22 fév 2022 · refugee protection over the past decades and UNHCR is Finland's biggest recipient of multilateral aid Strong engagement in EU affairs:
28 fév 2021 · refugee protection over the past decades and UNHCR is Finland's biggest partner the Finnish Refugee Advice centre has modified
Finnish Refugee Council in 2020 5 FRC's 55th anniversary 7 UN Refugee Agency UNHCR's 70th anniversary 8 FRC's international activities
20 jui 2019 · Finnish Refugee Council's year 2018 with more positive words on recent developments than in previous years The
Finnish Refugee Council aims to support the immigration and participation of refugees in everyday Finnish life by solving possible conflict situations in
The Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is Finland based Non-Governmental refugee situations with refugees IDPs returnees hosting and receiving communities
2017 FCA supported refugees and internally Council's resolutions 1325 and 2250 concern- Finnish Refugee Advice Centre and Maalima net
numbers is that during the Cold War Finnish immigration and refugee policy was very Congolese Afghans and Sudanese (Finnish Refugee Council 2020)
IJǛČĿĚŠƥŠēƑĚŕĿċŕĚēŞĿŠĿƙƥƑƥĿūŠ
ǨǪĿƙƑĚǜĚČƥĚēĿŠūƭƑūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙċūƥĺĿŠĿŠŕŠē
and abroad.ĿŠƥūĿŠŕŠēȡƥĺūƭijĺƥĺĚŠƭŞċĚƑūIJƙNjŕƭŞ
seekers has decreased compared toċĚĚŠ ƥĿijĺƥĚŠĚēĿŠ ĿŠŕŠēĿŠ ƑĚČĚŠƥ NjĚƑ ƙȡ
which has affected the number of people receiving asylum and other residence permits.ČĚƑƥĿŠƑĚƙūIJĿŠŕŠēĿŠƎƑƥĿČƭŕƑȠĚƥĺŠĿČ
minorities are particularly concentrated in the capital region and in a few other large cities.ČūŠǛƑŞĚē ƥĺĚŠƭŞċĚƑ ūIJ ƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙĿŠ ƥĺĚ
country at nearly 1.2 million, making Uganda I HOPED TO BE ABLE TO PREFACE theĿŠŠĿƙĺ ĚIJƭijĚĚūƭŠČĿŕɄ ƙNjĚƑǨǦǧǮ
with more positive words on recent developments than in previous years. The situation, unfortunately, does not allow it. IŞƭƙƥNjĚƥijĿŠċĚijĿŠŕƙƥNjĚƑɄƙƑĚDŽĿĚDžċNj
ƙƥƥĿŠijƙūŞĚƙƥijijĚƑĿŠijǛijƭƑĚƙȦČČūƑēĿŠijƥū
ƥĺĚĚIJƭijĚĚijĚŠČNjȡƥĺĚŠƭŞċĚƑūIJƎĚūƎŕĚēĿƙƎŕČĚēēƭĚƥūČūŠǜĿČƥȡƎĚƑƙĚČƭ
- tion or human rights violations had by theĚŠēūIJǨǦǧǭijƑūDžŠƥūŠĚDžƑĚČūƑēūIJǬǮȦǫ
million. What we tend to forget is that most of these people stay within their countries ofūƑĿijĿŠȦǪǦŞĿŕŕĿūŠūIJƥĺūƙĚIJūƑČĚēƥūǜĚĚƥĺĚĿƑ
homes were displaced within their home country, whereas 25.4 million were interna - tional refugees registered by the UN, and only 3.1 million were asylum seekers.ĚDžĚƑŠēIJĚDžĚƑƙNjŕƭŞƙĚĚOEĚƑƙČūŠƥĿŠƭĚ
ƥūƑƑĿDŽĚĿŠĿŠŕŠēȦŠǨǦǧǮȡŏƭƙƥūDŽĚƑǪȡǫǦǦ
asylum applications were made, of which roughly 2,100 were repeat applications.ƥĺƥĿŠŕŠēĿƙČČĚƙƙĿċŕĚƥĺƑūƭijĺƙIJĚƑƑĿDŽŕ
routes. In practice, this means increasing intra-EU transfers and making familyƑĚƭŠĿǛČƥĿūŠĚƙĿĚƑ ȦŠēēĿƥĿūŠȡDž Ěƙĺūƭŕē
guarantee that those who have arrived inĿŠŕŠēƑĚƙŞūūƥĺŕNjĿŠƥĚijƑƥĚēĿŠƥūƙūČĿĚƥNj
