in Finland (co-ordinating with Ace about undergrad education, because he'll focus on polytechnics)
- Internships and work placements (perhaps can coordinate with person working on jobs How-To? since they are related?)
- Where do you take your family when they are visiting Finland (Arabella, but can get many members' contributions on this one)
- Science and history attractions in Finland
- Hiring (Renting) a car in Finland
- Learning English, and English language links (Had to take my own name off this because of lack of time at the moment.)
- Can I please have another volunteer to help Penelope with Preschools? Kiitos

If you are interested, please private message or e-mail me and let me know what area(s) you are interested in. (See buttons below.) As you can see, sometimes we have more than one person working on a topic - so you can offer to help with any assigned topic if you like.

Thank you, and I look forward to working with you!

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY IN THIS THREAD - SEND ME AN E-MAIL

I'd like to leave this thread open for other co-ordinators to post the unassigned topics for their How-To Guide sections. Stay tuned!
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Here is a list of the current topics and volunteers in the Education and Tourism section.

Education
Schooling in general in Finland Ace
Undergraduate degrees, certificate courses Ace/Samppa
Graduate and post-graduate studies Samppa
Internships and work placements BAT/Alicia T.
Primary education Penelope
Preschools Penelope
Studying Finnish Kinion/Shakey
Online Finnish language learning resources Kinion/Shakey
Studying Swedish Handsome
Online Swedish language learning resources Handsome
Studying English Unassigned
Online English language learning resources BAT/Unassigned

.'ers Guide to Tourism
Your view Fionna
Where do you take your family when they visit? Arabella/others?
Places of interest Fionna
Art museums Eashton
Science and history Unassigned
Boat cruises Daive
Hiring a car in Finland Unassigned
Links to maps, tourist office and main places of interest Eashton

[neil]

Volunteers are also needed for the POLITICS, CULTURE AND HISTORY section. Please PM and/or Email TobyA if you would like to put your name down to help. He will provide you with more information.

[Hank W.]

OK,

Moving To Finland is mine.. mine... preciousss....

so far the topics & volunteers are:

Residence permits: Things to know before you leave Unassigned
Work Permit: Things to know before you leave Unassigned

Shipping and logistics USA&Canada sayx UK&Europe unassigned

Bringing electronic devices to Finland Handsome
- Good idea or bad? Handsome
- Taking the blue smoke out Handsome

Bringing a car in to Finland Arno
- Good idea or bad? Arno
- Taxes Arno
- Compliance of vehicle with Finnish regulations Arno

Culture shock Dpeiber

Stock up before you leave Dpeiber

Taking your shoes off and other funny customs. davie

The silence of the inlaws Handsome

Where to find food, films, tv from home Handsome

Weather and seasons (snow, hot, day length) AlKo

Getting registered AlKo

Residence permits for EU & Non-EU persons Ace (EU) Wombat (non EU)

Registering in the population register AlKo

Embassy Links Arno

So basically, I'd need volunteer(s) for -shipping and logistics (can be divided to UK/europe and USA so more than one person) and the "before you leave" preparation. Here I'd appreciate a little input from every nationality present, as like from leaving Finland you have to do X and inform Y and remember to have someone send your tax sheets etc. So a little country/by country list is a good idea. Also the work permit/residence permit stuff need to be divided at first to EU/NON-EU and then to students/people with a job/ people just in love and without a job/ enterpreneurs/ etc. We'd need to figure out some good allocation to this.

Please PM me, I'll try to get the group meet some time the coming week and we'll then go over the plans & how to submit stuff.

[Sara]

Daive and I are also needing some very nice people to help with some sections. If youre interested PM me and let me know.




