Employment Experiment Involving Immigrants Shows Promising Results
The experiment involved combining language and vocational skills training with on-the-job learning and support for employment.
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Children of Immigrants Have Dramatically Lower Educational Skills Than Children of Natives in Finland, According to a Study
A new study examines the education level of immigrant children.
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Government Takes Action to Prevent Sexual Offenses in General and Crimes by Immigrants
The government will start the preparation and introduction of these measures without delay.
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Tiina Elovaara, MP of the Blue Reform party
Finland to Deploy Reserve Police Officers to Help With Big Wave of Immigrants, For Example
The reserve police would have the right to carry guns in emergency and defense situations.
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Top of the World in Happiness Report but How is Finland Integrating Immigrants?
We interviewed Minister of Employment Jari Lindström.
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Economists Suggest Lower Wages to Immigrants Who Start Working
Lower pay would allow immigrants greater opportunities to integrate, improve productivity and become employed, the economists say.
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Many Immigrants Don’t Understand the Terms of Employment Contracts – Free Employee Advisory Service Helps
Employees from African countries are most likely to contact the service, whereas Estonian employees have the corresponding lowest rate of inquiries.
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An Experiment Aims to Find 2,500 New Jobs For Immigrants in the Following Three Years
The companies participating in the experiment represent sectors that have difficulties in finding workforce, such as the manufacturing industry, building, trade and services.
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Immigrants Steal the Jobs of Native Workers? A New Study Suggests Otherwise
According to a new study, immigrants may actually promote the native workers to better job positions.
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Rector From Helsinki University Believes Immigrants May Prove Crucial to the Success of Universities
“We must welcome researchers and students who bring with them new ideas, for Finland is not home to all wisdom.”
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Mielen Silta ry – Building Bridges for Mental Well-Being
Mielen Silta ry, the first Pakistani-founded NGO in Finland, was established by Kashaf Ali in 2025...
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Uncovering the Untold Stories Through Music: Finnish Migration to North America and Soviet Karelia
A research project on music and Finnish migration to North America and Soviet Karelia from the late 19th century to today is a little-known subject. Now, the Migration Collection of the Migration Institute of Finland is requesting memories for research and archival purposes.
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SURVEY: Loneliness and Discrimination Overshadow Immigrant Health in Finland
Experiences of discrimination are very common among immigrants, according to a recent survey that examines the health, well-being and social and health service experiences of foreign-born adults living in Finland.
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Immigration to Finland Reaches Record Levels
The number of immigrants in the January-September period was the highest on record.
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Finland’s Parliamentary Election 2023 Coverage: Finland Veers Right; Left-Wing Leader, ‘I’m Pissed Off Like a Small Animal’; PM Marin to Step Down as SDP Leader
We followed Finland’s election night closely. Here’s our reportage.
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CEO of Slush 2022 Pitching Contest Winner Immigram That Won €1 Million in an Interview with Finland Today: ‘Everywhere, the Immigrant Talent is the Power’
We joined Slush 2022, the world’s largest gathering of venture capital, at the end of last week in Helsinki. The two-day event brought together 12,000 people. We interviewed the co-founder and CEO of Immigram, Anastasia Mirolyubova, who felt that the money won from the pitching competition was really needed in their work related to making the life of immigrants easier. Here’s our report.
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It’s Magic! Kimmo Erkkilä Dazzles Audiences in English.
Kimmo Erkkilä’s unique mixture of magic and stand-up comedy in English is in increasing demand, but he would be happy to see more people experience it.
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Here Are the Highlights of the Government’s Budget Proposal for 2022
The proposal, for example, seems committed to increasing work-based immigration. Here are the highlights.
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Compulsory School Age Raised to 18; One of the Aims Is to Improve Employment Rate
At the same time, upper secondary education would be made free of charge for students in extended compulsory education.
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