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Arbets- och näringsministeriets publikationer om integration, mottagning av flyktingar och invandring På sidan finns arbets- och näringsministeriets (ANM) publikationer som hänför sig till integration, arbetskraftsinvandring och mottagande av flyk...

I partnerskapsprogrammet skapas ett öppet riksomfattande nätverk av aktörer som arbetar med integration och samhällets mottaglighet. Genom att anmäla din organisation till partnerskapsprogrammet får ni information om aktuella evenemang som gäller programmet och dess partner, samarbetsmöjligheter och material som stöder arbetet.

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.

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 ...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...