Resources in Finland

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On this
page you can find some Guidance Related World Wide Web sites from Finland.
Adult Guidance, February 2002


ADDRESSED TO PRACTITIONERS

http://ohjaus.joensuu.fi/ Comprehensive resource of information and links for career practitioners maintained by Raimo Vuorinen.

http://www.asiantuntijaluotsi.net/ Restricted-access service for counselling and guidance professionals designed to promote their professional development and mutual cooperation.

http://www.narpes.fi:8000/Finsk/index.htm List of links in Finland and abroad privately updated by a Finnish school counselor (both in Finnish and in Swedish).


SELF-AWARENESS

http://www.oikotie.fi/jobs_default?exit=career_center Oikotie is hosted by Helsingin Sanomat, Finland's leading newspaper. Oikotie Career Center hosts interactive career tools (designed by CareerStorm).

http://apaja.helsinki.fi/ Online career service directed at university graduates (who are either unemployed or under the threat of unemployment). Some interactive career tools and lots of information are available for all users. More services provided for members.

http://www.mol.fi/avo/ Self-assessment program targeted to young people who are making their educational choice after completing compulsory education. Designed by the Ministry of Labour.

http://www.mol.fi/tho/ Ministry of Labor job search guide, which includes some self-awareness questionnaires.


OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS

http://www.mol.fi/ Ministry of Labor maintains the most comprehensive database of occupational information in Finland.

http://www.edu.fi/ and http://www.koulutusnetti.fi/ Information about education in Finland.

http://www.opintoluotsi.fi/ Project aimed to help people find and understand the complete range of studies available in Finland.



JOB SEARCH

http://www.mol.fi/ Ministry of Labor job openings.

http://www.oikotie.fi/ Online recruitment service sponsored by Helsingin Sanomat, Scandinavia's and Finland's biggest newspaper.

http://www.stepstone.fi/ European online recruitment service available in Finland.

http://rekry.com/ Online recruitment service sponsored by Soneraplaza.net, Finland's most frequently visited web-site.

http://www.jobline.fi/ Online recruitment service sponsored by Alma Media, a Finnish media company.

http://uratie.net/ Online recruitment service sponsored by Talentumin, a Finnish media company.

http://www.uranusfin.com/ A private online recruitment .

http://www.aarresaari.net/ Finnish University Career Center's online recruitment site.

http://www.jobstep.net/ Online recruitment service hosted by Finnish Polytechnics. Free for employers!

http://www.uralinja.net/ Online recruitment service addressed to students in secondary level vocational education


SPECIFIC TARGET GROUPS

General public/Unemployed adults/Foreigners in Finland/Older workers 55+:
  • http://www.urainstituutti.fi/ Private organization that mostly contracts work from the Ministry of Labour, but also offers courses for private individuals.
For students interested in studying abroad: Self-employed:
  • http://www.uusyrityskeskus.fi/ Finnish Jobs and Society network of 30 local agencies, who provide information and guidance to starting entrepreneurs.
Women: Immigrants/refugees:
  • http://www.jyu.fi/mclinic/index.html Mostly an offline resource - a clinic, but they provide links to infomation on the web. Focuses on multiculturalism and intercultural activities in the field of education and counselling.
Career changers:

Distance workers:

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