I love this idea. As someone currently living in Helsinki but having been an expat before, having support in finding the way at the beginning is so valuable.
I hope this will evolve into a one-stop shop at finding information about paperwork, apartments, bank/phone/utilities etc that are always different in every country and lots of work to be figured out.
If there's a city-provided service that reduces stress on that level, it would be super attractive to me.
Yeah definitely something like an easy step-by-step way of actually moving to the country and settling down. Its surprising how scattered such information can be in some countries.
I guess the Nordics are doing quite well in this regard though.
Okey this is the coolest thing I have seen in a while. As a proud Finn, I would say that everyone should try the demo! An experience not to miss! ;) And the Mayors comments in the video, hilarious. So on point! Welcome to HEL!
https://helsinkiasaservice.com/apply
I live in Vantaa which is right next door while commuting every day to Helsinki. Only criteria seemed to be that I can't be a resident of Helsinki... Might have to apply for the fun idea and surprisingly great program.
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 46.7 ms ] threadI hope this will evolve into a one-stop shop at finding information about paperwork, apartments, bank/phone/utilities etc that are always different in every country and lots of work to be figured out.
If there's a city-provided service that reduces stress on that level, it would be super attractive to me.
I guess the Nordics are doing quite well in this regard though.
Cool idea and a great execution, shoutout to HEL!
If you click the link for the "demo" [1] you get some more information, but still it's not super clear.
What are the application requirements? Do you have to be a developer to get accepted? Would appreciate to know more about this project.
[1]https://helsinkiasaservice.com/apply