Immigration and integration

1. History and
trends of
immigration
and
emigration in
Finland

2. Finnish emigration before World War II
- 63% of total 476000 emigrants moved to the
USA.(1860-1944)
- Looking for a good job
- Civil war right after independence (1917)

5. Finnish emigration after World War II
- 730 000 people moved, about 75% to Sweden.
(1945-1999)
- Farmers on the countryside needed a new job.
- Finns got themselves a bad reputation in
Sweden.

6. Immigration
to Finland
1. 1973- Chileans
2. 1979- Vietnamese
3. 1990- Somalis
4. 1992- Kosovo Albanians
5. 2015- Iraqis, Somalis, Syrians etc.
Jukka Himanen, HS

7. THE FINNISH IMMIGRATION
POLICY

8. IMMIGRATION TO FINLAND
The reception center in
Heikinharju, Oulu is a
former hospital.
● 13 Reception centers throughout Finland.
● Migri (The Finnish Immigration Service)

9. FILING THE APPLICATION
1. The asylum seeker comes to Finland.
2. The asylum seeker submits an asylum application.
3. The asylum seeker is transferred to a reception center.
4. The police verify the asylum seeker’s identity and travel route.
5. The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) interviews the asylum seeker.
6. Migri makes its decision on the matter.
a) positive: The person can live in Finland.
b) negative: The person is returned to his/her country of origin.
7. The asylum seeker may appeal against the decision to the Administrative
Court of Helsinki

10. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN EUROPE
Financial support for an average refugee family.
- Finland 2,283€/month
- Sweden 2,143€/month
- Germany 1,935€/month
- Denmark 1,765€/month
- France 1,740€/month
- United Kingdom 1,179€/month
- Spain 1,520€/month (Only for 3 months)

11. BECOMING A FINNISH CITIZEN
Finnish citizenship is applied for by completing a citizenship application
form. To apply for Finnish Citizenship you need to:
● Have lived in Finland for 5 continuous years.
● Have adequate knowledge of Finnish or Swedish languages.
● Not have committed any crimes besides crimes punished with on-the-
spot fines.

12. The current crisis and
problems

13. FACTS ABOUT IMMIGRATION
• Who is an immigrant?
• 1.january to 30. September 2015: 17 851 immigrants
• Why are they coming now?

14. Finland’s part in the matter
• Immigrants might actually
be a good thing for Finland.
• More Finns want t0 help
immigrants.
• A big part of Finland’s
communes don’t want to take
in quota refugees.
• In many cities people have
protested against immigration
and refugees.
• Even the famous Finnish
Moomin characters were
immigrants in the stories.