Written by VPFApril 17, 2021 Do you know that you could upgrade your appearance by starting with just some simple words in mind? Clean – Neat – Fit – Harmonious – Elegant Sounds simple, right? Let’s get into it. Clean and Neat It’s about you and your clothes also. You might think that we need
Written by VPFMarch 31, 2021 This blog follows the real-life story of Antti (name changed for privacy) as he started his stock trading journey and needed to figure out how to do related tax matters. Disclaimer: This article only discusses the Finnish taxes associated with selling shares, not taxes imposed under other tax jurisdictions. This
Written by VPFMarch 4, 2021 On 31 Jan 2021, VPF was happy to host the event “Real Estate Investment” exclusively for our registered members, a continuation in our #personal_finance series. We are so pleased that the event went very smoothly with active interactions between the speaker and members in our VPF community. In the 2-hour
Written by VPFFebruary 24, 2021 In my first days in Finland, autumn 2014, I stayed in a small city on the eastern side, Joensuu. The city’s name translated in English literally means “River’s mouth”, as it is situated at the mouth of Pielisjoki, a fast-flowing river that connects the two largest lakes in North Karelia
Written by VPFJanuary 20, 2021 One of the biggest obstacles that international job seekers in Finland face is the Finnish language barrier (Korhonen, 2014). Being the third hardest language in the world, Finnish sure made it challenging for many educated immigrants and students to follow through the learning curve. While words like “internationalization” and “diversity”
Written by VPF InfoDecember 3, 2020 On November 21st, 2020, VPF was pleased to host the “Personal Leadership: Lead Yourself to Success”, the first event in our #path2success series. We are grateful to receive great interest from the community, not only in Finland but also from France, Netherlands, and the US.During the event, the speaker Sarah
Written by VPFOctober 15, 2020 Investing may sound like a foreign and complicated concept to many of us, especially for foreigners in Finland. In this article, VPF will briefly introduce you to some of the most popular investment options available in Finland. Saving accounts – easy but not attractive in the long run A saving
Written by VPFSeptember 27, 2020 The day 29.8.2020 marked an important milestone, when we launched VPF – the community for professional Vietnamese fellows working in Finland to connect, make friends, share stories and learn from one another. The launch was associated with VPF’s first speed networking event with memorable stories shared by some of our