Three decrees to specify the new Integration Act

On 19 December 2024, the Government issued three decrees, which specify in more detail the content of the new Integration Act. The new Act will enter into force at the beginning of 2025. The decrees concern the amount of imputed compensation, the assessment of skills and the need for integration services, and the national integration data repository.

The amount of imputed compensation will decrease. The assessment of skills and need for integration services will continue to include an initial interview and, if necessary, further measures. The initial interview should stress the binding character of the integration plan and make the related obligations and rights of immigrants clear to them. The third decree specifies which data must be stored in the national integration data repository. 

The decrees will enter into force on 1 January 2025, simultaneously with the new Integration Act.

More information:
Press release of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 19 December 2024: Decrees to specify the Integration Act that will enter into force at the turn of the year (in Finnish)