On the pages listed below you can acquaint yourself with your future studying and living environment, the Oulu Region.

You will find a lot of important information about the things you should do before leaving for Finland, travel connections and practicalities you will face upon your arrival and during your stay in the Oulu region, in the chapter "Practical Information" of our ECTS Information Package.

The City of Oulu gives also information on living in the Oulu Region.

Our students have gathered a lot of unofficial information about practical questions concerning your stay and coming to Oulu. You can acquaint yourself with this by visiting the The netTutor website.

Links

Information about Finland and the Oulu Region

Virtual Finland
Discover Finland
Expat Finland
FinlandLive.info
City of Oulu
65 Degrees North - online newspaper with news and views from Oulu, Finland
EFA - Expatriate Family Adjustment
Town of Raahe
Town of Oulainen

Would you like to ask a question? Other expatriates and Finns can answer them on the following web forums:

Expat Finland Forum
IESAF Forum
Finland Forum

Information about travel connections

Journey Planner for Oulu "Linjakas"
Journey Planner for the whole Finland

Finnair
Blue 1
Scandinavian Airlines
Finnish Railways (VR)
Bus connections - Matkahuolto
ExpressBus
Local traffic in Oulu
Local and regional traffic timetables in Raahe

P.O. Box 222, FI-90101 OULU, FINLAND+358 10 27 21030+358 10 27 21371