Social Counselling for International Students

If you are an international student, International Coordinator for Social Counselling can advise you with many practical issues e.g:

• residence permit or EU registration
• housing
• finding furniture
• finding used household items, winter clothes, etc.
• applying for a Personal Identity Code and Home Municipality
• Finnish Social Security Institution (KELA)
• finding a doctor or a dentist
• problems with employers

Feel free to contact:

Mirja Onduso
International Coordinator / Social Counselling for International Students
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
Kuntokatu 3, B1-58
33520 TAMPERE
FINLAND
Tel: +358 50 329 5224

Email: socialcounsellor.tamk [at] tuni.fi (socialcounsellor[dot]tamk[at]tuni[dot]fi)

 

Important links 
Student residence permit: https://migri.fi/en/residence-permit-application-for-studies 
Finnish Embassies: https://um.fi/finland-s-representation-abroad-by-country 
Registration of a foreigner in the Population Information System: https://dvv.fi/en/foreigner-registration 
Student health care: https://www.tampere.fi/en/social-and-health-services/health-services/school-and-student-health-care/student.html