Haku

The Finnish Constitution lays the foundation for the requirement of equal treatment. In an equal society, everyone must have equal opportunities to educate themselves, work and receive different services.

The purpose of the Non-discrimination Act is to promote equality and ensure its implementation. The Non-discrimination Act also improves the legal protection for a victim of discrimination in situations under the act’s scope of application.

Legislative principles related to the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration A child’s benefit must be primarily ensured in legislative activities Primarily, fundamental and human rights belong to everyone regardless of their age or nationa...

Services provided by other authorities also promote integration The services provided by many other authorities also promote integration in Finland, and immigrants who have a municipality of residence and have been granted a residence permit can r...

Diversity and non-discrimination in working life and society in general have a positive effect on employment of immigrants and a country’s ability to attract skilled labour, international students and investments.

According to the Constitution of Finland, people are equal before the law. No one can be placed in a different position without an acceptable reason on the basis of their gender, age, origin, language, religion, conviction, opinion, health, disability or other personal reason.

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.

Get to know the partnership programme actors and find a partner The integration partnership programme is building an open national network of actors involved in the work related to integration and social inclusion. By registering your organisation...

The integration plan supports immigrants’ access to society as equal members, especially in the early stage of integration. It is a personalised plan to support integration. The immigrant prepares it in cooperation with the local-level authorities.

Key concepts related to integration, the Integration Act and the reception of refugees are collected on this page. The concepts are partly based on the Integration Glossary published in 2021.

Good relations between population groups are based on positive attitudes, functioning interaction, a sense of security and participation in society. Good relations between population groups are part of a receptive society that promotes inclusiveness.

In activities promoting integration, the desired objectives can be best achieved when the authorities and organisations regard the promotion of integration as a joint task. Cooperation is based on equal partnership, investment in development work, shared planning forums and resources for operations.

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 ...

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...

Policy brief articles by the Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration Policy Brief is a series of articles by the Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. It presents integration-related ...

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.

Integration and reception of refugees Integration is an individual process for an immigrant that takes place in interaction with society and, during which, the immigrant’s participation, equality and non-discrimination in society increase. Success...

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...

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.

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