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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/literacy-studies-for-adult-immigrants
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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 ...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/koto24-reaching-immigrants-with-integrations-services
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/guidance-and-counselling-services
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Immigrants in the labour market Employers may arrange services to help their employees settle in and integrate in Finland. Employers offer different kinds of services that support settlement and such services can also be purchased. Settling-in and...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/working-life-and-work-based-immigration
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We will publish the information on Finland’s guidance and counselling services on a Google Maps map at the kotoutuminen.fi website.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/provide-contact-details
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Education provides immigrants with linguistic skills and prerequisites for gaining employment Immigrants usually participate in the same early childhood education and care, education and training as the rest of the population. In addition to these...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/education
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/services-by-authorities
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Immigrants may also start their studies on their own initiative 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 a...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/independent-study
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/the-act-on-the-promotion-of-immigrant-integration-guides-integration
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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.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/municipalities-tasks
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/koto-24-checklist-planning-the-promotion-of-municipal-integration
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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.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/guidance-and-advice
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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.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/who-is-an-integration-plan-drawn-up-for-
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The employment authority initiates the assessment for immigrants who are unemployed jobseekers under the Act on the Organisation of Employment Services. The municipality initiates the assessment for immigrants who are not unemployed jobseekers or imminently entering the labour market.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/who-conducts-the-assessment
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Organisations play an important role in the promotion of immigrant integration, from tasks related to early-stage housing arrangements to language clubs and various leisure activities. The activities are partially on a voluntary basis, but many organisations also employ experienced professionals.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/organisations-promoting-integration
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/services-promoting-integration
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/referral-to-education
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The goal of the Integration SIB project was to find employment for 2,500 immigrants over a period of three years. At the same time, new training and employment models were tested to accelerate the employment of immigrants and to enable flexible combinations of education and work.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/integration-sib-project
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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...https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/state-subsidies
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At the initiative of an authority, the initial assessment is always conducted on an immigrant who is an unemployed jobseeker and an immigrant who receives social assistance on a non-temporary basis.https://kotoutuminen.fi/en/who-is-an-assessment-conducted-on