Services related to everyday living
International Jyväskylä – Info Center is a multilingual service point, where one can get guidance and counseling on topics related to everyday living in 16 different languages.
International Jyväskylä – Info Center provides information on
- living
- working
- studying
- residence permit
- social services and health care
- leisure time activites
- and many other topics
International Jyväskylä – Info Center provides service to everyone living in the Central Finland region, irrespective of the person’s background or reason for coming to Finland. Objective of this service is to support the integration of internationals by providing information and counseling at the right time and by directing the clients to the relevant services.
Service is free of cost and confidential.
The service can be used on a walk-in basis or an appointment can be booked by contacting our Guidance and Counseling Incharge in advance.
Guidance and Counseling Time table June-July 2023
nternational Jyväskylä - Info Center, Kilpisenkatu 1 D, 40100 Jyväskylä
Walk-in service during June and July is available: Mon - Fri 12-15. Services in Finnish and English are available Mon - Fri.
For other languages, timings are as follows
June 2023
Monday
- English, Finnish
- Kinyarwanda, Swahili
- Arabic (5.6, 12.6., 19.6.)
Tuesday
- English, Finnish
- Russian, Estonian (6.6, 13.6., 20.6.)
Wednesday
- English, Finnish
- Thai (7.6., 28.6.)
- Ukrainian (7.6, 14.6., 21.6.)
Thursday
- English, Finnish
- Tigrinya (1.6., 22.6., 29.6.)
Walk-in service at Multicultural Center Gloria is available during the month of June on:
Thursdays (1.6, 8.6., 15.6): 12-15 English, Finnish, Russian, Estonian, Ukrainian.
Friday
- englanti, suomi
- persia, dari
- kurdi
July 2023
Monday
- English, Finnish
- Persian, Dari
- Arabic (10.7., 17.7., 24.7., 31.7.)
Tuesday
- English, Finnish
- Russian, Estonian (18.7., 25.7)
Wednesday
- English, Finnish
- Thai
- Ukrainian (19.7., 26.7.)
Thursday
- English, Finnish
- Tigrinja
Walk-in service at Multicultural Center Gloria is not available during the month of July
Friday
- English, Finnish
- Kurdish
All of our counselors speak Finnish language as well.
Multilingual guidance and counseling can also be availed remotely using Micorsoft Teams. Please contact our counselors for more information.
Short decription of International Jyväskylä - Info Center's services in different languages:
English French Kinyarwanda Swahili Russian Thai Tigrinya Arabic Persian Kurdish(Sorani)
Initial Assessment in your own language
International degree student studying in Jyväskylä can request an inital assessment from International Jyväskylä – Info Center in English. Read more from the services for international students web page.
Stay-at-home parents or any other person who is not actively involved with TE-Office or Local Government Pilots on Employment (kuntakokeilu) can request an inital assessment from International Jyväskylä – Info Center in own language. For more information, please contact your own language counselor or our Guidance and Counseling Incharge Maarit Piruzdelan.
The initial assessment is meant to map out a person’s possible needs related to studies and language training, employment, socializing and networking, hobbies or any other aspect which could help the person integrate better into the local Finnish society. During the assessment, the person gets information about the services in Jyväskylä and is directed to the relevant services/activities based on the mapping done.
Local Services
International Jyväskylä – Info Center’s counselors reach out to different parts of Jyväskylä and provide guidance and counseling to the local people. International Jyväskylä – Info Center provides services in Multicultural Center Gloria once a week.
Guidance and counseling timetable: Multicultural Center Gloria, Matarankatu 6 A 1, 40100 Jyväskylä
Walk-in service at Multicultural Center Gloria is available during the month of June on:
Thursdays (1.6, 8.6., 15.6) 12-15
- English
- Finnish
- Russian and Estonian (Counselor understands Ukrainian as well)
Where are we located?
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Contact info June-July 2023
June 2023
Phone number: 9-15
1.6.-16.6.: 040 027 5163
19.6.-30.6.: 050 382 5700
July 2023
Phone number: 9-15
3.7.-14.7.: 050 382 5700
17.7.-31.7.: 040 027 5163
Address: Kilpisenkatu 1 D,
40100 Jyväskylä
Divya Narang, Project Manager
0503825700
divya.narang(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Maarit Piruzdelan, Guidance and Counseling Incharge (English, Finnish)
p. 040 027 5163 (Mon-Fri 9-16)
maarit.piruzdelan(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Iris Assaf (Arabic, English, Finnish)
p. 050 452 3981 (Mon 12.30 - 15.30, Thu 10-13)
iris.assaf(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Papy Nkunda (Kinjarwanda, Swahili, French, English, Finnish)
p. 050 495 4401 (Mon 10-16)
papy.nkunda(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Ali Moradi (Kurdish languages (Sorani, Gurani), Finnish)
p. 050 452 3981
(Fri 10-16)
ali.moradi(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Maryam Mousapour, Counselor (Persian, Dari, Finnish)
p. 050 495 4401
(Mon 9-12, Wed 9-12, Fri 12-16)
maryam.mousapour(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Kirsi Lehtimäki (Thai, English, Finnish)
p. 050 302 4343 (Wed 10-17)
kirsi.lehtimaki(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Anna Randel (Estonian, Russian, English, Finnish, understands Ukrainian)
p. 040 159 4340
(Tue 13-16, Wed 13-16, Thu 12-16)
anna.randel(at)jyvaskyla.fi
Rahel Tekie (Tigrinya, Finnish)
p. 050 495 4401 (Thu 12 - 16)
rahel.tekie(at)jyvaskyla.fi
In case you are not able to reach any of the counselors mentioned above, please contact Guidance and Counseling Incharge
Maarit Piruzdelan
p. 040 027 5163
maarit.piruzdelan(at)jyvaskyla.fi