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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.

Information for those who are a decision-maker or manager in a municipality or the government Municipal decision-makers and people working in the management of municipalities or the government issue decisions and solutions that may concern immigra...

The action plan for referral of refugees to municipalities and integration support drawn up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment eases the process of assigning refugees to municipalities and supports the organisation of reception and early-stage integration services. The action plan promotes the inclusion of refugees and the receptiveness of 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...

Funding for development projects to promote integration and reception of refugees Find out more about the funding opportunities for your projects on promoting integration and the reception of refugees. Please check the application periods on the w...

Information for those who are involved in an organisation or voluntary work Organisation operators and volunteers support immigrants’ participation in society. Low-threshold activities promote immigrant integration together with authorities. Provi...

Integration programme – service package for the early stages of integration 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 pro...

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.

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

Planning and implementation of training 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...

Legislation steers the promotion of integration The promotion of integration is steered by legislation. It is connected to, among other things, government and municipal programmes for the promotion of integration, to the promotion of integration a...

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.

Information for those you are researchers Researchers provide material to support decision-making and examine integration and the reception of refugees as a societal phenomenon. The databases, statistical reviews and publications of the Centre of ...

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...

Accessibility statement for the Kotouttaminen.fi online service This accessibility statement applies to the online service www.kotoutuminen.fi/www.integration.fi and its related social media channels on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. Kotouttami...

The Integration 2026 event focuses on the current themes in immigrant integration and refugee reception.

About the integration.fi service The new version of the kotoutuminen.fi/integration.fi online service was deployed in September 2021. Service content The website’s address is integration.fi (kotoutuminen.fi in Finnish). The web editorial staff of ...

4.5.2026 | The KEHA Centre has launched a project that involves integrating the features of the Koulutusportti system into the Job Market Finland for Experts, Job Market Finland and the Customer Information System for Integration (KotoAJ). The new solutions are scheduled to be introduced by the end of 2027.

The Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration has compiled information on the situation in Ukraine and those fleeing from Ukraine on this website. The materials have been produced by the Government and other authorities, and in part by municipalities and organisations.

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.