Place
Lintulahdenkuja 2 D, 00530 Helsinki (International House Helsinki)
Asiakasnäkymä
Helsingin kaupunki
Updated 26.01.2026
International House Helsinki (IHH)
International House Helsinki is a service point that brings various operators and public authorities together. IHH offers services for international private clients and employer clients.
Service organiser
Helsingin kaupunki
Language
Finnish
Swedish
English
Charges
The service is free of charge
Implementation
Hybrid service
This service is intended for international private clients who have recently moved or are planning to move to Finland and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The Employer Services are primarily intended for employers operating in the Uusimaa region.IHH’s services are suitable for international individuals who have recently moved to Finland and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and who need to initiate official matters with public authorities for the first time. Pre-arrival services are also available online for those planning a move to Finland before they even arrive in the country.
Additionally, IHH’s services are suitable for private clients and employer clients who belong to the target group and require advisory services and services that will support them in settling in.
Additional current information about the public authorities offering services and the services available can be found on the IHH website at https://ihhelsinki.fiexternal link, opens in a new tab.
Who is the service for?
Municipality of residence
Municipality of residence does not matter
Age
All people of working age
Situation
Person with higher education
Active jobseeker
Immigrant (integration period ongoing)
Entrepreneur or interested in becoming one
Employer
IHH is a hybrid service. Its various services are available in person (appointments and walk-ins), by phone and online (webinars, website, email and chat). Some official services provided by public authorities require you to make an appointment in advance.
The IHH website lists all of the services available and provides information on which services require you to make an appointment before you visit a customer service point.
Additional information about the use of services: In order for public authorities to be able to initiate procedures, please bring the necessary documents with you when visiting the service point. The necessary documents depend on the public authority and matter in question. Some services require official translations of documents issued abroad. Before using the services, please confirm which documents you should bring with you.
Benefits of participating in the service
You can initiate official matters under the remit of several different public authorities through a single service point. Additionally, IHH offers advisory services. Employer clients can receive the advice they require on topics such as international labour and its recruitment as a remote service. The purpose of this service package is to speed up and streamline the process of international people and their families arriving and settling down in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and entering the labour market, as well as help companies and employers make better use of the international talent already available in the region.
Conditions for participating in the service
Participation in the service requires the client to be an international client who has recently moved to Finland and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and who needs to initiate official matters with public authorities in Finland for the first time. IHH also provides international clients who have moved to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area with services that support them in settling in. Additionally, persons who are planning to move to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area from abroad can receive advisory services online before arriving in the country.
How can I participate in the service?
International House Helsinki is a joint service point that offers most of the advisory and official services required by newly arrived immigrants under one roof. Additionally, IHH offers advice on international labour and its recruitment as a remote service for employer clients.
The public authorities represented at International House Helsinki include the Cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa, Employment Services, the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), the Finnish Tax Administration (Vero), the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri), the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce, the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK), and the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).
How is the service organised?
Service accessibility
Requires strong identification
Possibility of easy language service
The online service is accessible
Where and when?
Accessibility
The building has a lift
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Accessible by public transport
Time
Mon at 09:00 - 16:00
Tue at 09:00 - 16:00
Wed at 09:00 - 16:00
Thu at 09:00 - 16:00
Fri at 09:00 - 16:00
Contact information
International House Helsinki (IHH)
Links and attachments
Service category
Advisory service
Services for employers