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Successful Integration is Key
01.07.2021
International Talents Showcase Turku in a New Campaign
The Talent Turku project, a joint effort by Turku Science Park Ltd. and the City of Turku, is launching a new campaign marketing Southwest Finland and the Turku region to international audiences. The campaign, dubbed #TalentedByNature, takes place in social media, with the goal of increasing the attractiveness of both Turku and the entire region of Southwest Finland for international talents and their families. Additionally, the campaign also strives to lower the threshold for companies to hire international talents.
www.finentry.fi
17.06.2021
Are you arriving to Turku from abroad?
Fill in your information in the Finentry service. By using Finentry, you can quickly enter Finland at the border and be directed to free coronavirus testing in Finland if necessary. Once you have filled in your information in Finentry, you do not need to queue at the port or airport for a mandatory health examination.
11.05.2021
Register at myvaccine.turku.fi website!
Turku residents over the age of 18 and those living in Turku can submit their contact details to myvaccine.turku.fi website for a vaccination appointment. After that you will be sent vaccination appointments by text message. (Updated 29.6.)
30.11.2020
Recommendations and Restrictions Related to Coronavirus in Turku
Check the latest recommendations and restrictions related to coronavirus in Turku e.g. in city services and hobby activities. (updated 28.7.2021)
Successful Integration is Key
01.07.2021
International Talents Showcase Turku in a New Campaign
The Talent Turku project, a joint effort by Turku Science Park Ltd. and the City of Turku, is launching a new campaign marketing Southwest Finland and the Turku region to international audiences. The campaign, dubbed #TalentedByNature, takes place in social media, with the goal of increasing the attractiveness of both Turku and the entire region of Southwest Finland for international talents and their families. Additionally, the campaign also strives to lower the threshold for companies to hire international talents.
www.finentry.fi
17.06.2021
Are you arriving to Turku from abroad?
Fill in your information in the Finentry service. By using Finentry, you can quickly enter Finland at the border and be directed to free coronavirus testing in Finland if necessary. Once you have filled in your information in Finentry, you do not need to queue at the port or airport for a mandatory health examination.
11.05.2021
Register at myvaccine.turku.fi website!
Turku residents over the age of 18 and those living in Turku can submit their contact details to myvaccine.turku.fi website for a vaccination appointment. After that you will be sent vaccination appointments by text message. (Updated 29.6.)
30.11.2020
Recommendations and Restrictions Related to Coronavirus in Turku
Check the latest recommendations and restrictions related to coronavirus in Turku e.g. in city services and hobby activities. (updated 28.7.2021)
Application period runs from 17 April to 6 May 2020
22.04.2020
Half a Million Euros for Supporting the Wellbeing of Turku Residents to Be Distributed through Idea Contest
This year, the City of Turku will use up to half a million euros of will fund yields for promoting the wellbeing of city residents during and after the state of emergency. The city’s own operators as well as registered non-profit associations, organisations and foundations can apply.
17.04.2020
Infotori – a Low-threshold Info Point
From Infotori you can get personal counselling in matters that are important to you. Counselling is free of charge. You can get counselling in 14 different languages.
Information package
31.03.2020
Information on Corona and Support for Immigrants
Are you worried about coronavirus or the limitations and changes it has brought to everyday life? On this site, you will find information on corona in different languages. Information is updated on this page when the situation changes. (Updated June 8th, 2021.)
19.03.2020
Current information on coronavirus
The latest information and the most recent advice about coronavirus (COVID-19). News page will be updated daily or as often as it is necessary. There is an option to translate the page into your own language via Google Translate service.
Successful Integration is Key
01.07.2021
International Talents Showcase Turku in a New Campaign
The Talent Turku project, a joint effort by Turku Science Park Ltd. and the City of Turku, is launching a new campaign marketing Southwest Finland and the Turku region to international audiences. The campaign, dubbed #TalentedByNature, takes place in social media, with the goal of increasing the attractiveness of both Turku and the entire region of Southwest Finland for international talents and their families. Additionally, the campaign also strives to lower the threshold for companies to hire international talents.
11.05.2021
Register at myvaccine.turku.fi website!
Turku residents over the age of 18 and those living in Turku can submit their contact details to myvaccine.turku.fi website for a vaccination appointment. After that you will be sent vaccination appointments by text message. (Updated 29.6.)
30.11.2020
Recommendations and Restrictions Related to Coronavirus in Turku
Check the latest recommendations and restrictions related to coronavirus in Turku e.g. in city services and hobby activities. (updated 28.7.2021)
13.11.2020
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2020 have been selected
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku for 2020 is Bosnian-born Aida Bacic. The Multicultural Act 2020 award has been awarded to Monikulttuurinen päivähoito, koti ja koulu ry. Both work in their own spheres to promote multicultural activities that involve both immigrants and native Finns.
Application period runs from 17 April to 6 May 2020
22.04.2020
Half a Million Euros for Supporting the Wellbeing of Turku Residents to Be Distributed through Idea Contest
This year, the City of Turku will use up to half a million euros of will fund yields for promoting the wellbeing of city residents during and after the state of emergency. The city’s own operators as well as registered non-profit associations, organisations and foundations can apply.
Information package
31.03.2020
Information on Corona and Support for Immigrants
Are you worried about coronavirus or the limitations and changes it has brought to everyday life? On this site, you will find information on corona in different languages. Information is updated on this page when the situation changes. (Updated June 8th, 2021.)
Several Services Under the Same Roof
13.02.2020
Monitori Market Square Will Be Opened in June
The joint customer service centre of the City of Turku and Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Monitori Market Square will open its services at the street level of the Shopping Centre KOP-Kolmio in June 2020. The new customer service centre will centralize various services at one spot and will make them more easily accessible. The whole customer service centre of Kela in Eerikinkatu Street will be transferred to the Monitori Market Square.
12.01.2020
The City of Turku Will Use the National Incomes Register to Check the Revenues of the Clients
The Incomes Register is a new national electronic database. It contains information on the salaries, wages, pensions and benefits of each individual income earner. The information providers, for example, the employers or the benefit providers, report data about the revenues to the Register in real time.
06.05.2019
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku in 2019 and the Multicultural Act 2019 has been chosen
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku in 2019 is Mari Jurtom. She was born in Estonia. The Multicultural Act of the Year 2019 is awarded to co-operative Shams falafel for social responsibility. Both work towards an increasingly multicultural and tolerant Turku.
07.03.2019
Seeking the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2019
Promoters of equality will again be rewarded with the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act acknowledgements. Persons with immigrant backgrounds and entities which have promoted multiculturalism in the region of Turku with their activities can be nominated candidates for these awards.
Information on Corona and Support for Immigrants
Are you worried about coronavirus or the limitations and changes it has brought to everyday life? On this site, you will find information on what to do if you need help or, for instance, are looking for activities for your whole family. New forms of support are constantly being developed and taken into use, and information is updated on this page when the situation changes.
