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Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö on yhdessä Sanastokeskuksen kanssa päivittänyt Kotoutumisen sanaston käsitteitä 1.1.2025 voimaan tulevan kotoutumislain mukaisiksi. Tälle sivulle on koottu sanaston kotoutumislakiin liittyvät käsitteet määritelmineen ja huomautuksineen.

The initial assessment referred to in the Integration Act means a package of measures enabling the authority to conduct a preliminary assessment of the immigrant’s preparedness concerning employment, study and other aspects of integration and the need for language training and other measures and services promoting integration.

Discretionary government grants are used to support organisations, competence centres and guidance and counselling services The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has allocated discretionary government grants to organisations, municipal c...

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 authority may carry out the assessment itself or organise the specified measures included in the assessment as an outsourced service. However, the initial interview included in the assessment must always be conducted by a public official.

Content and scope of training The content and scope of the study path of an adult immigrant participating in integration training vary according to individual needs. The maximum extent of the programme is 80 credits. One credit corresponds to the ...

The municipality or TE Office carries out an initial assessment in cooperation with the immigrant and, if necessary, with the wellbeing services county. An initial assessment will be carried out for unemployed jobseekers, recipients of social assistance and those who request an initial assessment, if they are deemed to need it.

Under the Integration Act, the first integration plan must be drawn up no later than three years from the date when the immigrant received the first residence permit or their right of residence was registered.

The drawing up of the integration plan is the responsibility of either the municipality or the TE Office/municipality in the pilot area. The plan is based on the assessment of the immigrant’s service need conducted in the initial assessment and on those services and measures that can be used to promote the person's integration.

Making a success of customer service through multilingualism, use of native language and plain language, fluent interpretation and dialogic practice Are you planning multilingual communications, a brochure or other material for immigrants? Do you ...

Employment authorities are responsible for the employment services in support of the employment and integration of immigrants who are jobseekers.

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.

The Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration guides integration work The Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration entered into force on 1 January 2025. The objective of the Act is to promote immigrants’ employment or entrepreneurship, co...

Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) are responsible for the employment of immigrant jobseekers and for employment and business services supporting immigrant integration. TE Offices are also responsible for ensuring that the services are suitable for immigrants.

Once the refugees have received a residence permit and moved to the municipality, they are local residents and entitled to the same services as other residents. The municipality must ensure that the services it provides are also suitable for refugees.

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.

Under the Integration Act, an unemployed immigrant or an immigrant receiving social assistance on a non-temporary basis always has the right to an integration plan. An integration plan may also be drawn up for other immigrants if they are deemed to be in need of a plan promoting integration on the basis of the initial assessment.

Integration and refugee reception are supported by means of different services Integration and refugee reception are supported by means of different services. The responsibility for organising the services falls especially on municipalities and we...

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

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...