and that the society we have is good for allūIJƭƙ ȦĚƥ ƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺĚIJƭijĚĚ ūƭŠČĿŕ
have strived to achieve this goal through our day-to-day work, both by supporting individuals and families, and by providing support to social institutions and other organisations.IJƑČƥĿūŠȶŞĚƑĚǦȦǦǩɼȶūIJƥĺĚDžūƑŕēɄƙ
ēĿƙƎŕČĚēƎūƎƭŕƥĿūŠƑƑĿDŽĚĿŠĿŠŕŠēȡDžĺĿŕĚ
ǮǫɼūIJēĿƙƎŕČĚēƎĚūƎŕĚŕĿDŽĚĿŠēĚDŽĚŕūƎĿŠij
countries. Therefore, it is vital to not limitūƭƑ ČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙƥūĿŠŕŠē ċƭƥŕƙū DžūƑOE ĿŠ
countries where the refugee situation is more dire. To this end, our operations in Uganda A CHALLENGING OPERATING ENVIRONMENTFOREWORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa.ƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙĿŠƥĺĚČūƭŠƥƑNjƑĚƭŠēĚƑǧǮNjĚƑƙ
old.ŕūŠijȹƙƥŠēĿŠijČūŠǜĿČƥƙ ȡƥĺĚƎĚČĚƎƑūČĚƙƙ
is still in progress and some areas are under the control of ethnic armies. Due toƥĺĚ ƎƑūŕūŠijƥĿūŠūIJ ČūŠǜĿČƥƙȡēĚ DŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥ
in these regions is severely lagging, and educational opportunities have for long been limited.ƥĺĚŮƥĚēɄDŽūĿƑĚČūŠǜĿČƥȡŠūƥŕŕĺDŽĚċĚĚŠ
able to return to their country of origin and some have remained in the remote border regions of Liberia. Due to the level of education always having been low in Liberia and theĿŠƥĚƑŠŕ ČūŠǜĿČƥĺDŽĿŠijIJƭƑ ƥĺĚƑDž ūƑƙĚŠĚē
the situation, there is a great need for adult education. Refugees in the region are in a particularly vulnerable position and at risk of being left out of education.and Myanmar continue. Meanwhile, our longƎƑĚƙĚŠČĚĿŠĿċĚƑĿČŞĚƥūŠĚŠēĿŠǨǦǧǮȦ
DžƙŠūƥŕDžNjƙĚƙNjČūŠƙĿēĚƑĿŠijƥĺĚēĿIJǛČƭŕƥ
circumstances, but the involvement ensured that the activities found a form that genuinelyċĚŠĚǛƥĚēƥĺĚŕūČŕƙȦƭĚƥūƥĺĿƙĿŠDŽūŕDŽĚŞĚŠƥȡ
the project will continue to live after its formal end date, as its methods have now become rooted into the everyday lives of locals.ūIJūƭƑĚNJƎĚƑĿĚŠČĚċūƥĺĿŠĿŠŕŠēŠēĿŠūƭƑ
international countries of operation. Our aimĿƙƥūǛŠēDžNjƙƥūƙƥƑĚŠijƥĺĚŠƥĺĚƑĚƙĿŕĿĚŠČĚ
of refugees and to improve integration processes. Through new forms of funding, we are able to launch new projects to channel these methods into practice.ČĺŠijĚƙ ŠēŠĚ DžDžĿŠēƙIJūƑ ƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺ
ĚIJƭijĚĚ ūƭŠČĿŕɄƙDžūƑOEȦ ĚƑĚŕƭŠČĺĿŠij
ŠĚDžƎƑ ūŏĚČƥƙĿŠĿŠŕŠēŠēƙ ƥƑĚŠijƥĺĚŠĿŠij
our international operations by beginning support for Syrian refugees in Turkey.ĺĚNjĚƑǨǦǧǮĿƙƙƥƑūŠijIJūƭŠēƥĿūŠIJūƑ
our work - those who have been forced toǜĚĚƥĺĚĿƑĺūŞĚƙĺDŽĚƥĺĚūƎƎūƑƥƭŠĿƥNjIJūƑ
new, equal and inclusive beginning.ĺĿƑƎĚƑƙūŠūIJƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺĚIJƭijĚĚ
ūƭŠČĿŕɄƙNJĚČƭƥĿDŽĚūƑēȦĺĚƙ Njƙ ƥĚŞƥĿČēĚDŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥūIJƥĺĚ
organisation continued by setting strategic annual targets. The annual targetsDžĚƑĚƙĚƥ ĿŠIJūƭƑƑ ĚƙȠƥĺĚ ŠĚĚēƙūIJƥĺĚ
ċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙȡǛŠŠČĿŕƙ ƥċĿŕĿƥNj ȡĿŠƥĚƑŠŕ
processes, and staff development.ŠƥĺĚČƙĚūIJċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙȡūƭƑijūŕDžƙ
to respond to the needs of those vulnerable groups who are often overlooked in existing structures. With the help of new funding, we were able to design projects that respond to such needs.ƥƥĺĚĚŠēūIJǨǦǧǮȡDžĚƑĚČĚĿDŽĚēIJƭŠēĿŠij
IJƑūŞƥĺĚ ūƭŠČĿŕ ūIJƭƑūƎĚ ĚDŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥ
ŠOEȳȴIJūƑēūŞĚƙƥĿČƎƑūŏĚČƥƙƥĺƥƙƭƎƎūƑƥ
social integration. Through these projects, we will be able to reach stay-at-home parents who are often left outside the formal service system and provide solutions to challenges related to housing and living.ĿƥĺƥĺĚƙƭƎƎūƑƥūIJƥĺĚƑĿƥĿƙĺūƑĚĿijŠʁ
ūŞŞūŠDžĚŕƥĺIJǛČĚȡDžĚDžĚƑĚċŕĚƥūƙƥƑƥ
a new project in Myanmar to prevent sexual violence against women. With these fundingūƎƎūƑƥƭŠĿƥĿĚƙȡDžĚČŠŠūƥūŠŕNjēĚDŽĚŕūƎ
further as a well-rounded agency, but above THE FINNISH REFUGEE COUNCIL (FRC) is an interna- tional expert organisation founded in 1965, whose main duty is to support refugees and migrants towards new beginnings and to promote their fundamental rights.ĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺĚIJƭijĚĚūƭŠČĿŕɄƙūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙČūDŽĚƑƥĺĚĚŠƥĿƑĚ
arch of displacement, from addressing root causes to supporting integration and possible remigration. We are a politically and religiously independent non-ijūDŽĚƑŠŞĚŠƥŕūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠ DžūƑOEĿŠijIJūƑ ƥĺĚċĚŠĚǛƥū IJ
ƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙŠēŞĿijƑŠƥƙċūƥĺĿŠĿŠŕŠēŠēĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕŕNjȦ
ĚƙƭƎƎūƑƥƥĺĚIJƭŕǛŕŞĚŠƥūIJƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙɄŠēŞĿijƑŠƥƙɄ
rights, and their equal participation in society and as members and builders of societies.ƎƑĿūƑĿƥNjDžƙƥūǛŠēŠĚDžǛŠŠČĿŠijČ劊Ěŕƙ
for the organisation in order to consolidateĿƥƙĚČūŠūŞĿČŠēǛŠŠČĿŕƙƥŠēĿŠijȦƭƑĿŠij
the year, the administrative structure of the organisation was brought to a level that meetsƥĺĚƑĚƐƭĿƑĚŞĚŠƥƙūIJĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕǛŠŠČĿŠijȦ
ĺĿƙDžĿŕŕŕŕūDžIJƭƑƥĺĚƑēĿDŽĚƑƙĿǛČƥĿūŠūIJūƭƑ
operations in the future.ɄƙĿŠƥĚƑŠŕƎƑūČĚƙƙĚƙDžĚƑĚĿŞƎƑūDŽĚē
by bringing the international and domestic programmes closer together throughĿēĚŠƥĿǛČƥĿūŠ ūIJČūŞŞūŠƥĺĚŞĚƙ ĿŠŕŕ
operations. Work will continue in 2019 to enter these themes into practice. Monitoring and evaluation practices of all activities were also improved to ensure their effectiveness.ČĚŠƥƑŕƥū ƥĺĚūƑ ijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄ ƙēĚDŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥ
activities. An organisational culture that is professional while facilitating collaboration was consciously constructed at all levels of the organisation. This effort was supported, among other things, by the Training Tuesday concept offering training on various topicsŠēƑĚĿŠIJūƑČĿŠijƥĺĚƙƥIJIJɄƙĚNJƎĚƑƥĿƙĚȦ
