Researchers coming to Finland

Working and legal issues

Under the title Working and legal issues you can find  information about visas, entry and residence permits, work permits, social security and taxation.

Visas, entry and residence permits

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: see information about visas under the bookmark labelled 'services'
Directorate of Immigration: Residence in Finland (visas, residence permits, work permits, EU/EEA permits, information sheets etc.)
Immigration documents

Work permits

Ministry of Labour's page contains information about work permits and job seeking
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland  also has a web page about work permits 
Work permits; please note new Finnish Aliens' Act, which was implemented 1^st May 2004.  English web page is still under construction

Social security rights

KELA, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland provides basic security for all persons resident in Finland covering the different stages of their lives.
Are you planning to move to Finland? -guide  which is issued and published by the Ministry of Labour (here in a pdf-form) has essential information concerning social security amongst other important matters concerning living in Finland.
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: Income security and social insurance and International social insurance issues
Information concerning pension accrual

Taxation and other fiscal issues

Finnish Tax Administration, a webpage which has very good links, for example to Finnish public administration and foreign tax administration (list of countries not exclusive).
Ministry of Finance: Taxation
Control of income and expenditure