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Literacy instruction for immigrants whose compulsory education has ended The instruction of literacy for adult immigrants is organised as part of adult basic education and carried out by liberal adult education. Studies that strengthen the immigra...

Planning and implementation of training 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 integration Act (681/2023). We apologise for the inconve...

Checklist: Planning the promotion of municipal integration Municipalities can use the checklist to support their planning for the promotion of integration. 1. Municipality decides the responsible parties The municipality will clearly define the au...

Integration training Integration training is a key service that promotes the integration and employment of immigrants who have completed compulsory education and improves their social, cultural and everyday skills. Integration training also serves...

Checklist for drawing up the municipal integration programme The checklist below supports municipalities in the planning and implementation of the integration programme. The list has been prepared at a general level. The integration programme and ...

Integration 2026 is an event-based project focusing on integration themes. The project will organise a national Integration 2026 event between 28 and 29 October 2026, in Vantaa, Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport Congress Centre.

Tasks of the authorities Local-level integration work is carried out on a cross-administrative basis Integration promotion involves cooperation among various authorities and other actors. The Integration Act lays down an obligation to take part in...

Information for those who work as a teacher Teachers face immigrants of different ages in their work. In the role of a teacher, you can support the development of readiness and competence as well as provide material in the person’s native language...

Planning and developing the promotion of integration is part of municipal strategy.

Questions and answers about the integration services reform project On this page, you will find frequently asked questions and answers about the integration services reform project. The questions are divided into topics: Reform of training that pr...

4.5.2026 | The Government is addressing the income difficulties of international students with two legislative packages. On 30 April 2026, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on the first legislative package, which would strengthen the monitoring of students’ use of social assistance. With its second legislative package under preparation, the Government aims to secure students’ subsistence.

The actors defined in the Integration Act and their tasks according to the law from 1 January 2025.

The Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration has compiled information on the situation in Ukraine and those fleeing from Ukraine on this website. The materials have been produced by the Government and other authorities, and in part by municipalities and organisations.

Education provides immigrants with linguistic skills and prerequisites for gaining employment Immigrants usually participate in the same early childhood education and care, education and training as the rest of the population. In addition to these...

The conditions and practices for moving to Finland vary depending on whether a person moves to Finland from an EU country or outside the EU and whether they move here to study or short-term seasonal work, for example. This page includes examples of the most typical situations.

The purpose of the project, which was coordinated by the ELY Centre for Southeast Finland, was to streamline the education and employment pathways of immigrants with a quota refugee background.

PALOMA training provides students and people meeting refugees as part of their work with practical information on the mental health and wellbeing of refugees. The training comprises 16 videos and a task package. In the videos, experts describe phenomena related to refugeeism.

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 ...

Frequently asked questions and answers about the comprehensive reform of the Integration Act.

A large proportion of unaccompanied minors are aged between 16 and 17 when they enter the country. They may live in a family group home or supported housing unit until they reach the age of 18. At this point, the duties of the representative assigned to them will also lapse.