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12.6.2026 | The EU's new Pact on Migration and Asylum will enter into force in all EU Member States on 12 June 2026. Amendments to the Aliens Act and the Reception Act will enter into force at the same time.

20.12.2023 | POLICY BRIEF 1/2023 Koosteen on laatinut erityisasiantuntija Tuuli Anna Renvik kotoutumisen osaamiskeskus työ ja elinkeinoministeriö - Kotoutumista kannattaa edistää jo ennen maahanmuuttoa Tässä politiikkasuosituksessa käsitellään maahanmuuttoa ed...

Employment review examines changes in number of unemployed jobseekers and their participation in services The Development and Administrative Services Centre (KEHA Centre) publishes a review on the employment of foreign citizens and their participa...

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...

The idea of two-way integration is included in the common basic principles of the integration policy of the European Union. The basic principles define integration as a dynamic two-way process of mutual adaptation in which all immigrants and residents of the Member States participate. Society changes as the population diversifies and immigrants acquire the necessary knowledge and skills needed in 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...

The authority responsible for drawing up the integration plan shall monitor the implementation of the integration plan in accordance with the Immigration Act. The drawing up of the integration plan is an evolving process and the plan must be updated as necessary to correspond to the conditions or goals that have changed.

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...

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

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 ...

The Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration has worked to develop the recognition, introduction and mainstreaming of good practices promoting immigrant integration. The Nordic Welfare Centre collects good integration practices from different Nordic countries.

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...

Multilingual and multichannel communications include many aspects that may not need to be taken into account when communicating in Finnish, Swedish and English. Simply publishing multilingual communication on a website or video (e.g. on YouTube) is not enough; providing multichannel communications is also important, because multilingual information must be promoted through several channels in order to reach its target audience.

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 as an official in municipalities and employment areas Immigrants encounter many authorities on their integration path. Authorities can promote the smooth implementation of the integration process by cooperating acros...

Effortless integration with national support KEHA Centre - your partner in promoting integration! Read more about the integration tasks of the KEHA Centre We support authorities and integration professionals by producing up-to-date information, in...

Individual study paths 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 inconvenience. The updat...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Updated guideline for representatives published in Finnish 18.6.2026 | News item The guideline on the representation of unaccompanied children in Finland has been updated and published on kotoutuminen...

Description of the processing of personal data when contact details are submitted to for guidance and counselling services.

The Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (1386/2010, section 7) requires that immigrants be informed about Finnish society. Welcome to Finland is an information package referred to in this Act.