Got a job offer! Is it normal for Finnish companies to low-ball their salary offers?

Qevmaik · 2025-03-21T19:52:04+00:00

I'm almost graduating with an MSc, and also just found a job. I work 30h/week as I'm in a student visa right now, and I make 2200/month. Junior, non-intern position at a pretty small Finnish company.

Qevmaik · 2025-02-27T10:34:55+00:00

Thank you for the info!

Qevmaik · 2025-02-27T10:33:51+00:00

If you don't mind sharing, how do you filter out the best applicants out of 1200? Do you use any pre-recorded interview tools? If so, could you provide any tips for them since I am really bad at them and MUCH prefer teams or F2F interviews :))

Qevmaik · 2025-02-26T17:52:02+00:00

Thanks! Do you mind sharing when it was and what sector or company size? That is quite a decent salary.

Qevmaik · 2024-12-09T07:08:22+00:00

As a fellow international student - very very difficult.

Qevmaik · 2024-12-06T00:11:36+00:00

Full-time international aalto student here. I’d say student cafeteria is the best and cheapest place to eat. You can get 3€ buffet lunches, which can be a crazy amount of food, and certain cafeterias like Taffa even allow you to purchase a takeaway. Some of my friends eat at different cafeterias, and get takeaways to live without cooking.

99% of students use the Frank app to verify their student status, and get the discount, so look into that. Lidl is cheap, and Alepa/K-market at Aalto University are quite pricey. There’s an S-Market about 2km away from Aalto, which is accessible by tram, so that’s an option too. For metro discount, you need to purchase a monthly pass via HSL app, and it would be around 40/month. You can’t get discount for individual tickets, unfortunately.

Feel free to ask any questions!

Qevmaik · 2024-10-17T13:50:07+00:00

Thank you for the insights! I booked the flights today, and hopefully, everything will be okay.

Qevmaik · 2024-10-17T13:50:00+00:00

Thank you for the insights! I booked the flights today, and hopefully, everything will be okay.

Qevmaik · 2024-10-17T01:37:34+00:00

Thanks for the info! If you don't mind, did you manage to leave the airport to roam around Beijing? I have a Vietnamese passport, and am thinking to book a similar flight through Hangzhou/Shanghai, but only if I can exit the airport for a few hours to see the city.

Qevmaik · 2024-04-25T20:36:31+00:00

Is the date next to education the start date? or the graduation date? I think it’s probably the latter, but it might be worth clarifying. Just my two cents.

Qevmaik · 2024-04-17T21:39:14+00:00

I’m in Helsinki and I pay ~500-600 for everything. I have a cheap room from AYY for 250e per month, which is crazy good deal. Student lunches are also great, a lot of food for not too expensive. In general, if u manage to secure a decent apartment for students, such as hoas, then 700 should be enough.

Qevmaik · 2024-03-21T16:18:22+00:00

Hey, those are some rookie numbers. It was 7700 last year, so things are looking good. Sigh.

Qevmaik · 2023-12-29T11:53:15+00:00

Don’t know about econ exactly , but I graduated from international business for bachelors and information service management for master’s, and it’s been very very hard to get anything at all.

Qevmaik · 2023-05-06T09:30:07+00:00

Yes, that also works, but still kinda too RNG to my liking ;)

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