Appointments and contact info for Osaamiskeskus or the "Know-how-center"
Contact
- Head of Client Services: Muhis Azizi, muhis.azizi@turku.fi
- osaamiskeskus@turku.fi
- Maahanmuuttajien Osaamiskeskus page
- Facebook: Osaamiskeskus (In Finnish)
How to book an appointment for one of our advisors
You can book your appointment for an advisor either through Welcome desk at Monitori or by contacting our advisors directly. The possibility to book your appointment with an advisor through Monitori booking system is under construction.
Business advisors
The business advisor helps you when you are thinking of starting a business or if your new business needs help with a specific problem.
Teemu Saarenpää
Service Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
Phone number: 040 1953 941
Email: teemu.saarenpaa@turku.fi
Advisors
Advisors will guide you in finding a job or starting your studies. They offer advice and guidance in several different languages regarding such things as employment, family life (applications for kindergarten, preschool/school registration) or filling in various applications (such as the citizenship application).
At the moment advisor services are available by distance or by appointment.
Advisor | Service Languages | Phone | |
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Kirsi Arvila | Finnish, English | 040 6175 682 | kirsi.arvila@turku.fi |
Chia Abdullahpour | Finnish, Dari, Kurdish, Persian | 040 6617 524 | chia.abdullahpour@turku.fi |
Abdinasir Arab | Finnish, Somali | 040 1953 968 | abdinasir.arab@turku.fi |
Roza Pambukhchyan | Finnish, English, Armenian, Russian | 040 1954 790 | roza.pambukhchyan@turku.fi |
Parisa Jokinen | Finnish, English, Thai, Indonesian | 040 1955 594 | parisa.jokinen@turku.fi |
Teemu Saarenpää | Finnish, English, Swedish | 040 1953 941 | teemu.saarenpaa@turku.fi |
Yulia Reyngold | Finnish, Russian | 040 6126 506 | yulia.reyngold@turku.fi |
Hossam Ibrahim | Finnish, English, Arabic | 040 1759 589 | |
Abdul Haq Mangal | Finnish, English, Pashto, Dari, Urdu, Persian | 044 9075 960 | |
Services by appointment made by advisors only
Social guidance
The social advisor is there to help you to decide if starting a new job or studying will be an economically sound decision.
Hero Palani
Service languages: Finnish and Kurdish
Phone number: 040 1590 847
Email: hero.palani@turku.fi
Law advisor
Law advisor helps you with different kinds of problems that have to do with Finnish law, such as work permits, work contracts, and citizenship applications.
Tuukka Saarela
Service languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
Phone number: 040 6205 613
Email: tuukka.1.saarela@turku.fi