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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.

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...

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 ...

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...

Plain language and clear language are different things Plain language and clear standard language are different things. Plain language is easier to use and understand than clear standard language. Both support the integration of a person who has m...

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 in Swedish Finland is officially a bilingual country, with both Finnish and Swedish as national languages. Swedish is also a minority language, the status of which is protected by law. Finland's bilingualism is based on the Constitutio...

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...

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.

One of the first choices a person makes when moving to a country is whether they want to primarily integrate in Finnish or Swedish. The choice of language determines, among other things, which language the person will use to participate in integration services and which language learning will be the focus of the services.

According to the Administrative Procedure Act, the authorities must provide interpretation or translation in cases where the immigrant (or another party) is not proficient in the Finnish or Swedish languages used by the authorities, or the person cannot be understood owing to his or her disability or illness in a case that may be initiated by the authorities.

Identifying and preventing harmful practices Victims of human trafficking Human trafficking is a serious crime against an individual’s freedom that violates human dignity and integrity. The offender subjugates the victim in order to gain financial...

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.

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...

22.3.2023 | 1 (16) Initial interview of an immigrant Use this form to support an immigrant’s initial interview by the municipality. Instructions for the initial assessment and interview are available from the kotoutuminen.fi website. Type your answers to the ...

Once the refugees have received a residence permit and moved to the municipality, they are local residents and entitled to the same services as other residents. The municipality must ensure that the services it provides are also suitable for refugees.

Questions and answers about the integration services reform project On this page, you will find frequently asked questions and answers about the integration services reform project. The questions are divided into topics: Reform of training that pr...

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.

What should be taken into account when choosing the integration language and when a worker is guiding the customer in choosing an integration language in a Customer Service encounter? The following information can help the immigrant choose their first language of integration.

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 ...