Welcome to "The Career Cast - Finland Edition": a podcast to help you hack the world of job search and careers in Finland. Listen to insights and advice from career coaches, recruiters, international talents who made it in Finland, and other experts. If you are struggling to get a job or you feel stuck in your current position, join us to get concrete tips on how to land your next dream job.
In this 25th episode of the Career Cast - Finland Edition, we had with us Anne Delgoulet, Liaison Coordinator at Suomen Ekonomit.
In this episode we covered aspects that are often unknown to international job seekers, including:
- What are trade unions and why join them?
- What's the difference between a trade union and an unemployment fund?
- What's the role of collective agreements in shaping work contracts?
- How can employees make sure their rights are respected and laws are followed?
If you are new to Finland, or if you not aware of the roles of funds and unions, or what your rights are, this episode is a MUST
You can find us on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianluca-lindberg-curci/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maija-makinen-sp/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushik-lakshman/
7 Oct 2026
24# Is working in Finnish a myth? - Part 2
In this 24th episode of the Career Cast - Finland Edition, we continued our conversion with Astrid Puumala - Thévenet, Development Manager for Immigration at City of Espoo.
The second part of the podcast focuses on job seekers' and employers' side when it comes to work environments with Finnish learners. Among the topics:
- What does "Finnish required" in job ads really mean?
- How to build environments that are not "English only" and "Finnish only" exclusively?
- How important is to have language training at work?
- What's the business case for hiring Finnish learners?
If you missed the first episode, check it out: https://open.spotify.com/episode/31vAOZ1BPBwfsQDEz9XLUS?si=02f111b49425496c (We talked with Astrid about her personal learning journey and what it's like to be in a workplace where Finnish is the main language).
You can find us on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianluca-lindberg-curci/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maija-makinen-sp/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushik-lakshman/
25 Sept 2026
23# Is working in Finnish a myth? - Part 1
In this 23rd episode of the Career Cast - Finland Edition, we talked with Astrid Puumala - Thévenet, Development Manager for Immigration at City of Espoo.
This first part of our conversation with Astrid covers her own Finnish learning journey and her experience of working in a Finnish work environment.
Among the topics:
- How long it took to learn Finnish and what helped her
- What does fluency really mean and how to work with the our idea of it
- How multilanguage environemnts work and how to adjust to them
- How to deal with spoken language vs formal language in a workplace
The second part of the episode will be released next week and will include a deeper conversation on the need for building work environments where internationals professionals who are learning Finnish can thrive and progress. It will also cover how to understand our own Finnish skills and decide what jobs are worth pursuing, and how to interpret language requirements in job advertisements.
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Pavel Zhukova
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Wei Cui
Mcha Ame
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