The Finnish Refugee Council is an organisation that is self-reforming and in continuous dialogue with its operating environment. When we constantly strive to challenge ourselves with regards to our effectiveness and value added, our work and experience stand on a strong foundation. Refugees leave their homes and transition into a state of emergency in their lives due to war, violence, persecution and often traumatic experiences. A new beginning requires enormous resilience as well as receptivity of the whole community. Our committed and professional staff and our work both in Finland and across the world bring effective solutions and support to the challenges which our ċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙIJČĚĚDŽĚƑNjēNjɂȦ -Annu Lehtinen, Executive Director of the FinnishūƎĚƑƥĿūŠȦɄƙČūƭŠƥƑNjūIJǛČĚDžƙČŕūƙĚē
in March, and operations continued until the end of the year through a local partner organisation. In its strategic annual targets, the programme focused on strengtheningƑĚƙĿŕĿĚŠČĚȡŕĿIJ ĚƙOEĿŕŕƙŠēƙĚŕIJ ȹƙƭIJǛČĿĚŠČNj ȡ
and supporting active agency of vulne- rable groups. The aim of the programme is to allow people affected by displacement to live in dignity in refugee settlements orIJƑijĿŕĚƎūƙƥȹČūŠǜĿČƥƑĚƙDžĺĿŕĚċĚĿŠijČƥĿDŽĚ
members of their communities.ƑĚƙĿŕĿĚŠČĚŠē ƙĚŕIJȹ ƙƭIJǛČĿĚŠČNjȦČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙƑĚ
targeted especially at refugee women and young people who have had little access to schools or whose education has beenĿŠƥĚƑƑƭƎƥĚēēƭĚƥūČūŠǜĿČƥȦēƭČƥĿūŠDžƙŕƙū
provided to members of host communities. This improves the resilience of local populations as well as promotes social cohesion in areasĺūƙƥĿŠijƙĿijŠĿǛČŠƥŠƭŞċĚƑƙūIJƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙȦ
ƎĚŠēĚŠƥŕNj ĿŞƎƑūDŽĚūŠĚɄƙǛŠŠČĿŕ ƙĿƥƭƥĿūŠand wellbeing. Technical and entrepreneurial
ƥƑĿŠĿŠijƎƑƥĿČƭŕƑŕNjĿŞƎƑūDŽĚēNjūƭŠijƎĚūƎŕĚɄƙ
prospects and opportunities for employment.ČūŞŞƭŠĿƥNjɄƙƭƥūŠūŞNjŠēĚŠĺŠČĿŠij
the capacity of groups to improve commu - nal wellbeing and social cohesion. The programme supported the activities of refu - gee associations and more informal groups through provision of organisational training.ċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙĿŠūƭƑĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕ
countries of operationƙƥƭēNjĿŠijǛŠŠČĿŕŕĿƥĚƑČNjŠēċƙĿČĚŠƥƑĚƎƑĚŠĚƭƑƙĺĿƎ
ƥĺĚ ČūŠǜĿČƥȹƑĿēēĚŠċūƑēĚƑƑ ĚijĿūŠƙȦ
participated in the development of vocational short courses at national level through a coor-ēĿŠƥĿūŠ ijƑūƭƎūƎĚƑƥĿŠij ƭŠēĚƑNjŠŞƑɄ ƙ
ĿŠƥĺĚĿƑǛĚŕēūIJƙƥƭēNjȦDŽĚƑŕŕȡƥĺĚƑĚDžĚƑĚ
ǧȡǦǦǮēĿƑĚČƥċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙēƭƑĿŠijƥĺĚNjĚƑȡ
DžĺĿŕĚŠēēĿƥĿūŠŕǧȡǮǧǨƎĚūƎŕĚƎƑƥūūOEĿŠ
events.ūIJ ēĚŞūČƑƥĿČ ƙūČĿĚƥNjȦ NjƙƭƎƎūƑƥĿŠij
