23.11.2023| HIWE

Policy measures on highly skilled internationals’ integration into Finnish society abound – but are they effective enough?

To find out how public policies attempt to respond to the challenges of international talents in Finland, we did an extensive analysis of national policy documents. The results were partly unexpected – and raised a number of questions about the effectiveness of the current integration policies around highly skilled internationals. Public policies in critical focus […]

16.11.2023| HIWE

“Puhutaanko suomea – or shall we use English?” International communication at work in Finland

In the HIWE project, we continue digging into the stories told by highly skilled internationals. While doing that, we have realised that many of the themes discussed in the interviews are prevalent inside our own research team. Learning and speaking the Finnish language is among the core issues that bother international professionals. It is no […]