Evaluation of integration measures and surveys conducted among immigrants provide valuable information to support decision-making relating to integration work. Finland ranks in fourth place in integration policy study Finland is ranked in fourth position on the list of countries with the best integration policies towards immigrants, according to an international study comparing immigrant integration policies (Migration Integration Policy Index, MIPEX).
Overall, Finland scored fourth after Sweden, Portugal and Canada. The study compared integration policies across 31 countries, focusing particularly on legislation on working life, family reunification and discrimination...According to MIPEX indicators, Finland’s areas of strength for promoting integration are access to education, measures to target immigrants’ education needs, political participation and anti-discrimination.
Finland’s areas of weakness include long-term residence policies, particularly eligibility and conditions, intercultural education and access to nationality. Yet, even its areas of weakness are better than what most immigrants experience on average in Europe...
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