Stay With Us 

Build your future in Lapland

Stay With Us is a pilot project designed for international students who want to succeed in their studies and build a career in Lapland. Through pre-arrival training, personalised support, and connections to local life and work opportunities, you will gain a strong foundation before you arrive. 

What is Stay With Us?

The Stay With Us pilot project supports international degree students in their transition to life in Lapland.  It has three components:

  1. Provides support through Arrival Assistants for your smooth landing in Lapland. 
  2. Provides you the opportunity for Pre-Arrival Training on Finnish Language. 
  3. Provides you pre-arrival training on Integration to Finland & Career Opportunities in Lapland. 

The Stay With Us pilot project launched its online Finnish Language Training for selected international students on 18 May 2026. The language training will continue until December 2026. Besides this, the online training on Integration to Finland and Career Opportunities in Lapland began on 3 June 2026 for registered international students and will continue until September 2026.

Arrival Assistants

Arrival Assistants are peer students from the Interational Master’s Degree Programmes and they are part of the Arrival services of the Internationalisation Services. They support in pre-arrival prep, guide students with housing and practical matters, assist during orientation, and act as a friendly point of contact to help you settle into your new academic and student life. You can meet the Arrival assistants in the pre-arrival infowebinars and Q&A:s as well as in the in the Goin’ platform.

Pre-Arrival Online Training 

Pre-Arrival Online Training in Finnish language and Integration to Finland and Career opportunities in Lapland is designed to support your smooth integration and long-term employability in Lapland. 

With this training, you will: 

  • start learning Finnish before arrival  
  • understand life and culture in Lapland 
  • gain insight into Finnish working life  
  • build confidence for studies and job searching  
  • connect with support networks early on.  

Finnish Language

Finnish Language Training (12 ECTS): develop your Finnish skills through a structured series of courses (Finnish 1–4). Read more on the detailed schedules of the courses below.

  • May–June
  • starting 18 May 2026, at 15-17:30 Finnish time   
  • 3 ECTS, 12 x 135 minutes 
  • The final exam will be held on campus on 27 August 2026.

 

 

  • July–August
  • starting 20 July 2026, at 15-17:30 Finnish time
  • 3 ECTS, 12 x 135 minutes
  • final exam on campus in Autumn
  • September–October
  • 3 ECTS, 12 x 135 minutes  
  • November–December
  • 3 ECTS, 12 x 135 minutes
Researchers are having a meeting together.

Finnish Language

Info Webinar on Finnish Language Training

21 April 2026, 15:00–16:00 (Finnish time)

Recording of the Infowebinar

Integration to Finland & Career Opportunities in Lapland

It's a training for your integration with the culture, society and work life here in Lapland. It will prepare you for your future in Lapland with practical guidance and career-focused training.

  1. Self-reflection & first steps ​of career planning ​in Finland
    3rd June 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 pm (Finnish time)
  2. Integration to Rovaniemi
    23rd June 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 (Finnish Time)
  3. Job searching process and local opportunities in Lapland
    30th June 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 (Finnish Time)
  4. Insights to Finnish Working Life
    2nd July 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 (Finnish Time)
  5. Integration to Kemi
    12th August 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 (Finnish Time)
  6. Me as a future professional
    22nd September 2026 from 15.00 to 16.30 (Finnish Time)

All materials related to the online sessions are available to students for independent work on given resources in the Open Moodle learning environment. In addition there will be a personal study & career guidance session for each participant .

Researchers are having a meeting together.

Integration & Career Opportunities

Info Webinar on Integration to Finland and Career Opportunities in Lapland Training

12 May 2026, 15:00–16:00 (Finnish time)

Recording of the Infowebinar

This pilot project is funded by the Economic Development Centre

Last updated: 14.7.2026