EMN Finland 2025 conference package now available!
The material package for the EMN Finland 2025 conference “Integration and employment of migrants: the effectiveness of early-stage integration services” is now available.
The national conference of the European Migration Network’s Finnish contact point on November 19, 2025, examined Finland’s changing integration environment and the challenges and opportunities it presents. The conference focused in particular on services provided during the initial stages of integration and their impact on immigrants’ integration and employment. The conference, held at the Radisson Blu Seaside in Helsinki, featured presentations by both international and Finnish integration experts on the challenges and best practices of integration. The conference also featured interesting panel discussions with leading actors in the field of integration. On this page, you will find links to all the conference materials.
Conference stream (EMN Youtube-channel)(siirryt toiseen palveluun)
Speaker presentations:
- Elina Pylkkänen: Opening words (in Finnish)
- Jacob Nielsen Arendt (Rockwool Foundation): What can we learn from Denmark’s experiences in promoting integration?
- Hanna Pesola (VATT): Effects of Integration Policies in Finland
- Emine Karakan (Keha-centre): Introduction to the Finnish Integration system (in Finnish)
- Antti Kaihovaara (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment): Commentary on the presentations (in Finnish)
- Tuukka Lampi (EMN): EMN-OECD Inform – Implentation of measures of civic training as an important tool for integration of third country nationals (in Finnish)