One month in the North of Europe, Turku (Finland)

Get to know more about an internship as an Austrian in Finland and how these kinds of experiences are taking my working and personal skills to another level.

My name is Georg Loibl, I am 21 years old, I am living in Austria and I am doing my internship in Finland. I have the pleasure to gain some incredible experiences in the North of Europe, in Turku, Finland. I have finished my apprenticeship recently and now I want to improve my skills as an industrial clerk, but also as a human being. I decided to choose Finland, because I didn't know too much about the country and culture before arriving here. I wanted to get to know more about life there. Now let me tell you more about an internship in Finland as an Austrian.

Where do Austrian apprentices go for an internship?

The statistics below show the countries where Austrian trainees have gone for an internship in 2022. There is lots of space to improve for Finland. Of course, the German-speaking neighbor Germany hosts the most interns, along with destination Spain. I am doing my internship at Nova Talent, and we want to figure out, how to get Finland more attractive for Austrian trainees and how the country can get more attention.

Mondi Neusiedler is the company where I did my apprenticeship. Now I am part of the company as an employee. It is known as one of the biggest paper and pulp mills in Austria. During my apprenticeship I got to work at 2 different locations. So I was able to work in different ways and got to work with different people on different tasks. And besides working in the company there are blocks of 10 weeks of school each year. The apprentices get a good combination of theory and practice during their apprenticeship.

The company consists of 2 locations: Kematen & Theresienthal