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Current Issues

Law book, house and gavel
The reform of the Act on the Promotion of Integration The current Integration Act has been amended (comprehensive reform of Integration Act, KOTO24). The new Integration Act (681/2023) will enter into force on 1 January 2025 at the same time as the TE services reform.
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Information on integration customer data system The Koto-digi project of the KEHA Centre develops national information system services for integration, which can be introduced in municipalities in the early 2025.
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Information on the situation of those fleeing from Ukraine Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration compiles information on the situation of those fleeing from Ukraine and produces current information (FAQ) on residence, temporary protection, work and services for people arriving in Finland from Ukraine.

News

Ukraine, Estonia and Russia most common nationalities among unemployed foreigners
5.3.2025 | News item
The employment review for February shows that 14 per cent of unemployed foreign jobseekers in Finland are Ukrainians. In addition to Ukrainians, Estonians and Russians are the largest nationality groups among unemployed foreigners.
KEHA Centre publishes instructions on cost reimbursements under the Integration Act 
5.3.2025 | News item
The Development and Administrative Services Centre (KEHA Centre) has published new instructions on the reimbursement of costs under the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (681/2023) to municipalities, wellbeing services counties and Åland’s public healthcare services (Ålands hälso- och sjukvård, ÅSH). The instructions are available on the kotoutuminen.fi website.
New guidelines on representation of unaccompanied minors
18.2.2025 | News item
New guidelines on the representation of unaccompanied minors have been published at the kotoutuminen.fi website. The guidelines contain basic information on the duties of persons representing unaccompanied children during their reception and integration in Finland.

The Kotoutuminen.fi blog offers perspectives on integration

The Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration publishes blog posts by various people involved in integration at kotoutuminen.fi. Because of limited resources, the blog is only published in Finnish.

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Events and training

The Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration organises training, seminars, webinars and other events and participates in different kinds of training and other events. The event calendar will only be published on the Finnish-language website. English-language events are included in English in the calendar. 

Go to the event calendar