ƥĺĚ ČƎČĿƥNjūIJ ŕūČŕūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙȡ
strengthened the voice of communities andūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙȦŠǨǦǧǮȡ ČƑƑĿĚēūƭƥ Š
ƙƙĚƙƙŞĚŠƥ ūIJŕūČŕƎƑ ƥŠĚƑūƑ ijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙɄ
current capacity and their development IN 2018, FRC"S OPERATIONS AND FIELDŞƎŕȦ ƥūƥŕ ūIJǨǧȡǨǮǨƎĚūƎŕĚ ēĿƑĚČƥŕNj
ċĚŠĚǛƥĚēIJƑ ūŞƥĺĚūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙ ĿŠƥĺĚ ƥĺƑĚĚ
ƎƑūŏĚČƥƙȠǧǯȡǮǩǫĿŠ ēƭŕƥĚēƭČƥĿūŠȡ ǧȡǨǮǬ
in income generation and entrepreneurship training, and 61 in strengthening civil society.ǛŠŕĚNJŞƥƥĺĚĚŠēūIJǧǧŞūŠƥĺƙūIJƙƥƭēNjȦūƙƥū IJƥĺĚŕĿƥĚƑČNj ƙƥƭēĚŠƥƙ ȡǭǮɼȡDžĚƑ Ě
DžūŞĚŠȦŠƎƑČƥĿČĚȡƥĺĚNjƑĚŠūDžċŕĚƥūǛŕŕ
in their personal information and sign various forms and documents, buy and sell goods at markets and in shops, count their food rations, and write short texts, among other things. Thanks to these skills, 60% of the graduates are now able to follow schedules and dates. 79% no longer need an interpret- er, but they get by in various situations usingƥĺĿƙ ǛijƭƑĚDžƙ ūŠŕNjǧǨɼċĚIJ ūƑĚ ƥƑĿŠĿŠijȦ
ĺĚƑēċūƭƥ ƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺ ĚIJƭijĚĚ ūƭŠČĿŕɄ ƙ
programme, I decided to learn to read and write properly", said a literacy student inĿŠ ǨǦǧǮĿŞĚē ƥƎƑ ĚDŽ ĚŠƥĿŠijijĚŠēĚƑȹ
based violence and supporting its victims.ĺūƭƙĚĺūŕēɄƙƎƑĿŞƑ NjēĚČĿƙĿūŠŞOEĚƑŠē
provider, gender-based violence is common.DžūŞĚŠɄƙƑĿijĺƥƙȦ ĺĚŕƎŕĿŠĚIJūƑDŽĿČ ƥĿŞƙū IJ
DŽĿūŕĚŠČĚ DžƙƙĚƥ ƭƎƥDž ūŞĚŠɄ ƙƙĺĚŕƥĚƑ
operated by KNWO, and victims were also provided with legal assistance. The project extended to areas governed by the state as well as those governed by ethnic armed groups and included, for instance, training for healthcare professionals. Training was also attended by 70 members of ethnic armies.ūIJǨǦǧǭ ēƭĚƥū ČƭƥƙŞēĚ ƥūƥĺĚ ĿŠŠĿƙĺ
ijūDŽĚƑŠŞĚŠƥɄƙēĚDŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥČūūƎ -
eration funds. Over the course ofǨǦǧǮȡ ūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙDžĚƑ ĚijƑēƭŕŕNj
discontinued while supporting our local partner in continuing the project andƑĚČūƑēĿŠijƥĺĚǛŠŕ ƑĚƙƭŕƥƙ ȦĺĚ ūIJǛČĚ
was closed down in March, and the remaining activities continued until the end of the year through the partner organisation.ƭƑĿŠij ǨǦǧǮȡƙūČĿŕ ČūĺĚƙĿūŠċĚ ƥDž ĚĚŠ
ĿċĚƑĿɄƙƑĚIJƭijĚĚŠēĺūƙƥČūŞŞƭŠĿƥĿĚƙDžƙimproved and the capacity and self-esteem
of individuals were strengthened through increased literacy, numeracy and life skills, as well as through basic entrepreneurship skills.ĺĚ ŠƭŞċĚƑū IJēĿƑĚČƥ ċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙēƭƑĿŠij
ƥĺĚNjĚƑDžƙǧȡǨǭǩȦƥĺĚƑċĚŠĚǛƥƙĿŠČŕƭēĚē
addressing issues related to health, hygieneŠē IJŞĿŕNjƎ੩ĿŠijȡƙ DžĚŕŕ ƙČūŠǜĿČ ƥ
resolution skills.ĺē ƥū ƥŕūIJǩǯȡǬǬǪ ēĿƑĚČƥċĚŠĚ ǛČĿƑĿĚƙȦ
ĺĚŠƭŞċĚƑūIJĿŠēĿƑĚČƥċĚŠĚǛČĿƑĿĚƙƙƥŠēƙ
ƥ ǨǧǮȡǦǦǦŠē ƥĺĚĿŞƎČ ƥū IJƥĺĚƎƑūŏĚČ ƥ
