Contact us
Offices
Helsinki: Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki (Kulttuuritalo)
Oulu: Saaristonkatu 23-25, 90100 Oulu
Rovaniemi: Koskikatu 18-20 C1, 96200 Rovaniemi
Business ID (Y-tunnus): 2765975-3
Money collection permit: RA/2020/1703
Jobseekers
Contact us when you need help in finding work:
Oleksandr Puzyrnyy
Career Coach,
Southern Finland
oleksandr@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 240 8261
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Sara Shirazi
Career Coach,
Southern Finland
sara.shirazi@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 381 4576
(Dari/Farsi, 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)
Uladzimir Isachanka
Career Coach,
Northern Finland
uladzimir@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 543 3755
(Russian, Ukrainian, and English language skills)
Alina Plorina
Career Coach,
Northern Finland
alina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 550 2992
(Latvian, Russian, English, and Finnish language skills)
Sara Dehdashti
Recruitment Manager,
Southern Finland
sara@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 978 8025
(Dari/Farsi, English, and Finnish language skills)
Rima Depo
Recruitment Manager,
Northern Finland
rima@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2780
(French, Berber, Arabic, Finnish, and English 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
Skills Development Manager
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
yelizaveta@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 394 7256
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English 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. Please start by sending an email to: business@startuprefugees.com
Mia Hyvärinen
Business Program Manager,
Southern Finland
mia@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 974 0420
(Finnish and English language skills)
Marina Berzina
Business Coach
Southern Finland
marina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 447 2827
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Muntaser Al-Hamad
Business Program Manager,
Northern Finland
muntaser@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 236 3354
(Arabic and English language skills)
Oleksiy Kovalenko
Business Coach,
Central & Southern Finland
oleksiy@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 980 7952
(Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and English language skills)
Partners & Organisations
Contact us if you would like to hire employees or collaborate with us:
Maiju Mitrunen
Head of Partnerships
maiju@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 231 0804
(Finnish and English language skills)
Kirsi Korhonen
Head of Employment Program
kirsi@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 348 0410
(Finnish, English, Swedish, French, and Spanish 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
p. +358 44 238 2564
(Finnish, English, Arabic, and French 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
(Finnish and Dari/Farsi language skills)
Aicha Manai
Chief Executive Officer
aicha@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 555 3220
(Finnish, Arabic, French, Swedish, and English language skills)
Anni Lehtonen
People & Culture Manager
anni@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 476 2096
(Finnish, English, and Spanish language skills)
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