Basic information under the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration to be published in the InfoFinland app
As basic information under the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration, the KEHA Centre has published the InfoFinland app, which provides information on rights and obligations in Finnish society and working life. Everyone moving to Finland will receive information about the app and how to download it in the early stages of immigration.
Under the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (14.4.2023/681, section 11), the authorities must provide information to immigrants on their rights and obligations in Finnish society and working life in connection with the notification of a residence permit decision, the registration of their right of residence, the issuance of a residence card or the registration of their municipality of residence and population data. The Employment, Development and Administration Centre (KEHA Centre) has been responsible for the basic information referred to in the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration since the beginning of 2025.
The KEHA Centre has updated the basic information provided to people moving to Finland, which will in the future be provided through the InfoFinland app. The app was previously published under the name Work Help Finland, and the responsibility for its maintenance was transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the KEHA Centre in 2025. In the first phase of the app update, information on general rights and obligations in Finland has been added to the app. In this context, the name of the app changes to InfoFinland.
In accordance with the Government Programme, integration in Finland occurs through work, and in the future, immigrants would be bound by increasing obligations to promote their own integration and employment through seeking and participating in services. For this reason, the app continues to provide a concise guide on working life in Finland and brief information on the obligatory nature of integration. The app also provides support in situations where a person suspects that they have been mistreated in working life in Finland.
As a result of this new way of providing basic information, the Welcome to Finland guide, previously published as basic information in accordance with the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration, and its distribution will be fully discontinued.
The InfoFinland app is available for free download – content available in 26 languages
The content of the InfoFinland app is available in 26 languages. The app languages are: Finnish, English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Dari, Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Kurdish, Mandarin Chinese, Nepalese, Portuguese, French, Romanian, Swedish, Somali, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Urdu, Russian, Vietnamese, Estonian.
You can download the free mobile app from the app store:
Those who have previously downloaded the Work Help Finland app must update the app to upgrade it to the InfoFinland app and see the new content in the app. The app only collects anonymous application usage data. The data is used exclusively for statistics and monitoring app usage. No personal data is stored.
The InfoFinland app is supported by the InfoFinland online service, which is available in 12 languages and contains more versatile information about Finnish society and working in Finland than the app. The KEHA Centre has been maintaining the multilingual content of the InfoFinland online service since the beginning of 2026.
Communications launched on several channels – development efforts to continue in autumn 2026
The KEHA Centre produces material from the app, which can be ordered according to instructions that will be published later. The app will also be presented in social media posts. In addition, the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, the Finnish Immigration Service, and Finnish missions will distribute promotional cards with instructions on how to download the app to people who have moved to Finland in connection with the notification of a residence permit decision, the registration of their right of residence, the issuance of a residence card, or the registration of their municipality of residence and population data.
The application has been released as a so-called MVP (Minimum Viable Product). In practice, this means that the application works, but its text content continues to be updated and developed immediately after release. In autumn 2026, the focus of the efforts to develop the app will be on referral to services and municipalities, as well as improving the accessibility and usability of basic information.
More information:
Basic information under the Integration Act