extends over generations. The timeline below offers a more detailed look into our years inƙĚĚƙĿƥƙǛƑƙƥēĚŞūČƑƥĿČŠēƎĚČĚIJƭŕƥƑŠƙIJĚƑ
of power in over 70 years.ēƭŕƥĚēƭČƥĿūŠĿƙƎƑūDŽĿēĚēIJūƑŮƥĚ
ēɄDŽūĿƑĚƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙŠēIJūƑĿċĚƑĿŠƙŕĿDŽĿŠij
in host communities.ŠēūƥĺĚƑijĚŠČĿĚƙDžūƑOEĿŠijĿŠƥĺĚǛĚŕēȦ
ɄƙƎƑūŏĚČƥČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙƑĚĿŠƥĚƑƑƭƎƥĚē
ċNjƥĺĚDžƑȦƑƥŠĚƑƙɄƎƑūƎĚƑƥĿĚƙƑĚ
looted and a vocational training centre isēĚƙƥƑūNjĚēĿŠƥĺĚċƥƥŕĚƙȦɄƙČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙ
withdraw into Monrovia and focus on training other organisations and supporting internally displaced people through partner organisations.ŠēƥĺĚǛƑƙƥƎĚČĚȹƥĿŞĚƎƑĚƙĿēĚŠƥĿŕ
elections are held.ČūŠǜĿČƥȦČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙIJūČƭƙūŠƙƭƎƎūƑƥĿŠij
the return of internally displaced people and on reconstruction. 2003is launched in the country.2011 ǧǩǦȡǦǦǦƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙIJƑūŞŮƥĚ
ēɄDŽūĿƑĚƑƑĿDŽĚĿŠĿċĚƑĿ2014-2015 The Ebola epidemic begins.ƥƥĺĚĚŠēūIJƥĺĚNjĚƑȡɄƙūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙ
in Liberia cease.ƎƑūijƑŞŞĚĿƙƥƑŠƙŕƥĚēĿŠƥūƑĚŠČĺȦ
ČūƭŠƥƑNjɄƙŕƑijĚƙƥƑĚIJƭijĚĚČŞƎȦ
13IJƭƑƥĺĚƑČūŠƙūŕĿēƥĚē ƥĺĚūƑ ijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄ ƙƙƥƥƭƙ
ƙ ūŠĚū IJĿŠŕŠēɄƙŞūƙ ƥƎƑūŞĿŠĚŠƥĚ NJƎĚƑƥ
ūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙĿŠ ƥĺĚǛĚŕēƙ ūIJ ēĿƙƎŕČĚŞĚŠƥȡ
ĿŞŞĿijƑƥĿūŠŠēĿŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠȦĺĿƙDžƙƑĚǜĚČƥĚē
in the number of requests for expert statements from authorities and legislators, requests for expert interviews from the media, and coopera - tion enquiries from authorities, NGOs and otherijĚŠČĿĚƙūƎĚƑƥĿŠijĿŠƥĺĚǛĚŕēƙūIJĿŞŞĿijƑƥĿūŠ
and integration.ĺŠOEƙƥū ĿƥƙǜĚ NJĿċŕĚȡĿŠŠū DŽƥĿDŽĚŠē
ĚIJIJĚČƥĿDŽĚƎƎƑūČĺȡɄ ƙēūŞĚƙƥĿČūƎĚƑ ƥĿūŠƙ
complemented formal and statutory integrationƎƑūČĚƙƙĚƙŠēƙƭƎƎūƑƥĚēĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥƙɄƎĚƑƙūŠŕ
and individual integration processes.Š ŕĿŠĚDžĿƥĺ Ʉ ƙƙƥƑƥĚijNjȡƥĺĚ ČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙ
supported immigrants, especially refugees,ƥūǛŠēƥĺĚĿƑūDžŠƑĚƙūƭƑČĚƙŠēƥūċĚƥƥĚƑČūƎĚ
with their new situation and circumstancesĿŠ ĿŠŕŠēȦĺĚ ČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙ ƑĚČĺĚēƎƑƥĿČĿƎŠƥƙ
throughout the spectrum of integration, from recently arrived refugees and migrants to thoseDžĺūĺDŽĚŕƑĚēNjċĚĚŠĿŠĿŠŕŠēIJūƑŕūŠijĚƑŠē
are further along in their integration process.ǛƑƙƥȹƙƥijĚĿŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙ
15ŠǨǦǧǮȡǨǮēĿIJIJĚƑĚŠƥūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙĺēƥĺĚĿƑ
ƎĚĚƑČūƭŠƙĚŕŕūƑƙƥƑĿŠĚēċNjȡŠēOEŠūDžŕĚēijĚ
of peer support and learning activities was strengthened in 19 municipalities acrossĿŠŕŠēȦǨǦǧǮŕƙūƙDžƥĺĚƎĿŕūƥĿŠijūIJƑĚŞūƥĚŕNj
facilitated peer group activities in Pudasjärvi,IJƑūŞĚŕƙĿŠOEĿȦ ĚĚēċČOE DžƙƎūƙĿƥĿDŽĚȠ ƥĺĚ
