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Join us to talk about your experiences on job search and working in Finland. What good practices would you like to share with your fellow students, and on the other hand, what challenges have you faced as a jobseeker in Finland. This spring's first Beat the Blues event offers a space and time for networking with other international students and reflecting on job seeking themes.

After warm-up, Aalto Career Design Lab manager Aila Saloranta will give an introduction to the topic of job search in Finland as an international. The event continues with casual workshopping in small groups, covering topics such as job-seeking culture, language issues and networking. The goal of this event is to support you in navigating your way into Finnish job market.

Small snacks will be available! Please register in advance using the registration link . Registration gives us valuable information for practical arrangements. 

As the light increases, the Finnish spring and summer with it's various festivities approach. However, what to do if you don't know where to go and with whom? Beat the Blues event in February is dedicated to finding friends and enjoying the upcoming Finnish spring. Come and find friends for a shared adventure and share the best tips.

This spring’s second Beat the Blues event will contain a lot of socialising.

Snacks will be available! Please register in advance using the registration link . Registration gives us valuable information for practical arrangements.

Self-compassion can be described as an internal force, a skill that can help us navigate through the ups and downs in life. Its tender side allows us to treat ourselves with kindness and care when we most need it. Its fierce side can help us take action, to protect ourselves and reach our goals. It can also help us connect to others and therefore reduce loneliness.

Come, hear and discuss more in the Beat Blues-event "I’m enough – the power of self-compassion”. Talking about the topic is Saara Ahtola, counsellor and self-compassion guide from the .

Snacks will be available! Please register in advance using the registration link . Registration gives us valuable information for practical arrangements. 

How has it been to live in Finland, so far? What has surprised you? What has brought you joy? Has something been difficult and if so, how have you overcome it? How have your encounters with Finns been? Have you made new friends? It doesn’t matter, whether you are taking your first steps in Finland or have already lived here for longer. We wish that you come and share your experiences, they might also be valuable to others! 

Event starts with introductions and getting to know other participants. We'll continue with an introduction (by Sasha Spurná) on how to make friends and connect with others in Finland. We continue with relaxed workshopping around the topic. Snacks are provided! Please register in advance using the registration link above, registaration provides us valuable information for practical arrangements. 

If you want to warm up with the topic, check what Sasha and Alex tell on the . Topic starts at 29:22.

From honeymoon to the black hole and back! Adjusting to life in a new country is similar to other transitions, like moving to a new city or starting a new job, but with the added dimensions of adapting to cultural and language differences. Cultural adjustments can affect people living far from home in unexpected ways. Come and learn what can happen during your stay in Finland and how it may affect your studies especially at the beginning. And if you already have been in Finland for longer and feel that you have found a way to cope through and with the culture shock, come and share your valuable Top Tips for the newcomers!

Event starts with an introduction (by Mari Dagnall) to culture and learning shocks and ways of coping with cultural adjustment. We continue with relaxed discussions and workshopping around these themes. Snacks are provided! Please register in advance using the registration link above. Registration gives us valuable information for practical arrangements.

Have you heard stories about a long and dark Finnish winter? Are you wondering how to get through the season, let alone enjoy it? No worries, you are not alone and there are actually many ways to find joy during the winter season in Finland!  

This event will concentrate on going from winter-blues to embracing winter. We will start with an introduction to the topic (by Aino Turunen), by sharing some practical tips, in addition to concrete ideas on how you can embrace the wintertime. The session will also include workshopping with others around these themes. Snacks are provided! Please register in advance using the registration link above. Registration gives us valuable information for practical arrangements.