I once participated in an event aimed at international students that were seeking employment opportunities in Finland. The event was organized by city of Jyväskylä. Most of us understood this was a job fair, but no, basically it was just bunch of representatives of different companies telling us that they are currently not employing but they want to give advice on good ways to apply for a job in Finland. It was organized as a word café, so people could go around and talk to the representatives. I was standing at a table and there was a representative of one well-known company which I will not name. There was at least 10 of us immigrants standing at this table. He told us directly that they have no open positions at that moment. A few minutes later two Finnish students approached, they said they were looking for a job, and the guy handed them his business card and told them they might have something for them and told them to contact him. And then they continued the discussion in Finnish which at that time I did not understand. This felt like a slap in the face and like a clear message that we stand no chance as immigrants. 99% of participants were foreigners in this event. Another “fun” part of this event was that there was a panel discussion with 5 representatives (HR and similar roles), and they were giving advice on how to apply for a job in Finland. When they were asked about how many foreign employees they have, not a single representative had an answer to provide (e.g., some specific number, percentage, etc.)