participants reported that after the remoteijƑūƭƎČ ƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙƥĺĚĿƑOEŠūDžŕĚēijĚ ūIJ ĿŠŠĿƙĺ
society increased, they were able to function better in their environment and their well-being improved. After this experience, I feel that I want to know more, improve and move forward.DžŠƥƥūēūIJƥĚƑŕĚƑŠĿŠijƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺŕŠijƭijĚɂȡ
said a participant from the Pori group.Ʉƙū ƥĿOEƭŠƥȳūŞĚƥūDžŠȴƎƑūŏĚČ ƥDžĺĿČĺ
ĚŠēĚēĿŠǨǦǧǮȡĿƙǭǦȹĺūƭƑČūƭƑƙĚĿŞĚēƥ
ƑĚČĚŠƥŕNjƑƑĿDŽ ĚēĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥƙĿŠ ĿŠŕŠēŠē
provides basic information on residing, living ŠēDžūƑOEĿŠijĿŠĿŠŕŠēȦĺĚČĿDŽĿČūƑĿĚŠƥƥĿūŠĿŠƙƥƑƭČƥūƑɄƙŞŠƭŕȡ
DžƙƎƭċŕĿƙĺĚē ĿŠǨǦǧǮ ĿŠĿŠŠĿƙĺ ŠēĿŠ
ƥĺĚ ŠDŽĿƑūŠŞĚŠƥȳ ĚŠƥƑĚȴ ƥūēDŽūČƥĚ
IJūƑČĿDŽĿČūƑĿĚŠƥƥĿūŠČūƭƑƙĚĿŠĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥƙɄ
ǛƑƙƥŕŠijƭijĚȳ ūƑŠū ƥĺĚƑŕŠijƭijĚūŠĚĿƙ
ƎƑūǛČĿĚŠƥĿŠȴƥūċĚĿŠƙƥĿŕŕĚēĿŠƥūƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺ
ƙĚƑDŽĿČĚƙNjƙƥĚŞȦŠƥĺĚƭƥƭŞŠūIJǨǦǧǮȡƥĺĚ
ČĿDŽĿČ ūƑĿĚŠƥƥĿūŠČūƭƑ ƙĚƥƭijĺƥĿŠŕĚƑŠĚƑ ƙɄ
ǛƑƙƥŕŠijƭijĚDžƙĿŠČŕƭēĚēĿŠƥĺĚČūŞƎĚƥĿƥĿDŽĚ
bidding for the public procurement of integration training in the capital region.ĺĚūƥĿOEƭŠƥƎƑūŏĚČƥɄƙČŕūƙĿŠijDžĚċĿŠƑȡ
where the launch of the civic orientationDžĚċƙĿƥĚNjĺƥĚĿƙOEƭŠƥūƑĿĚŠƥƥĿū ȦǛDžƙ
also announced, gathered 50 interestedƥƥĚŠēĚĚƙIJƑūŞŕŕūDŽĚƑĿŠŕŠēȦŠǨǦǧǯȡƥĺĚ
DŽĿijƥƥūƑĿȳDŽĿijƥūƑȴƎƑūŏĚČƥDžĿŕŕČūŠƥĿŠƭĚ
to support integration in cooperation withƑijŠĿǕƥĿūŠIJūƑ ĿijƑƥĿūŠȳȴŠē ƥĺĚ
ƭƙƭŕŕNjƎƑūDŽĿēĚēIJūƑƥĺĚǛƑƙƥƥĺƑĚĚNjĚƑƙūIJ
residency. The civic orientation course inūŠĚƙɄǛƑ ƙƥŕŠijƭijĚČŠŕƙūċĚŠĚ ǛƥƥĺūƙĚ
DžĺūĺDŽĚƑĚƙĿēĚēĿŠĿŠŕŠēIJūƑŕūŠijĚƑȦ
ĿŠƙƎƑĿŠijǨǦǧǮĿŠūƑDŽūūƙƎƑƥūIJēƭƎūŕɄƙ
employability-supporting integration training, and in Espoo in cooperation with theŞƭŠĿČĿƎŕĿƥNjɄƙŞŞĿijƑŠƥĚƑDŽĿČĚƙȦ
ĚĚēċČOEIJƑ ūŞƥĺĚƎƑƥĿČĿƎŠƥƙ ŠēƥĺĚ
ƙƎūū ŞŞĿijƑŠƥĚƑDŽĿČĚƙ DžƙĚNJ ČĚŕŕĚŠƥȠ
The civic orientation course should certainly be available to all immigrants. It is not justŕĚƑŠĿŠijĿŠŠĿƙĺƥĺƥŞƥƥĚƑƙIJūƑƙƭČČĚƙƙIJƭŕ
integration. In order to function in a new society, the person must be informed of theƎƑĿŠČĿƎŕĚƙŠēDŽŕƭĚƙƭƎūŠDžĺĿČĺƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺ
ƙūČĿĚƥNjĿƙċƙĚēūŠȦūƑĚNJŞƎŕĚȡĚƐƭŕĿƥNjŠē
roles in the family are things that one mustǛƑƙƥƭŠēĚƑƙƥŠēċĚIJūƑĚċĚĿŠijċŕĚƥūČƥĿŠ
their daily life according to these principles", says Jenni Lemercier, Senior Social Worker atĚƑƥĿƙƥūĿŞĿŏƥȦǛȠĿŠIJūƑŞƥĿūŠȡƙƭƎƎūƑƥŠēŠĚƥDžūƑOEĿŠij
The VeTo-verkosto network is a nationwide cooperation network for integration-supportingƎĚĚƑČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙȡDžĺĿČĺƑĚijƭŕƑŕNjċƑĿŠijƙƥūijĚƥĺĚƑŞūƑĚƥĺŠǯǦijĚŠČĿĚƙČƥĿDŽĚĿŠƥĺĚǛĚŕēȦ
In 2018, the network's website was completely renovated and redesigned. The new site provides information, support and networking opportunities for peer counsellors, organisations running peer activities, and individuals interested in integration-supportingƎĚĚƑČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙȦŠƥĺĚDžĚċƙĿƥĚȡūŠĚČŠǛŠēƙƭƎƎūƑƥŞƥĚƑĿŕƙIJūƑČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙȡĿŠIJūƑŞƥĿūŠ
