“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 […]
“See the person behind the papers” – International talent’s experiences of Finnish working life and how to develop it
We have recently interviewed several dozens of international talents in the HIWE project. In the interviews, we have asked about their lives before coming to Finland, their experiences while in Finland, and their hopes and plans for the future. Our special interest has been in internationals’ experiences of employment, working life and entrepreneurship in Finland. […]