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Finland Relocation Services specialises in facilitating the relocation process for international staff coming to work for in Finland and Finnish people heading abroad. Photo: Heidi-Hanna Karhu
Finland Relocation Services: Business minded and big hearted
Research has shown that moving house ranks among one of our most stressful life events. Make that a move from one country to another and you will have most people tearing their hair out. Happily, however, help is at hand.
"We're here to make the whole relocation process a whole lot easier," Petri Lautjärvi, responsible for marketing and business development at Finland Relocation Services Oy, explains.
For around two decades now, the Espoo-based Finland Relocation Services has been helping companies make sure that their staff members' international moves run smoothly and according to plan. They are the only business in Finland that specialises in relocation services.
"We were the first business to offer this sort of service in Finland and, for a long time, we remained the only service provider. In the 1990s, people weren't really familiar with the term 'relocation' and there still isn't a straightforward Finnish translation for it, although there are now a number of similar words. People tend to talk about things like kansainvälinen liikkuvuus, asettautumispalvelu, maahanmuuttopalvelu and sopeuttamispalvelu," Marjo Lautjärvi, Finland Relocation Services Oy's CEO, points out.
Finland has taken a huge leap forward as a country in the past twenty years. Until fairly recently, people arriving in Finland struggled to obtain copies of official forms and other documents in English and had to conduct all their business in either Finnish or Swedish. These days, however, many places also offer services in English.
"Many people moving to Finland are positively surprised at how well people speak English. In France, for example, the situation can be very different indeed," Petri Lautjärvi comments.
In fact, such is the standard of spoken English and so keen the locals to keep honing their skills, that expats can often be deterred from learning the language.
"We would always encourage everyone to at least pick up a few basic phrases, such as kiitos, anteeksi, hyvää päivää and näkemiin. Making that little bit of effort will always stand you in good stead, no matter where you are," Marjo Lautjärvi says.
On your marks, get set… get your keys… go!
Finland Relocation Services Oy specialises in facilitating the relocation process for international staff coming to work for in Finland and Finnish people heading abroad. The package they offer includes everything from the physical and practical moving process to helping their clients get settled in their new environment. In addition, they are also happy to attend to a whole host of errands and other everyday tasks, whether big or small, on their clients' behalf.
"We really do attend to everything imaginable, including property hunting, dealing with officialdom, finding childcare and sorting out pet vaccinations. I like to say that we provide a full service from the cradle to the grave. I have even attended at a birth," Marjo Lautjärvi says.
Finland Relocation Services usually deal directly with the employers but they are also delighted to hear from private individuals. It is up to the client to decide at what point they want Finland Relocation Services to step in.
"We prefer to get stuck in as early as possible as people find it easy to adapt to their new circumstances as long as things keep going as expected. Expectation management is vitally important," Petri Lautjärvi reveals.
The employer also decides how long the Finland Relocation Services contact person remains in contact with the client.
"We have the resources to make sure that our clients hit the ground running when they arrive. We hand them their house keys – along with a set of wings and off they fly. Usually, we will keep in touch for a couple of months but our clients are welcome to turn to us even after that. We also automatically get in touch whenever it's time to renew any official paperwork. Some people prefer to have more support than others. What we set out to do is to furnish people with the tools and skills they need to help them settle in in their new home," Marjo Lautjärvi explains.
Having access to information about their new destination and knowing what to expect in practical terms helps to alleviate the impact of any culture shock people might experience.
"It is vitally important that we inform our clients about the social conventions and communication styles as well as the social and organisational hierarchies that prevail in their destination countries. Armed with that information, people can embark on both their professional and social lives with a sense of confidence. You need to know how to communicate with people, otherwise you will run into difficulty."
Happy wife, happy life
It takes a lot of skill and empathy to be able to relate to people from a number of different cultures in the correct way. Staff at Finland Relocation Services possess that happy knack.
"We need to make sure that our people are able to put themselves into our clients' shoes. For that reason, all our staff have lived abroad themselves," Marjo Lautjärvi says.
Relocation services are set to become more mainstream in the future. Already, both employers and employees recognise their utility and value. It is no longer necessary to persuade businesses that outsourcing their relocation services is a good idea. Both the employers and the movers themselves save a lot of energy with an external organisation attending to all the practicalities.
"The staff who relocate are fully productive from their first day onwards and our service will help to foster a sense of commitment to their new country of residence. High-quality relocation services also have a positive impact on the employer's image. With the benefit of positive word of mouth, the organisation will find it easier to recruit next time they are looking for highly qualified staff internationally," Petri Lautjärvi says.
A number of factors influence how the newcomers settle into their new country. For those making the move solo, the job matters much more than for people with families. In some ways children can also be useful in helping their parents to develop a sense of belonging in the new setting.
"The old adage of 'happy wife, happy life' remains pretty accurate to this day. It is really important that the husbands and wives also feel settled. Whether they are looking to work, study or undertake some voluntary work during their time abroad, we are on hand to help them identify the best options for them. We really can't overestimate the importance of finding something worthwhile to do."
"You can't live people's lives for them but we do work hard to make sure that they have the opportunities they want and we also encourage them to exercise their own sense of curiosity,"
In their line of work, the staff at Finland Relocation Services witness at first hand how much smaller the globalised world has become. It no longer matters what country you are from.
"Work that involves human-to-human contact cannot be performed by a machine or gadget. People have a need to hear and be heard. Our relationships and social networks matter to us. Our job is to promote them and strengthen them," Marjo Lautjärvi says by way of a conclusion.
Find out more: finlandrelocation.com
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Effects of Alcohol on Skin
By Isobel Washington
"Pink Drink Spalsh with Cherry," by Giniger, flickr.com/creativecommons
Alcohol, the common term for ethanol, is produced by glucose fermenting into yeast, and the amount of alcohol in a particular drink is determined by the quantity of yeast and how long the liquid has been fermented. Alcohol provides no nutritional value to the body, and cannot be digested. The body considers alcohol a toxin that it must rid immediately. A source of "empty" calories, alcohol has many short- and long-term effects on the body, and greatly effects physical appearance because of its effects on the skin.
Nutrient Depletion
Alcohol intake begins to starve the body of the essential nutrients it needs, and the more alcohol taken in, the more nutrient depletion that occurs. Many nutrients act as sources of oxygen for the body, particularly for the skin, and the deficiency of oxygen in the skin weakens it against harmful free radicals in the environment. The depletion of the vitamin A supply, which occurs with alcohol intake also has bad consequences for the skin, as vitamin A is crucial to the proper functioning, protection and overall health of the skin. Depletion of vitamin A makes the skin more susceptible to bacteria, in addition to reducing the suppleness and thickness of the skin. Since vitamin A helps cell turnover, meaning the replacement of dead skin cells with new ones, its depletion inhibits skin radiance and causes an uneven skin tone. The following listed effects of alcohol on the skin have a lot to do with vitamin A depletion.
Skin hydration is extremely important to the health and appearance of the skin. Just as alcohol dehydrates the body internally and causes an intense "hangover" thirst, alcohol also dehydrates the skin, causing it to lose its dewy appearance, and magnifying any pre-existing skin irregularities, such as fine lines and wrinkles. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means that it draws water from the body, thereby lowering the body's water level and causing dehydration. Certain drinks have an even greater power to dehydrate the skin, since the alcohol inhibits the release of an antidiuretic hormone. Dehydrated skin looks dry and unhealthy, both in color and texture. People with naturally dry skin suffer more intense effects of alcohol dehydration.
The natural aging process entails a slow-down of elastin and collagen production, which are the necessary proteins for keeping the skin thick, firm, strong and youthful-looking. Vitamin A boosts collagen production in the skin. The natural aging process' slow-down of collagen and elastin leads to wrinkles and other natural skin conditions of old age, such as thinning skin. Drinking alcohol greatly intensifies and speeds up this natural aging process, causing premature aging, which can add aging effects that might not have otherwise occurred. The deficiency of oxygen and vitamin A supply in the skin also inhibit collagen and elastin production, depleting firmness and plumpness of the skin. Premature aging means that wrinkles and skin discoloration occur long before they're due. Add the dehydration side effect and the visibility of premature aging is even worse.
Many excessive drinkers have blotchy and red skin that is visibly similar to the effects of rosacea. Alcohol intake causes blood to flow closely to the skin's surface, since alcohol causes the skin's small blood vessels to widen and gather there, as though reaching out for oxygen. Fair-skinned people are especially prone to this facial redness. One instance of drinking can produce flushed skin, and a long-term drinking habit causes permanently red and blotchy skin. This opening up of the blood vessels also creates puffiness, which is why many drinkers appear to have a puffy face and puffy under-eyes.
Borken Capillaries and Visible Veins
The redness in the skin that occurs from drinking alcohol can worsen into broken capillaries and visible veins. The capillary dilation from alcohol intake can eventually dilate the capillaries so much that they burst, creating visible red and purple veins, especially around the nose and on the cheeks. Some naturally fair-skinned people who drink excessively appear to have a purple nose--this is the result of many tiny broken capillaries and visible veins that collectively create the purple "drinker's nose," as it's called in Ireland.
Liver and Skin Relation
Most people know that alcohol can do the most damage to the liver, but it is a lesser known fact that alcohol's effect on the liver actually causes a sallow appearance in the face when the liver is stressed out and can't perform its duties properly. Just as alcohol can encourage scar tissue or "bad collagen" growth in the liver, it can also have this effect on the skin.
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Isobel Washington has been a freelance journalist since 2007. Washington's work first surfaced in Europe, where she served as a restaurant critic and journalist for "LifeStyles" magazine. Her love of travel and culture inspired her first novel, which is currently underway. Washington has a 10-year career in marketing communication and holds a Bachelor of Science degree.
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