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The Finnish Immigration Service provides services related to residence in Finland and Finnish citizenship The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) is responsible for the granting of residence permits, residence rights and citizenships to people who...

Other Finnish authorities include Kela, The Finnish Immigration Service, Police and many other authorities.

Municipalities play a key role in the promotion of immigrant integration and they mainly do this by ensuring comprehensive basic public services. Like all other residents, immigrants also need education, training and health and social services. Housing and leisure services are also important to immigrants integrating into Finnish society.

The purpose of the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration is to support and promote integration and make it easier for immigrants to play an active role in Finnish society.

Guidance and counselling services for immigrants We publish the information on municipal guidance and counselling services on a Google Maps map at the kotoutuminen.fi website. The website also includes a table of the guidance and counselling servi...

Reaching immigrants outside the labour force with municipal integration services Why should immigrants outside the labour force be targeted for services? This online resource offers a collection of operating methods for reaching those outside the ...

Services provided by several different authorities promote the integration of immigrants The Act on the promotion of immigrant integration was amended on 1.1.2025. Unfortunately, this website has not yet been updated to comply with the new integra...

The ALPO register is a database in which customer visits to immigrant advisory services are entered on a centralised basis.

We will publish the information on Finland’s guidance and counselling services on a Google Maps map at the kotoutuminen.fi website.

The employment authority initiates the assessment for immigrants who are unemployed jobseekers under the Act on the Organisation of Employment Services. The municipality initiates the assessment for immigrants who are not unemployed jobseekers or imminently entering the labour market.

The actors engaged in the promotion of immigrant integration and reception of refugees are a diverse group of professionals representing a variety of different sectors. A professional may meet an immigrant in a TE Office, in services provided by municipalities, in health care or in education or training.

The aim of the At Home in Finland project was to develop services and processes supporting immigrant integration. The project had two mutually supportive sub-projects: Good Start and Good Path.

About the integration.fi service The new version of the kotoutuminen.fi/integration.fi online service was deployed in September 2021. Service content The website’s address is integration.fi (kotoutuminen.fi in Finnish). The web editorial staff of ...

The purpose of the nationwide modelling of early-stage integration services is to provide a tool for experts responsible for integration services. Such matters as multilingual advice and guidance, cooperation with employers and orientation during the early stages of immigrant integration are discussed in the modelling.

The Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (hereinafter, the Integration Act) aims to strengthen immigrants’ employment, capacity to work and language skills, and to increase their participation in society. Another objective of the Act is to promote equality, non-discrimination and positive interaction between different population groups.

Information for those who work in customer service People working in customer service meet immigrants in person, online or by phone. The time they can spend with a customer is often short. They can use interpretation services, plain language and v...

Under the Integration Act, municipalities, Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) and other authorities shall provide immigrants with appropriate guidance and advice concerning measures and services promoting integration and working life.

An integration programme is a service package for the early stages of integration organised by municipalities. The objective of the services included in an integration programme is to promote the immigrant’s integration, employment or entrepreneurship, skills and working life competencies.

Several acts guide immigrant integration The legislation relevant to immigration and promoting integration and the work to develop this legislation are based on objectives set by the Finnish government, European Union (EU) legislation and internat...

Immigrants in the labour market Employers may arrange services to help their employees settle in and integrate in Finland. Employers offer different kinds of services that support settlement and such services can also be purchased. Settling-in and...