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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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Koto-digi-system The Koto-digi project of the KEHA Centre develops national information system services for integration, which can be introduced in municipalities from 1 January 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

Amendments proposed to new Integration Act
27.9.2024 | News item
Amendments to the Integration Act, which will enter into force in 2025, are circulated for comments until 24 October 2024. The amendments aim to strengthen public finances. They would concern specified government transfers to municipalities and municipalities' obligations, for example to draw up multi-sectoral and family integration plans.
Signs of downtrend reversal in employment of foreign nationals
27.9.2024 | News item
There were 44,758 unemployed foreign jobseekers in Finland at the end of August. The number of unemployed foreign jobseekers increased 19 per cent year-on-year. In addition to the poor economic outlook, the increase can be explained by the growth in foreign labour in Finland.
The ministry started the preparation of the reform of integration services
18.9.2024 | News item
Changes will be made to the Integration Act and the integration system in the reform to shift the focus of the system from an emphasis on the rights of immigrants to an emphasis on their own obligations and responsibilities. In connection with the project, a comprehensive reform of training that promotes integration and language skills will be implemented. The system will become more efficient and funding will be brought under a single umbrella.

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.

Go to the blog

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