Northern Irish man (UK citizenship) looking to move to oulu for work and my new girl

[Kennydiggles]

Ummm hey everyone, new to the forum but I've seen alot of people get help and great advise on here but none that really relates to me and I need help so bad.

I think I'm the same as most of the Brits on here who has a Finnish girlfriend but unfortunately I have only been dating her for a week now yet been in finland 4 times in the last 2 years.

I'm a chef in full time employment and have been for just over 3 years with a gap between working in retail for 2 years. I have been doing my basic chef degree and wonder would that been enough plus my experience to possibly land me a job somewhere? I have looked up chef jobs and seems there our plenty but do ask for a degree. Also another issue I feel I may face is I dont speak any Finnish but willing to study it in classes.

What I'm trying to find out is what all would I need to move there and what way to go about it as I'm quite confused with the matter.

(please help)

[FinnGuyHelsinki]

As for staying and legally residing, see: https://migri.fi/en/i-want-to-apply

You will need "hygieniapassi" in order to work in a restaurant kitchen: https://hygieniapassi.fi/english

If I was you, in addition to what job postings are available, I'd contact restaurants directly and see if that way there would be an opening. Even if for a shorter period, it will still work a lot in your favor for getting the next job. Polish your CV (whilst remaining honest), the most you can lose is a little bit of effort.

[Kennydiggles]

Thank you, I will look into the getting in contact with job directly. But with the hygiene pass do I need a Finnish one or would mine from Britain be valid?

[heretostay]

You would need a Finnish one

[tavastia]

Bofore doing any move familarise yourself with the salary levels in the service industry. Also note that tips are not common in Finland unless you are working for high-end restaurants...