IMMIGRATION in FINLAND Comenius meeting 4.-8.5.2009 Warsaw.

IMMIGRATIONin

FINLAND

Comenius meeting

4.-8.5.2009

Warsaw

Population of Finland 2008

Population 5 300 000

Finnishcitizens

5 170 000

foreigners133 000

born in Finland

5 082 000

born outsideof Finland85 000

born in Finland15 000

born outsideof Finland117 000

Kuntaliitto / Mäki-Lohiluoma

1326

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1217

00

1139

00

1084

00

1071

00

1037

00

9860

0

9110

0

8780

0

8510

0

8060

0

7380

0

6860

0

6200

0

5560

0

4630

0

3760

0

2630

0

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Foreigners in Finland1990–2007

Väestörekisterikeskus

Kuntaliitto / Mäki-Lohiluoma

13 small municipalitiesin Ahvenanmaa over 5 %

Lähde: Väestörekisterikeskus26.3.2007/RK

Pohjakartta© Affecto Finland Oy,Karttakeskus, Lupa L7017/07

Proportion of foreigners of the whole population

7,3 %6,4 %5,9 %5,4 %5,4 %5,3 %5,0 %

OravainenHelsinkiKorsnäsSaloEspooNärpiöVantaa

% of population

5,0 - or more3,0 - 4,91,0 - 2,9- 0,9

Kuntaliitto / Mäki-Lohiluoma

Lähde: Väestörekisterikeskus26.3.2007/RK

Pohjakartta© Affecto Finland Oy,Karttakeskus, Lupa L7017/07

Municipalities having more than 1000 foreigners

HelsinkiEspooVantaaTurkuTampereLahtiOuluVaasaJyväskyläKotkaLappeenrantaSaloPorvooKuopioJoensuuHyvinkääRovaniemi

36 28312 755 9 690 7 786 6 673 2 866 2 570 2 433 2 357 1 811 1 726 1 396 1 264 1 239 1 140 1 008 1 003

Immigrants, the nationalities 2008

Russia 5173

China 1557

India 1546

Ukraine 953

Turkey 707

USA 658

Somalia 563

Thailand 525

Serbia 381

Nigeria 368

TOP-10 countries 12431

All other countries 7175

 All immigrants 19606

Maahanmuuttovirasto/2008

Refugees, the nationalities 2008

Maahanmuuttovirasto/2008

Irak 1255

Somalia 1181

Afganistan 254

Russia 209

Iran 144

Serbia 94

Bulgaria 82

Nigeria 77

Belarus 68

Kosovo 67

TOP-10 countries 3431

All other countries 604

 All refugees 4035

Students not speaking Finnish or Swedish as their mother tongue, 2000-2007

18 647

13 261

0

5 000

10 000

15 000

20 000

25 000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Lkm

classes 1-6, altogether classes 7-9, altogether

classes 1-9 (7-16 years), altogether

Reasons to come….

Maahanmuuttovirasto/2008

Residence permits grouped according to the grounds for the application

0,0 % 5,0 % 10,0 % 15,0 % 20,0 % 25,0 % 30,0 % 35,0 %

Other reasons

Family reasons

Studies

Finnish origin

Own company

Work

Educational policy and immigration

By immigrants we mean refugees, migrants, remigrants, other foreigners and asylum

seekers.(The National Board of Education in Finland)

Educational policy and immigration

• rights based on the Equality Act• preparatory instruction (one year)• young immigrants (7-17+) have got a similar

right to basic and further education as Finns• instruction of Finnish/Swedish (S2), 3h/week• instruction of pupil’s mother tongue, 1h/week• assistants during lessons• special education• curricula of S2 and mother tongue, other

subjects according to the general curriculum

Situation in bigger towns

• several preparatory classes• Finnish and Swedish as second language

teachers and –classes• assistants more easily available• interpreters used e.g. in cooperation

between school and home• coordinating teachers • pupils with different backgrounds in the

same class (+/- ?)

Situation in Hyökkälä school• 20 immigrant pupils in Tuusula• 6 immigrant pupils in Hyökkälä school • no S2 instruction separately• classes 1-6: teacher of special education and class teacher give one

S2 lesson per week each • classes 7-9: teacher of Finnish as a mother tongue tries to

differentiate during the ordinary mother tongue and litterature lessons

• there is no mother tongue instruction for the immigrant pupils (8-10 pupils per language required for a separate group in Tuusula)

• pupils participate ordinary classes in different subjects (taught in Finnish)

• problems in Tuusula are similar to the ones in rural areas and smaller towns; it’s up to the municipality to decide how to organise instruction for immigrants