Housing Team Leader Sara and Daive

Handsome/ Dpieber / Richard / Finwilli /Eashton (sections to be arranged)

• Renting
o Overview
o How much deposit?
o Where to look and who to contact (internet links)
• Buying
o Overview
o How much deposit?
o Where to look and who to contact (internet links)
• Bank Loans
o Getting a loan
o Different types of loans

Marriage Team Leader Sara and Daive

• Legal regulations and documents Alex
• Religious and civil ceremonies Daive
• How marriage affects status and benefits when moving here Alex

Family Team Leader Sara and Daive

• Birth of baby
o Nationality and passports
o Recognition of paternity in Finland if not married
o Benefits to mother and father
• Death of spouse or family member
• English (or other language) schools and daycares
o Helping your child to speak English or other mothertongue
o Compiled advice list from others
o List of links
• Counselling services in English

Jobs Team Leader Sara and Daive

Richard (sections to be arranged)

• Integration programs
• Finnish Ministry of Labour (MOL) Makka
• "The definitive guide on how you *might* find a job" Makka
• Setting up your own business: pros and cons
• Unemployment benefits (KELA) etc. Makka
• Taxation Makka
• Unions and union funds: the difference and what it means to you
• Labour law, rules and practices in the workplace
• English language teaching: - jobs - language teaching certification

[Hank W.]

I've got a special about "Bringing in Pets" by Majava, in "considerations before moving".

[Handsome]

Socialising volunteers

If anyone is able to add anything to the following areas, or has something which you think should be mentioned, please contact the appropriate person.

Food and restaurant Daive
. Events HandsomeComplete
Entertainment HandsomeComplete
Gay and lesbian resources/list of links AspialaComplete (by Handsome)
Cultural scene Fiiona
Recreation HandsomeComplete
Web shops etc. (in Finland ) with English interfaces.HandsomeComplete
Web shops in the EU HandsomeComplete

I could do with some more English-language web shops... Anyone know of any good ones?

Stu

[BAT]

To all current volunteers, and potential volunteers - please check this thread once in a while to see the updated changes.

I have only a few open spaces left in Education and Tourism - so I'm still calling on people to help. Pretty please with sugar on top

[BAT]

I'm still short of volunteers for my area.

Do we have any English teachers who would have time to make a how-to guide for learning English in Finland?

There are other areas up for grabs too - please send me a message

[Sara]

Family is still wide open, jobs pretty much too!

[BAT]

Volunteers, have you been in contact with the coordinators of your sections yet? (Whether you have completed some content creation or not.) If not, please do so.

The content is coming in slowly - veeerry slowly but surely.

The content is very much needed for our new portal (coming soon to a computer screen near you!), so please volunteer if you have a bit of time. New volunteers always welcome.

[BAT]

MOBILE PHONE HOW-TO

Calling on one volunteer to compile a list of mobile phone operator web sites in order to have a comprehensive list for people who like to shop around for the best deal. Now that we can keep our mobile number, we can change operators as much as we like. This would be a very useful resource for everyone.

[BAT]

Here is the current status Education and Tourism. Volunteers are needed, and for those who have incomplete work, please let me know whether it will be completed or should be opened back up to others again.

Education
Schooling in general in Finland Ace incomplete
Undergraduate degrees, certificate courses Ace/Samppa incomplete
Graduate and post-graduate studies Samppa incomplete
Internships and work placements BAT/Alicia T. (BAT-complete, Alicia?)
Primary education Penelope (complete )
Preschools Unassigned
Studying Finnish Kinion/Shakey (incomplete)
Online Finnish language learning resources Kinion/Shakey (incomplete)
Studying Swedish Handsome (complete )
Online Swedish language learning resources Handsome (complete )
Studying English BAT (complete )
Online English language learning resources BAT (complete )

.'ers Guide to Tourism
Your view Fionna (incomplete)
Where do you take your family when they visit? Arabella (complete )
Places of interest Fionna (incomplete)
Art museums Penelope (incomplete)
Science and history (Alloydog?)
Boat cruises Daive (complete )
Hiring a car in Finland Unassigned
Links to maps, tourist office and main places of interest Unassigned