The Regional Council of South Karelia in Finland offers Hongkonger and Japanese professionals, researchers, investors and entrepreneurs on green and environment technology the opportunity to live and work for 90 days in the happiest country in the world.
“3 Months by Lake Saimaa, Finland” is a relocation program by the Regional Council of South Karelia. We invite cleantech professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors from Hongkong and Japan to live by Lake Saimaa in Southeastern Finland for up to three months.
– For three months, we offer the possibility of living and working in Finland. We will do our best to ensure that the selected applicants can comfortably settle down in ordinary life in Southeastern Finland, says Mr. Jyri Lintunen, Senior Advisor of Asian Relations of The Regional Council of South Karelia in Finland.
Around 10 selected applicants will get a free 90-day relocation package for their entire family including the following:
Travel, housing and health insurance must be paid by professionals themselves.
Reasons to choose Southeastern Finland
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the fourth year in a row, according to The UN World Happiness Report. Finland lives up to its reputation and shows a good balance between work and leisure time, and the Finnish lifestyle promotes quality of life and happiness.
– We believe that the opportunity to balance work and leisure time is valued in Asia, too. The easy-going Finnish work culture combined with enjoying nature and time with family. Many people already know Finland as the country of tens of thousands of lakes. Saimaa, the largest lake of the country, is located right here in southeaster Finland. The water quality on Lake Saimaa is very good and there are countless islands and peninsulas to explore, says Mr. Lintunen.
– Finland and South Karelia region are famous for high quality green and environment technologies, both in university research and companies. In South Karelia, we have Greenreality network which brings together the local green technology experts and companies under the same umbrella and is thus easy to approach. We welcome the Japanese and Hongkonger professionals to Finland and provide a very good chance to have a deeper look into the possibilities here and build new professional green tech networks with the Finnish counterparts, Mr. Lintunen continues.
Programme for visa-free applicants
3 Months by Lake Saimaa, Finland programme is aimed at countries in Asia whose citizens do not need a visa to Finland. These countries are Japan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China since the HKSAR passport holders have visa-free travel to Europe’s Schengen Area. Such individuals may stay in Finland for 90 days in a 180-day period.
Researcher, entrepreneur, or student – some examples of potential applicants
– We are looking for experts of various levels specialized in green technology. The applicant can be an experienced professional, researcher entrepreneur or investor searching for partners in Finland as well as a recent graduate or student with a green technology education.
Green tech researcher or student. The applicant can be a Japanese / Hong Kong researcher or a student who will do their own research or joint research at LUT University for three months in the co-working space and entrepreneurial society, such as LUTES of the LUT University and LAB University.
Professionals with or without family. The entire family is welcome to Southeastern Finland, too. Parents have the opportunity to work remotely from Finland, and the kids have access to a quality English-language school or kindergarten. Finnish schools are at the forefront of the Pisa Education Survey. The area offers various sports, nature and cultural activities for the whole family.
Entrepreneur or investor gets to network with local green tech companies and professionals, and find new business opportunities. It is also possible to establish a completely new company in Finland, which, at the same time, naturally operates also in the European Common Market.
Applying
The application period lasts until the 14th of March 2022 and the applications can be submitted at the official campaign site https://3monthsbysaimaa.fi/
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants must be 18 or over, and cannot currently be living in Finland or be Finnish citizens.
The Asian Knowledge Hub has long been built in southeastern Finland, and the South Karelia region profiles itself as the forerunner in Asian cooperation. The idea of the ‘3 Months by Lake Saimaa, Finland’ programme is to strengthen Finland's green technology sector by collaborating with the top experts in green electrification, cleantech and IT in Asia.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Jyri Lintunen
Senior Advisor, Asian Relations
Regional Council of South Karelia, Finland
Tel: +358 40 674 3523
email: [email protected]
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Size: 0.45 MB Type: jpg Resolution: 2048x1365The Regional Council of South Karelia is a joint municipal authority of nine member municipalities in Southeastern Finland. The Regional Council operates as the authority for regional development and unit for regional planning. The Council also has a task to look after regional interests and to promote economic development and cultural well-being in South Karelia. The Council has a statutory responsibility for regional development and planning.
The 3 Months by Lake Saimaa, Finland campaign has been inspired by the award-winning Helsinki Business Hub 90 Day Finn campaign. Now the successful campaign concept will be revisited in the South Karelia region. South Karelia region is profiling as a pioneer in Finland-Asia cooperation and one of the most appealing research, development and innovation environments for Asian partners. The aim is to build the Asian Knowledge Hub to enhance cooperation in business, innovation, education, tourism and culture.
Please visit our website at www.ekarjala.fi/en for more information. We warmly welcome the interested partners to contact us!
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