Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service • Hacker News Board

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by vardhanw » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:15 AM UTC

cambalache wrote: post #3

Maybe I am being dumb (Finnish application officers, do not read this) but I dont understand what the offer is. A 90 days business visa? Forget it, I just read this: > The “90-Day Finn” program is funded by the Helsinki Business Hub and is specifically targeted at “technical professionals” on the west coast of the United States. Hub will fund the “90-day free transfer package to Helsinki” and invite children. This an…

The Terms and conditions [1] provides some details.

[1] https://www.helsinkibusinesshub.fi/90-day-finn-terms-and-con...

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by aresant » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:18 AM UTC

“Participants can apply between 4.11.2020-10.12.2020.”

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:21 AM UTC

aresant wrote: post #12

“Participants can apply between 4.11.2020-10.12.2020.”

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Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by sokoloff » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:23 AM UTC

aresant wrote: post #12

“Participants can apply between 4.11.2020-10.12.2020.”

Confusingly to Americans, this is probably Nov 4th to Dec 10th, 2020.

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by EQVEYWDCHQ » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:23 AM UTC

aresant wrote: post #12

“Participants can apply between 4.11.2020-10.12.2020.”

This is in European format, so November 4th to December 10th.

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by kondro » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:24 AM UTC

brryant wrote: post #2

This is honestly a great way for tech entrepreneurs to experience Nordic living. The fact is Finland has one of the most startup friendly environments around: — top schools (Aalto U. produces incredibly talented engineers) — startup friendly ecosystem (cheap rents, cheap internet) — Finnish work culture (direct, no nonsense, hard working but balanced) — fantastic food and beverage scene in downtown Helsinki My wife i…

- Nationalised health care.

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by nstj » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:26 AM UTC

> Experience four seasons: changes in weather and daylight are a feature and not a bug

This looks like a wonderful offering. With phrases like the above it looks to be one of the first of its nature where government _gets_ the needs of remote tech workers.

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by suyash » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:27 AM UTC

What's the catch here?

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by dpeck » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:29 AM UTC

aresant wrote: post #12

“Participants can apply between 4.11.2020-10.12.2020.”

The only thing worse than mm-dd-yyyy is dd-mm-yyyy.

Long live yyyy-mm-dd

Re: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

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Post by cambalache » Fri, Nov 06, 2020, 2:30 AM UTC

suyash wrote: post #18

What's the catch here?

No catch, they only want to "capture" SV engineers. So if you work for Google in San Francisco and you convince your bosses you can work 3 months from Helsinki legally and hopefully for Finland form a company there or meet a Finn and bring them back to the US with you.