Contact us
Offices
Helsinki: Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki (Kulttuuritalo)
Vantaa: Leinikkitie 22, 01350 Vantaa
Oulu: Saaristonkatu 23-25, 90100 Oulu
info@startuprefugees.com
Business ID (Y-tunnus): 2765975-3
Money collection permit: RA/2020/1703
Jobseekers (Southern Finland)
Contact us if you’re looking for work! Please note: Visits are by appointment only. Kindly book a meeting in advance, as we do not offer walk-in reception.
Sara Dehdashti
Head of Employment, Southern Finland
sara@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 978 8025
(Dari/Farsi, English, and Finnish language skills)
Oleksandr Puzyrnyy
Career Coach, Southern Finland
oleksandr@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 240 8261
(Ukrainian, Russian, Finnish and English language skills)
Mustafa Aal-Sahek
Career Coach & IT Specialist,
Southern Finland
mustafa@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 4654
(Arabic, English, and Finnish language skills)
Farida Bourdache
Tsemppari Coach
farida@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 307 5468
(Arabic, French, English, Tamazight, and Finnish language skills)
Olena Feloniuk
Tsemppari Coach
olena@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 394 7256
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Abas Hussein
Employment Coordinator
abas@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 339 6247
(Finnish, English, and Somali language skills)
Sawa Muse
Employment Coordinator
sawa@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 352 5648
(Finnish, English, and Somali
language skills)
Jobseekers (Northern Finland)
Contact us if you’re looking for work! Please note: Visits are by appointment only. Kindly book a meeting in advance, as we do not offer walk-in reception.
Rima Depo
Head of Employment,
Northern Finland
rima@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2780
(Arabic, Tamazight, French, English and Finnish language skills)
Safaa Sekkaki
Career Coach, Northern
Finland
safaa@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 9685
(Arabic, Spanish, French, and English language skills)
Adelina Chachanidze
Career Coach, Northern
Finland
adelina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 550 2992
(English and Russian language skills)
Skill developers
Contact us if you are looking to update your skills or you would like to offer your expertise for training/mentoring:
Arkan Aal-Owayef
Head of Business & Skills Development
arkan@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2868
(Arabic and English language skills)
Lejla Plecan
Skills Development Specialist
lejla@startuprefugees.com
+358 45 7838 1663
(Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English, and Finnish language skills)
Yelizaveta Babina
Career Coach & Business Coach
yelizaveta@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 394 7256
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Sofia Achame-Räisänen
Career Coach
sofia@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 337 0586
(Amharic, English, Tigrinya and Finnish language skills)
Entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship
Contact us if you need advice with entrepreneurship, or if you would like to offer practical opportunities or your business expertise to newcomer entrepreneurs.
Muntaser Al-Hamad
Senior Specialist, Entrepreneurship, Northern Finland
muntaser@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 236 3354
(Arabic, Finnish, and English language skills)
Mia Hyvärinen (on maternity leave)
Senior Specialist, Entrepreneurship, Southern Finland
Marina Berzina
Business Coach, Southern Finland
marina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 306 2032
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Arkan Aal-Owayef
Head of Business & Skills Development
arkan@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2868
(Arabic and English language skills)
Marianne Ruusunhelmi
Specialist, Entrepreneurship, Southern Finland
marianne@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 974 0420
(Finnish and English language skills)
Organizations looking for talent or collaboration
Contact us if you would like to hire employees or collaborate with us:
Maiju Mitrunen
Head of Partnerships
maiju@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 365 7356
(Finnish and English language skills)
Salla-Maria Korhonen
Recruitment & Partnerships Specialist, Southern Finland
salla@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 0622
(Finnish and English language skills)
Minna Jarva
Recruitment & Partnerships Specialist, Northern Finland
minna@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 318 2447
(Finnish, English, and Swedish language skills)
Communications & PR
Sabrin Falhi
Communications & Brand Manager
sabrin@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 238 2564
(Finnish, English, Arabic and French language skills)
Anni Yao (on maternity leave)
People & Culture Manager
Elise Hadfield-Jones
Communications Intern
elise@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 978 9120
(English and Finnish language skills)
Administration
Anna Diallo
Chief Administrative Officer
anna@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 240 7285
(Finnish, English, and French language skills)
Zahra Haidar
Finance & Administration Coordinator
zahra@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 313 2185
(Dari/Farsi and Finnish language skills)
Aicha Manai
Chief Executive Officer
aicha@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 555 3220
(Finnish, Arabic, French, Swedish, and English language skills)
Johanna Luukkonen
Senior Specialist, Funding & Service Design
johanna@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 338 4943
(Finnish and English language skills)
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