The below list is not an exhaustive list of all actors in Finland working for the integration of migrants, refugees and asylum applicants. However, it provides a good initial overview of a wide variety of actors, their focus and it offers the opportunity for partnership-building.
ORGANISATION | TYPE OF ORGANISATION | THEMATIC FOCUS | LOCATION | WEBSITE |
Ministry of the Interior | Government Ministry | Migration legislation and Immigration administration | Helsinki | |
Ministry of Education and Culture | Government Ministry | MRAs education, internationalisation of Finnish academia and economy | Helsinki | |
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment | Government Ministry | Migrant integration | Helsinki | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Government Ministry | International immigration policy and foreign relations | Helsinki | |
Ministry of Justice | Government Ministry | Equality and non discrimination | Helsinki | |
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health | Government Ministry | Welfare and social security | Helsinki | |
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) |
Employment-based aid and labour market training | 15 regional offices across Finland | ||
The Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) |
Labour market integration training | All Municipalities across Finland | ||
The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) |
Immigration management and administration | All Municipalities across Finland | ||
Amnesty Finland | CSO | General social integration Equality and anti discrimination | Helsinki | |
The Finnish Red Cross | CSO | Assylum applicants reception, reception of asylum seekers and refugees, emergency assistance in domestic and international accidents | Helsinki + 12 regional offices | |
Pakolaisapu (Finnish Refugee Council - FRC) | CSO | Human rights and integration | Helsinki | |
Pakolaisneuvonta (Finnish Refugee Advice Centre) | CSO | Legal services for refugees and asylum applicants | Helsinki | |
IOM Finland | CSO | Migrant integration, Voluntary return and reintegration, Countertrafficking and Resettlement | Helsinki | |
Feniks Ry | CSO | Integration support (for Russiam co-ethnics) | Jyväskylä |
https://www.feniks-ry.fi/feniks-ry_fi.html https://www.facebook.com/feniksjyvaskyla/ |
Jyväskylän Maahanmuuttajanaisten yhdistys ry | CSO | Integration support | Jyväskylä | |
Kaikkien Burman kansallisuuksien sosiaalinen yhdistys ry | CSO | Integration support and cultural preservation among Burmese co-ethnics) | Jyväskylä | - |
Irakilaisten naisten yhdistys | CSO | Supporting migrant women | Helsinki | http://www.iny.fi/ |
Moniheli ry | CSO | cooperation network for multicultural organisations | Helsinki | |
Keski-Suomen monikultturisten yhdistysten liitto Wari ry | CSO | Integration support, federation of multicultural associations, promoting multiculturalism | Jyväskylä | http://wari.fi/ |
Monikulttuurikeskus Gloria ry | CSO | Policy advocacy | Jyväskylä | |
Monikko ry | CSO | Integration support | Jyväskylä | |
Setlementtiliitto | CSO | Integration support - community centres, housing services, support in crisis, training | Helsinki | |
Mosaiikki ry (rekisteröity 2003) | CSO | Integration support | Jyväskylä | |
Paremmin yhdessä ry (rekisteröity 2009) | CSO | Skills development, integration support for youth | Jyväskylä | |
Suomen Caritas ry | CSO | Policy advocacy on social security and employment | Helsinki | |
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) | Trade Union | Rights advisory services | Helsinki | |
The Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK) | Trade Union | Lobbying and national level social dialogue | Helsinki | |
The Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava) | Trade Union | Lobbying and national level social dialogue | Helsinki | |
Service Union United (PAM) | Trade Union | Lobbying and national level social dialogue | Helsinki | |
The Finnish Construction Trade Union | Trade Union | Organising and representing construction workers | Helsinki | |
The Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) | Trade Union | Organising and representing teachers and researchers | Helsinki | |
The Union of Health and Social Care Professionals in Finland (TEHY) | Trade Union | Organising and representing health and social care workers | Helsinki | |
The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) | Employers' Union | Represents the Finnish business community in natioal and international dialogue | Helsinki | https://ek.fi/en/ |
The Local Government Employers (KT) | Employers' Union | Represents local government employers in social dialogue | Helsinki | |
Service Sector Employers (Palta) | Employers' Union | Represents service sector businesses and organisations | Helsinki | |
The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (RT) | Employers' Union | Represents building contractors, Special contractors and the construction product industry | Helsinki | |
Federation of Finnish Enterprises (SY) | Employers' Union | Represents entrepreneurs | Helsinki |