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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

Participate in Integration 2024 pre-events on Wednesday 13.11.
29.10.2024 | News item
On Wednesday 13 November, the city of Turku is organising an Integration 2024 pre-event from 2 pm to 8 pm at the Art House (Taiteen talo) with the theme culture supporting Integration. In addition, you can get to know organizations from Turku involved in integration and refugee reception at their own workplaces.
Growth of foreign population is reflected in number of new integration plans
22.10.2024 | News item
In September, the number of unemployed foreign jobseekers totalled 43,952, which is 16 per cent of all unemployed jobseekers. The number of first integration plans is still considerably higher than before 2022, but their number was roughly at the same level as in the third quarter of 2023.
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.

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