Hints and tips

You have been practising filling in online forms using the practice form. If you need help in basic Internet and computer skills, you can either study them independently online or take a course.

Besides educational institutions that are open to all, such as adult education centres and the Open University, there are many nationwide training organisations in Finland that provide Internet and IT training for different groups. Check the website of the municipality where you live and watch out for municipal information bulletins sent to your home.

The Suomi.fi section dealing with education and training contains information on training and study material.

IT info on the Internet

There is plenty of information on computer use and IT training out there on the Internet. You can use different search engines to find it; just enter a keyword or search term such as ‘e-business’, ‘online training’ or ‘computer use’. To get the best search results, it is worthwhile practising how to limit your search. Every search engine has its own search instructions.

Electronic libraries and collections of links — where experts have processed web-services, made a selection and listed them in groups — are useful, too. You can also try various electronic libraries and link collections, where information experts have selected links and listed them in groups.

At libraries, you can also get individual advice from information experts. There is more on this in the Suomi.fi section dealing with library services.

The Suomi.fi A-Z index can help

If you are particularly interested in any of the topics listed below, use the word in the Suomi.fi quick search or look it up in the Suomi.fi A-Z index. This will take you to all the links and pages connected with the topic in the portal.

• personal data
• internet
• electronic communication
• email
• data protection
• data security
• information society
• communication
• protection of privacy

Tip: Try using these keywords in other search engines, too.