Hi
Arriving Tampere 3 January to be self-employed, anyone else moved from UK-Finland, know how useful the E301 form actually is? Also, is it absolutely necessary to have E111? I have heard it is?
I thought I had done my research, as we have know about our move to Finland for months and have been reading up, but after browsing this forum I am now really scared...... give me some hope people...!
The bare essentials
You probably need the E111 just incase you get ill before you are part of the Finnish system.
I think the E301 is just a thing saying that you paid in UK NIC and have now left the UK NIC system, tells a bit about your last job and whether you have been claiming any benefits. KELA will want to see this before they register you, the first reply I got was "DENIED, you are covered by the UK system", obviously they didnt tell me how to rectify this but I believe it was the E301.
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I think the E301 is just a thing saying that you paid in UK NIC and have now left the UK NIC system, tells a bit about your last job and whether you have been claiming any benefits. KELA will want to see this before they register you, the first reply I got was "DENIED, you are covered by the UK system", obviously they didnt tell me how to rectify this but I believe it was the E301.
T
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scoobymcdoo
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I have just arrived here (3 weeks ago). It was much easier for us to come here as John (other half) was working for a Finnish company already in the UK, so for him it was basically an office move. I am currently unemployable (pregnant). The first thing we did was go to the Aliens police station and register as a resident, we then went to the maastratti (pregnant brain spelling) and got our ID number. We then went to KELA. We managed this (and the tax office) in one day in Espoo. This ID number is the most important thing you should get as it enables you to open a bank account, get a mobile, bus pass, doctor etc.
My next thing is to enrol on a Finnish for Foreigners course (when espoo.fi update their webpage)! I started learning some Finnish in the UK through tapes, CD-Roms and books...dont be misled by people saying that everyone speaks English...yes they may all speak good English but you try going to the supermarket and looking at the food etc! My limited knowledge of the language has been very valuable and I'm looking forward to improving on it.
Good luck,
Hannah
My next thing is to enrol on a Finnish for Foreigners course (when espoo.fi update their webpage)! I started learning some Finnish in the UK through tapes, CD-Roms and books...dont be misled by people saying that everyone speaks English...yes they may all speak good English but you try going to the supermarket and looking at the food etc! My limited knowledge of the language has been very valuable and I'm looking forward to improving on it.
Good luck,
Hannah