Mastering Finland

Petra and Jean look back on their student years in Finland and chat about university life, education and culture and not to mention all the student perks! Tune in to find out how independent learning ...

13 Apr 202030min

Petra sits down with Henna Pursiainen - CEO of the initiative, "Dare To Learn." The initiative organizes an annual event, which attracts visitors from all over the world from various professional back...

6 Apr 202036min

Tune in to find out how some listeners are coping and how their daily lives have changed because of COVID-19 in Finland. We hope that through this episode you feel a sense of oneness, regardless of wh...

30 Mar 202043min

Shanarah (Australia) and Maria (Philippines) moved to Finland for their significant others. We chat about how they obtained their residence permits, went through the required integration period for im...

23 Mar 202044min

Turning a house into a home is a process but having to do it alone while in a foreign country can seem like a daunting task. Petra and Jean talk about their experience of settling into Finland and sha...

16 Mar 202027min

Saswati came to Finland from India in 2017 to study Education in a Master's degree program. Coming from a country of 455 people per square km to Finland (with 15 people per square km) imagine her surp...

9 Mar 202045min

Petra and Jean talk about what you should do once you arrive to Finland. Jean delves into the process of obtaining a personal identity code (henkilötunnus) and opening a bank account as a non-EU citiz...

2 Mar 202014min

Kadiya moved to Finland with her husband from Urumqi, China back in 2015. Since then she has experienced significant life moments, like getting her Master’s degree in education and giving birth to her...

24 Feb 202030min