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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.

Under the Integration Act, the municipality and TE Services draw up the integration plan together with the immigrant. For a justified reason, the integration plan can also be drawn up only between the municipality and the immigrant or only between TE Services and the immigrant.

The employment and economic development authority offers public employment and business services. The main purpose of employment and business services is to promote the functionality of the labour market.

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...

Current information on residence, temporary protection, work and services for people arriving in Finland from Ukraine This page contains information for those involved in integration regarding different grounds for residence permits for people arr...

Social welfare and health care services 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...

A development project will be launched at the KEHA Centre in autumn 2022 to develop the national information system services for integration. In particular, these services will improve the exchange of information between those involved in integration as well as the knowledge-based management of integration at the municipal, regional and national level.

The municipality (municipal employment services in municipalities participating in local government pilots) and the TE Office prepare an integration plan together with the client.

On these pages you will find various form templates that you can use and adapt to suit your needs.

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.

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 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.

Supporting independent study with an unemployment benefit 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 apologi...

The Development and Administrative Centre for the ELY Centres and TE Offices (KEHA Centre) organises and provides joint development and administrative services in cooperation with agencies, ministries and other parties in accordance with mutually agreed strategies and under the guidance of the ministries, in particular the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

Refugees need support especially during the early stages of arrival Internationally protected persons can arrive in the municipality as quota refugees or through the asylum procedure from reception centres, as agreed with the Centre for Economic D...

Referral to education 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 updati...

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

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.

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.

The project on knowledge‑based management in the Integration Client Information System is developing a Koto‑AJ‑based digital monitoring report for municipal integration services.