Tag: Joutseno
Finnish Immigration Service witnesses decrease in reception centre demand
In recent years, the number of asylum seekers has remained moderate. However, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 60,000 applicants for temporary protection have arrived in Finland. To address the surge in arrivals, nearly 100 new reception centres were established across the country. Before the invasion, Finland had 20 reception…
The Finnish Immigration Service is closing several reception centers and reducing bed capacity
Currently, approximately 46,000 people are registered as customers in the reception system. Of these, approximately 37 percent live in private apartments and 13 percent in municipalities following the municipal accommodation model. Most of the customers registered in the system have fled Ukraine. After the closure of these reception centers, there will be a total of…
More than 60 million euros in EU funding for Finnish transport projects
The selection of projects to be financed was made by CEF’s transport program committee on June 21, 2023. The European Commission aims to support projects with high planning and implementation readiness, ensuring the efficient use of the allocated resources. CEF’s transport program finances projects related to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). TEN-T aims to connect…
The Finnish housing model will be completed at the end of 2023
At the beginning of 2022, there were approximately 5,000 customers in the reception system, and by the end of the year, their number had increased to approximately 43,500. The model was developed as a temporary solution to compensate municipalities for the accommodation and guidance service costs of applicants and recipients of temporary protection. The original…
Another reception center operation has been offered, 17 new reception centers will be opened
The first phase of the competition was implemented in the fall of 2022, and it focused on reception centers in eight regions. The second phase has now been completed and tenders have been put out for reception center operations in nine geographical areas: Western Uusimaa; Vantaa, Kerava, Central Uusimaa and Itä-Uusimaa; Actual-Finland; Ostrobothnia and Central…
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on October 24
There are currently a total of 86 reception centers in Finland, their branches and service points in private residences, as well as 8 reception units for minors. About 42,000 people are currently registered as customers in the reception system. About 50 percent of them live in a private apartment and 10 percent live in municipalities…
Migri: Russian and Ukrainian asylum seekers are not accommodated in the same facilities
When Russians and Ukrainians live harmoniously side by side in the Joutseno reception center, the Ukrainian Association in Finland is especially concerned about the well-being of women and children.
A record number of more than 35,000 have applied for temporary protection in Finland
All applicants and recipients of temporary protection are registered at the reception center, even if they live in a private apartment or an apartment provided by the municipality. Most of the applicants and recipients of temporary protection, about 65 percent, currently live outside the reception centers. Reception centers offer reception services, such as health and…
Municipalities are reimbursed for the accommodation costs of persons who have fled Ukraine
The Finnish Immigration Service reimburses municipalities for accommodation costs. The municipal model is applied until March 4, 2023. The municipality can agree with the reception center that the municipality offers temporary protection recipients accommodation services in accordance with the Act on the Reception of Persons Seeking International Protection. The agreement has been negotiated with 90…
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on July 1
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to increase the number of accommodation places in the existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system.…
The Finnish Immigration Service is preparing to set up new reception centers due to the increased need for accommodation for people fleeing Ukraine.
Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to add accommodation in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the reception system. The Finnish Immigration Service has reception centers in Helsinki, Lappeenranta (Joutseno) and Oulu. Other reception centers…
Åland’s first reception center opens
“During the spring, we have established 49 new reception centers and offices all over Finland and now, for the first time in history, also in Åland,” says the head of the reception unit. Pekka Nuutinen. The majority of Ukrainians live in private housing with relatives or volunteers, and they have arranged their own accommodation. Reception…
Åland opens its first reception center
The Åland Autonomous Region opened a reception center on Monday. The first center of its kind in the region was set up to meet the needs of the approximately 250 people of Åland who fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. To date, the authorities have opened 49 new reception centers and offices elsewhere in…
The Finnish Immigration Service to establish new reception centers 6 May
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland are staying in private accommodation. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service continues to increase the number of accommodation places in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. The…
The Finnish Immigration Service will set up new reception centers on 21 April
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to add accommodation in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the reception system. The Finnish Immigration Service has reception centers…
The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up new reception centers
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to add accommodation in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the reception system. The Finnish Immigration Service has reception centers…
The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up new reception centers
through which applicants for asylum or temporary protection who have provided accommodation themselves have access to reception services, such as health and social services and reception support. Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to…
Finland is preparing for hybrid attacks on the border
The Ministry of the Interior is preparing a package of amendments to existing laws, which include allowing for the rapid processing of asylum applications at the country’s border. The measures are aimed at preventing similar hybrid attacks as during the border crisis between Belarus and the EU last year. In the summer of 2021, after…
The number of victims of child trafficking has more than doubled
In previous years, the number of minors admitted to the scheme has varied between 10 and 14. In most cases, trafficking in minors was associated with forced labor, sexual exploitation and forced marriage. Some children have been victims of many types of human trafficking. In 2021, minors admitted to the assistance system were most often…
The Helsinki Reception Center will become part of the Finnish Immigration Service
Transit centers are reception centers located close to the Office of the Finnish Immigration Service, where asylum interviews are conducted. These centers are primarily intended for new asylum seekers who have just arrived in Finland. “The Helsinki Reception Center has a proud tradition, and its location, mission and the number of customers it serves make…
The Finnish Immigration Service reduces the capacity of the reception center while the number of new asylum seekers remains small
The number of new arrivals has also been low this year, with 356 new asylum applications lodged between January and June 2021. At the top of the list of new asylum seekers were citizens of Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. – As international travel has become easier since the spring, the number of asylum seekers has…
Storage locations for coronavirus vaccines were kept secret to prevent theft
Information on the storage of the coronavirus vaccine in Finland will not be made public after the international police organization Interpol warned that the supply of vaccines is likely to attract criminals seeking financial gain from the situation. Interpol warned organized crime networks to try to sell counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines or steal real supplies during…
The new Migri leader anticipates a wave of asylum seekers after Corona
Jari Kähkönen, Director of the Joutseno Reception Center in Lappeenranta, Eastern Finland, has been appointed the new Director General of the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). On Thursday, the Board appointed Kähkönen to replace him Jaana Vuorio, who has led the agency since 2013, but was denied an offer to serve a new term. In the…