In 2023, there was an international committee of people invited by UNCHR to Helsinki. Mariana presented the immigration dialogues to them.

1. #immigrationdialogues
Immigration dialogues
29.3.2023
Mariana Salgado
Ministry of the Interior
Finland

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5. How it is to move to Finland?
How the immigration
change the daily life
of a person?
What are the challenges
and opportunities of
migration?
How can we support the
participation of
immigrants in society?
How is your experience
looking for work as
immigrant?

6. #maahanmuuttodialogit
#immigrationdialogues

7. #maahanmuuttodialogit
Arrival in Finland
"Finland is a safe country."
"I have lived in many countries, but Finland was the most
di
ffi
cult country to move to."
"A passerby hit me on the shoulders, spit on me and said:
“Get out of Finland."
"Being an undocumented immigrant was the worst
ti
me of
my life”
"More general considera
ti
on and leeway in the legisla
ti
on
is required, to accommodate people’s real-life situa
ti
ons in
the interpreta
ti
ons."
#diálogosdeinmigración

8. #maahanmuuttodialogit
Key points in integration
“Moving to a country is one thing, and becoming part
of society and adapting to it is quite another.”
“How difficult is Finnish on a scale of 1 to 10? The
difficulty of the Finnish language on this scale is 10.”
“Should Finns be integrated into accepting immigrants
into their society?”
“A stranger becomes familiar, and people’s starting
points no longer matter.”
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9. #maahanmuuttodialogit
On employment
“Is a foreign worker a commodity or a human being?”
“They think that a foreigner can’t do the same as a
Finn.”
“Even if you have a university degree, you’re a baby in
Finland. You have to go back to school and start all over
again.”
“Managing a diverse work community requires new
skills, flexibility and continuous learning.”
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by
Alan
Levine
@Flickr

10. #maahanmuuttodialogit
Raising the next
generation
“Finland is a very different country in terms of schools,
too.”
“I feel unsafe and I fear for my child.”
“People can act as bridges to dreams and opportunities
simply by existing.”
“I feel safer in a diverse and multicultural society.”
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by
Stephen
Lee
@Flickr

11. #maahanmuuttodialogit
Discussions about
immigra
ti
on
"It's really hard to talk about
immigration"
"Understanding and solu
ti
ons arise
from encounters."
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by
Alan
Levine
@Flickr

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Conclusions
1. Flexible integration services
2. Easily accessible information and advice
3. Inviting people to communities
4. Lowering the employment threshold
5. Bringing the richness of multiculturalism to the heart of the communication
6. Continuing the constructive and multifaceted debate on immigration
#immigrationdialogues

13. Kiitos!
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