From DVV registration to finding your first apartment — FinMigrants covers everything you need to settle into Finland with confidence. Step by step, in plain English.
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From DVV registration to opening a bank account — every step of your first month in Finland, in the right order.
From arriving in a Finnish winter to making friends, finding part-time work, and surviving Finnish academic culture.
Registers your address and issues your Finnish personal identity code (henkilötunnus). Your very first stop when you arrive in Finland.
Register within a week of arriving. You need the henkilötunnus before you can open a bank account, access Kela, or get a tax card.
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