Updated 09.12.2022

Niina Tapanainen

Career coach

  • Guidance Counsellor (HAMK)
  • Psychology Teacher (as a second subject) (Universities of Helsinki and Turku)
  • Master and Bachelor of Arts (Education) (University of Turku)

SIMHE

In SIMHE I support highly skilled immigrants living in Finland except degree students in Finnish higher education.
Niina Tapanainen

Contact

Postal address:

PL 4000, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki

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Responsibilities and tasks

Career Coach at SIMHE-Metropolia (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland). #simhejob

Clients can reach us via: simhe@metropolia.fi

Degrees, certifications and courses

  • career counselling studies (Aducate by UEF)
  • IELTS 8/9 (11/2017)

Language skills

Finnish: Native English: Excellent Swedish: Intermediate German: Beginner French: Beginner

Publications

in English:

  • Various Variables blog´s 1st edited writing 8.12.2017: Highly skilled immigrants aboard to build Finland
  • Characteristics of networking at SIMHE higher education institutions (Niina Tapanainen, Marita Häkkinen, Hanna Jokela, Heli Kamppari, Katri Kosonen, Sonja Mitroshin, Hannele Niskanen & Seppo Piiparinen) in Collection of Articles: Towards a Finland of talents together – insights on the SIMHE operations (2020), readable online in English (translation) and in Finnish.


in Finnish:

Networks

National SIMHE counsellor network & capital region's SIMHE higher education institution network

On EDUFI´s webpage you can find other SIMHE higher education institutions in Finland.

Mandates

Ohjausosuuskunta Ote is a co-operative society and umbrella company of Finnish guidance and career counsellors.
I have been their Counselling professional as of spring 2019 (1st two years also Board Member and Communications & Social Media Specialist). You can follow us in English via LinkedIn.