Service description
International House Turku offers a variety of guidance and counseling services for non-Finnish speaking residents of Turku.
You can receive guidance regardless of the reason for your arrival. Advisors can help you with, for example, finding employment or applying for education.
You can participate in the guidance:
- At the Kauppatori Monitori
- By phone
- By email
- Through other remote tools
- At the Meyer Turku shipyard (only some service languages)
- At various events
You can also receive guidance from a customer advisor who specializes in social issues. In such cases, the advisor can help with, for example:
- Family reunification cases
- Social benefits
- Accepting a job
- Starting studies
Who is the service intended for?
The services of International House Turku are intended for immigrants.
Instructions for use
You can attend the first meeting with a queue number at the International House Turku office at the Kauppatori Monitor. After this, you can participate in more in-depth services, which are available by appointment. The advisor can book the next guidance session during the first meeting.
Please note that the opening hours of International House Turku may differ from those of the Kauppatori Monitor. Check the opening hours of International House Turku from the location information.
Multilingual advice and guidance service
You can get help especially with job searching and educational guidance from the multilingual guidance and counseling service. You can also receive advice on other services offered by the City of Turku.
Some of the multilingual guidance and counseling services are available by appointment. Check the table below to see if the language in question is available for appointment and book a time from the Initial Info or from the appointment link in the contact information section.
Walk-in time: Mon 9.00 – 15.30, Thu 10.00 – 15.30
With an appointment: Wed 9.00 – 16.00, Fri 9.00 – 15.00
Contact hours: Tue 9.00 – 16.00
Contact: +358 (0)40 175 9589, hossam.ibrahim@turku.fi
Book a time (Arabic)Book a time (English)
Walk-in time: Tue 9.00 – 15.30, Wed 9.00 – 15.30
With an appointment: Mon 9.00 – 16.00, Thu 9.00 – 16.00
Contact hours: Fri 9.00 – 15.00
Contact: +358 (0)40 661 7524, chia.abdullahpour@turku.fi
Book a time (Kurdish)Book a time (Persian)Book a time (English)
Walk-in time: Tue 9.00 – 15.30, Fri 9.00 – 14.30
With an appointment: Mon 9.00 – 16.00, Wed 9.00 – 16.00
Contact hours: Thu 10.00 – 16.00
Contact: +358 (0)44 907 5960, aminullah.nuuri@turku.fi
Book a time (Pashto)Book a time (Persian)Book a time (Dari)Book a time (English)
Walk-in time: Fri 9.00 – 14.30
With an appointment: Tue 9.00 – 16.00, Thu 10.00 – 16.00
Contact hours: Mon 12:30 – 16.00
Contact: 044 902 0946
Walk-in time: Tue 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 15.30
Thu 10.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 15.30
With an appointment: Mon 9.00 – 16.00
Contact: 040 513 0322, olga.henriksson@turku.fi
Walk-in time: Wed 9.00 – 15.30
With an appointment: Tue 9.00 – 16.00, Fri 9.00 – 15.00
Contact hours: Mon 9.00 – 16.00
Contact: 044 4916057, sawda.muse@turku.fi
Book a time (Somali)Book a time (English)
With an appointment: Fri 9.00 – 14.30
Contact hours: Wed 9.00 – 16.00
Contact: +358 (0)40 1955 594, parisa.jokinen@turku.fi
Book a time (Thai)Book a time (English)
Walk-in time: Mon 9.00 – 15.30
With an appointment: Wed 9.00 – 16.00
Contact: 044 907 5805, klodine.asllani@turku.fi