Government Integration Programme 2024–2027 : Government Resolution

In accordance with the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration, the Government decides on the national development of the promotion of integration by drawing up a government integration programme that contains the objectives and measures for the promotion of integration during the government term. The Government Integration Programme was prepared according to the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government and it covers the period of 2024–2027. The quotations from the Government Programme are in italics.

As per the Government Programme, integration policy is based on the learning of Finnish or Swedish, employment, familiarisation with Finnish society and compliance with its rules. Finland is an open society that provides help and encouragement to newcomers to the country. The Government will ensure that there are opportunities for integration by imposing greater responsibility on immigrants for their integration and by introducing requirements into the system. The focus of the system will be shifted away from the rights of newcomers towards their obligations and own responsibility.

The objectives for integration during the government term are 1. Integration in Finland through work, 2. Immigrants to take more responsibility for their integration with an increased focus on their obligations, 3. Combating the emergence of parallel societies, and 4. Integration is in the interests of the whole family. The Programme includes 32 measures to achieve these objectives.

The implementation of the Government Integration Programme will be funded within the limits of the Budget and the General Government Fiscal Plan. The Programme was prepared in cross-sectoral cooperation. At the level of public officials, the preparation was guided by a cooperation group on the promotion of integration.