{"id":443,"date":"2015-09-06T10:08:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T09:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=443"},"modified":"2016-10-11T16:26:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:26:49","slug":"finland-sipoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/finland\/finland-sipoo","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Finland &#8211; Sipoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Sipoo, Finland<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sipoo-Finland.gif\" alt=\"Sipoo, Finland\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d8262422.6237564515!2d16.479914500000014!3d59.62979421584561!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x469204bea9ef5293%3A0x400b551554bbfb0!2s04130+Sipoo%2C+Finland!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1441532312104\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on <strong>17 July, 2015<\/strong> by <strong>Suzanne Sistonen<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Sipoo, Finland:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Sipoo, Finland?<br \/><\/strong>Jobs can be found but very few and far between.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/><\/strong>Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, teaching at state schools, teaching at private international schools, teaching at colleges \/ universities, teaching at companies, teaching at community centers, etc., private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<br \/><\/strong>It depends on where you are willing to teach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/>Become a qualified as possible, the Finns really value qualified personnel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/>Low, but it all depends on where you are planning on working.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>5 days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/>40 hours per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<br \/><\/strong>Generally you have one weeks winter holiday, then in July almost all of the Finns are on holiday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to\u00a0Sipoo, Finland to teach English?<\/strong><br \/>Secure a position before coming here, as once here you may find it challenging to find a position, if you are thinking of working in a kindergarten or school the salary is not that great.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Sipoo, Finland?<\/strong><br \/>Parents really encourage their children to learn new languages especially English, although in most cases Swedish is there main second language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Sipoo, Finland?<\/strong><br \/>Over coming the language barrier, Finnish is a very hard and difficult language to learn, although most Finns will speak English, however they are very shy people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/>Not enough teaching resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Sipoo, Finland:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in Finland?<\/strong><br \/>Yes, but they you will need to look into this yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in Finland?<\/strong><br \/>Very expensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/><\/strong>Very difficult, the rent is high here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Sipoo, Finland?<br \/><\/strong>It is a really safe country, the education system here is one of the best in the world, they have a good health service, plus childcare if needed is also very good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Sipoo, Finland?<br \/><\/strong>Long dark winters, cost of living is high.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Sipoo, Finland?<\/strong><br \/>Bring very warm clothing, it can get to -30C during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/>Food, teaching materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave Finland?<br \/><\/strong>Safety, it&#8217;s a very safe country. however the cost of living is really expensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country?<\/strong><br \/>English materials, mainly books and songs, very limited in this country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other comments:<\/strong><br \/>The education level in Finland is very high and they have very high standards that you are expected to keep up with, this can create a lot of work, but if you are anything like me then you will enjoy it greatly, it&#8217;s a wonderful country to work and live, although be warned it&#8217;s very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: Suzanne Sistonen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>: British<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Finland<\/strong>: Toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I teach<\/strong>: English Made Fun, Sipoo, Kerava, Porvoo. I have and own my own English club business. Teaching here for 10 years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: When I first starting teaching in this country I found my first job on the Internet.<\/div>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>:\u00a0Very good &#8211; I develop my own curriculum and have many of my own resources, it&#8217;s hard to find any good English resources in this country, which was why I made a lot of my own materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher support is available at my school<\/strong>: Training \/ workshops, lesson observations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My school website:<\/strong> <a title=\"English Made Fun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.englishmadefun.fi\" target=\"_blank\">www.englishmadefun.fi<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Finland?<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us about your experiences &#8211; <a title=\"Submit Country Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/submit-country-report\">click here to submit your report about teaching English in Finland<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Sipoo, Finland \u00a0 &nbsp; Report submitted on 17 July, 2015 by Suzanne Sistonen. Teaching English in Sipoo, Finland: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Sipoo, Finland?Jobs can be found but very few and far between. The main English teaching jobs available are:Full time English language school positions, part time English language &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/finland\/finland-sipoo\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Finland &#8211; Sipoo<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[7,119,85,6],"class_list":["post-443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finland","tag-english-jobs","tag-finland","tag-sipoo","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}