about upcoming events and training courses, and a peer counsellor and expert database, where organisations can search for a peer counsellor for their group.ƙƭƎƎūƑƥƙƥĺĚƎƑƥĿČĿƎƥĿūŠūIJƥĺūƙĚDžĺūĺDŽĚŏƭƙƥƑƑĿDŽĚēĿŠĿŠŕŠē
and those who have lived in the country for longer, as well as communitiesƙ IJČĿŕĿƥƥūƑƙūIJĿŠƥĚijƑ ƥĿūŠȦƙ ƥƑĚŠijƥĺĚŠƙƥĺĚċƑĿēijĚƙ ċĚƥDž ĚĚŠ
immigrants and different communities, municipalities and theĿŠŠĿƙĺƙūČĿĚƥNjċNjƎƑūDŽĿēĿŠijƙƭƎƎūƑƥȡŠĚƥDžūƑOEƙȡĿŠIJūƑŞƥĿūŠŠēĚēƭČƥĿūŠȦ
17ǨǦǧǮDžƙƥĺĚǛƑƙƥIJƭŕŕNjĚƑūIJūƎĚƑƥĿūŠIJūƑ
ƥĺĚĿŠOEOEĿȳĿŠOEȴƎƑūŏĚČƥȡŠēŕƑijĚƎƑƥūIJ
activities consisted of developing cultural interpretation for kindergarten and school staff and immigrant families. The target group of the project was not only immigrant families with children in kinder- garten or school, but also kindergarten and school staff.ĿŠƥĚƑƎƑĚƥƥĿūŠƙDžĚŕŕƙČūƭŠƙĚŕŕĿŠijȦƭŕƥƭƑŕ
interpretation was provided 27 times at kindergartens, 39 times at schools, and 94 times elsewhere in the service system. TheƥƥĚŠēĚēƎƑĚŠƥƙɄĚDŽĚŠĿŠijƙƥƙČĺūūŕƙūŠ
two occasions, where the counsellors actedƙČƭŕƥƭƑŕĿŠƥĚƑƎƑĚƥĚƑƙȦĺĚƎƑūŏĚČƥɄƙIJŞĿŕNj
group met 11 times and had a total of 161 participants.ƭƑĿŠij ƥĺĚNj ĚƑȡƭƑDŽĿɄƙ ČūƭŠƙĚŕŕūƑƙ
supported young adult immigrants through guidance and individual counselling. The service-oriented guidance was carriedūƭƥ ĿŠČŕūƙĚ ČūūƎĚƑƥĿūŠ DžĿƥĺƥĺĚĿƥNj ūIJ
ĚŕƙĿŠOEĿɄƙĺŏŞū ŠēDžĿƥĺ ĚēƭČƥĿūŠŕ
institutions providing basic education for adults. The clients for individual counselling came mainly through socialƙĚƑDŽĿČĚƙȦŠǨǦǧǮȡ ƭƑ DŽĿɄƙ ĚŞƎŕūNjĚĚƙĺē
ƥūƥŕūIJǧȡǪǭǮČŕĿĚŠƥŞĚĚƥĿŠijƙȡūIJDžĺĿČĺ
ɄƙƎƑū IJĚƙƙĿūŠŕƙƎƑūDŽĿēĚēijƭĿēŠČĚ
over electronic means of communication more than 600 times. There were a total 57ČŕĿĚŠƥƙĿŠƭƑDŽĿɄƙĿŠēĿDŽĿēƭŕČūƭŠƙĚŕŕĿŠijȦ
ƥūƥŕūIJǨǯǮƎĚūƎŕĚƥƥĚŠēĚēƥĺĚƥƑĿŠĿŠij
events. Kurvi also coordinates a network of authorities working with immigrants, which ĿŠǨǦǧǮŞĚƥǛDŽĚƥĿŞĚƙȦƑĚǜĚČƥĚēĿŠƥĺĚĿŠČƑĚƙĚēŠƭŞċĚƑūIJČŕĿĚŠƥƙ
in individual counselling and in guidanceƑĚČūŠČĿŕĿƥĿūŠƑĚŞĿŠƙ DŽŕĿēȠĚƑŕNj
intervention makes it possible to preventƥĺĚ ĚƙČŕƥĿūŠū IJČūŠǜĿČƥƙȦ ƭƑĿŠij ƥĺĚ
NjĚƑȡŞĚēĿƥĚēūDŽĚƑǧǦǦŠĚĿijĺċūƭƑƙɄ
ċĿŕƥĚƑŕūƑ ČūŞŞƭŠĿƥNj ȹDžĿēĚČūŠǜĿČƥƙȦ
ċĚŠĚǛČĿŕȡĿŠČƑĚƙĚēƑĚƙƎūŠƙĿċĿŕĿƥNjȡƑĚēƭČĚē
disputes, and prevented escalation ofĺĚŕƎĚēƥūĿŞƎƑūDŽĚƥĺĚČūŠǜĿČƥŞŠijĚŞĚŠƥ
skills of people working with housing by training them in the use of a mediation procedure. Training sessions were held in Helsinki, Espoo, Turku, Oulu, Inkoo andĿŠƥĚƑĚƥĺŠĿČŠēĿŠƥĚƑ ȹēĚŞūijƑ ƎĺĿČČūŠǜĿČƥƙȦ
DžūŠƥĺĚƭƑ ūƎĚŠƑĿŞĚ ƑĚDŽ ĚŠƥĿūŠ
DžƑēȳȴIJūƑƥĺĚĿƑČūŞŞƭŠĿƥNjŞĚēĿƥĿūŠ
ĺƙ ČūŠƥĿŠƭĚēDž ūƑOEƥū ƎƑūŞūƥĚŠĚĿijĺċūƭƑĺūūē ŞĚēĿƥĿūŠŠē
Şƭƥƭŕ ƭŠēĚƑƙƥŠēĿŠijŞūŠijĿŠŠƙŠē ĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥƙ ȦŠ ēēĿƥĿūŠƥū
ŠĚĿijĺċūƭƑĺūūē ