Moving to Hamina
Warm welcome to Hamina! Here you will find some useful information regarding Hamina and about the moving prosess to Finland.
Before moving to Hamina
Finnish immigration process
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- Finnish immigration process: check the Finnish Immigration Service- website is the go-to source for information about the process of migrating to Finland.
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- Apply for a residence permit: check information from Finnish Immigration Service- website. The Application Finder helps you to find the right application for your situation
A tax card
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Before starting to work, you need to have a tax card from The Finnish Tax Administration. (Verohallinto)Working in Hamina and in Finland, it is good to gain some information about the Finnish way of working. Please note that employees in Finland pay a municipal tax, a progressive state tax, and various minor taxes on their gross earned income.
Finding work
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Work adds
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Job Market Finland (information content and services related to employment in Finland)
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Finding home from Hamina
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Rental services
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Hamina asunnot (Hamina-Asunnot Oy is City of Hamina subsidiary that provides and maintains public rental and partly owned apartments in the Hamina area)
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Real Estate- services: Asunto-Agentit, OP-Asunnot
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Social security in Finland
In Finland, the social security system aims to safeguard economic security in all life situations. The services are provided by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Kela .Kela provides a quick guide about social security in Finland.
Please note that when you move to Finland from another country, your entitlement to benefits from Kela is determined on the basis of:
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how long you intend to stay in Finland
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which country you come from
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and your reason for the stay in Finland
First steps in Hamina
Submit a notification of the move
Submit a notification of move to Hamina to Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV). Please note that the instructions vary for for Finnish citizen and foreign citizen and from where you are moving from.
Opening a bank account
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Osuuspankki (Puistokatu 6,49400 Hamina).
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Oma- Sp (Satamakatu 11, 49400 Hamina)
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More bank offices are located in nearby cities Kouvola & Kotka
Getting mobile phone and internet subscriptions
In Hamina Veikon Kone (Isoympyränkatu 11) sell sim cards and internet subscriptions. More teleoperation branches are located in the City of Kotka. Prepaid sim -cards also available from R-Kiosks (Kaivokatu 10 & Pikkuympyränkatu 14)
Getting around in Hamina
Public transport
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- Local transportation system is called Jonne & Minne. The systems consist of buses & city bikes.
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- Local bus run in Hamina suburbs and to Hamina to Kotka. Main bus station is located next to the main bus station (Rautatienkatu 2, 49400 Hamina)
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- Bus number 1 goes twice an hour to Kotka ( approx. 50min bus drive).
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- Tickets can be bought with cash from the driver or via Waltti-app. Waltti-card can for seasonal tickets can be bought in the cafeteria of the Hamina Spa & Swimming pool
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- Check timetables and info about the ticket options in digitransit-service or download the Waltti-app.
Long-distance buses
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All timetables can be found from the Matkahuolto- webiste.
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Onnibus ( red double decker bus company) has also a useful app available, and the bus ticket fare can be as low as 1€ + booking fee 1€.
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You can buy also long distance bus tickets also from the R-kiosks
Trains
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Check train timetables ( VR)
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Please note there is also available a “ Kymenlaakso”-ticket that allows you to travel from Hamina- Kouvola from 7€/ adult together with the local bus and local train.
City bikes
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Map of bike routes in Hamina and Kotka
Private car & car parking
Hamina is well known that there are no car parking fees in the public streets in the city center.
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- Please note that for example in the garage of S-market and parking lot of Lidl- supermarket there is a private parking area, and free parking for 2 hours with only a parking disc.
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- Please note that in residential areas there might be reserved car places for residents only.
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- If car rental is needed, you can contact for example Avis (ST 1- service station, Helsingintie 1.
If something happens
Public health services in Hamina
Emergency number 112
Public doctors and dentists
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- Medical helpline tel. (+358) 116 117
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- Public health services, (Kymenlaakson hyvinvointialue)
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- Book an appointment for a nurse or doctor in Hamina. Call (+358) 05 220 2000 (Monday- Friday)
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- Health centre in Hamina: Reutsinkatu 1, 49400 Hamina
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- Nearest Hospital is in city of Kotka
Private health services in Hamina
Police station
Currently the nearest police station is in Kotka City. ( Ruukinkatu 12, 48100 Kotka)
Education in Hamina
The Finnish education system consists of early childhood education and care, preschool, comprehensive school, upper secondary education, vocational education and training and higher education.
Early education in Hamina
Comprehensive School, grades 1-9
There are seven comprehensive schools for grades 1-6 and two schools for grades 7-9 in Hamina.
Secondary education
Free time activities in Hamina
Hamina and the region offers great possibilities to enjoy the Finnish nature or take part for the cultural events!
Hamina Spa & Swimming pool
Hamina Spa (Linnoituksen uimahalli) is located at the Hamina city centre next to market square. A public pool is open year-round.
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- Outdoor pool 5 x 12,5 m, outdoor jacuzzi and sauna
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- Indoor pools, childrens pool and indoor jacuzzi and saunas
- A gym (extra fee)
Cyckling and outdoor activities
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- Hamina has great roads for gravel biking and Portimo Paths are also mostly suitable for mountain biking
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- Family-friendy cyckling route is Hamina Cyckling route from citycentre- Pitkäthiekat beach area
- Also, check from Bikeland.fi, bike friendly services
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- Portimo Path- map, also suitable for hiking
Movies
In Finland the movies are shown normally with the original language, and the subtitles are in finnish and swedish.
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- Kino Hamina ( tickets can be bought 30 min before the show) (Isoympyräkatu 30A)
Library
Library card: The main library in Hamina is located on Rautatienkatu 8. You can get the library card for free. Take id- with you when getting the card. In Ruissalo main school building, there is also a small library.
Other activities nearby
East Coast of Finland unfold in the charming towns of Loviisa, Pyhtää, Kotka, Hamina, Virolahti, and Miehikkälä.
Events in Hamina and in the region
Hamina Festival Town it´s a Haminas event concept, that combines different event is Hamina.
Some highlights about the events 2024:
Hamina Tattoo International Military Music Festival, July 2024
Valojen yö- Night of the lights, 10.9.2024
Christmas time in Hamina, December 2024
Event calendar
Kymenlaaksonyt- website is city´s event calendar, where to find information about what´s happening in Hamina and in the region.
Hamina town has also own app, where you will find information about the news, events and ideas what to do. Currently the Hamina-app is only avaiblabe in Finnish.
Download the Hamina- app from the links below: