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Family is an important resource in integration The population with an immigrant background is young. Many of them are at the age of starting families. More than one in five of all those with a foreign background are minors and over 12 per cent of ...

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...

Information for those who are representing an unaccompanied minor The minor’s representative ensures that the child’s rights are realised in the asylum process. The representative helps and supports the underaged asylum seeker and exercises the ri...

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...

Talent Boost is a cross-administrative programme in which the aim is to attract specialists, employees, students and researchers to Finland and to make our country more attractive to these groups and their families.

Information for those who work with refugees The reasons behind becoming a refugee may be diverse, and people moving to a country as refugees may need different support depending on their situation. The person’s possible trauma and different level...

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...

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...

Information for those who work as an official in the social and health care sector or in a wellbeing services county Health and well-being must be ensured at the different stages of immigration and integration. Wellbeing services counties play a s...

Kela-services Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) is responsible for the basic security of people living in Finland in different life situations. Kela benefits can usually be obtained if you work or live in Finland on a permanent basis....

Development and good practices Several projects promote integration and the reception of refugees. The projects and regular authoritative work can create good practices. Good practices are operating models or materials that have been proven to be ...

Other Finnish authorities include Kela, The Finnish Immigration Service, Police and many other authorities.

9.4.2026 | The Integration 2026 event will be held in Vantaa this autumn, and its programme planning group has been working hard throughout the spring. The event’s programme planning is based on a previous open call for programme ideas and on the programme planning workshop held in December. The Integration 2026 event organisation would like to thank all who have already participated in the programme planning process. 

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 ...

A residence permit may also be granted on the basis of family ties. A person living in Finland whose family member living abroad intends to move to Finland to live with them is referred to as a “sponsor”.

A residence permit may also be granted on the basis of family ties.A person living in Finland whose family member living abroad intends to move to Finland to live with them is referred to as a “sponsor”. The sponsor may have moved to Finland to work, to study or they may have been granted asylum in Finland.

The handbook on psychosocial support for unaccompanied minors in family group homes and support housing units is intended for persons working with unaccompanied minors in family group homes and support housing units.

When an unaccompanied minor or young person seeking asylum is separated from their family, relatives or other network, they will need a wide range of support in their new country of residence. In order for a child or young person living in a family group home to access services, close cooperation between the family group home, the municipality's social welfare and health services, educational services and, if necessary, child welfare authorities are required.

A municipality may establish a family group home or other residential unit intended for children and young persons. The municipality may also, at its discretion, contract a private service provider for the maintenance of the housing unit.

The settling of an unaccompanied minor in a municipality requires close cooperation between the representative of the unaccompanied minor, the reception centre and the social workers of the host municipality as well as the ELY Centre.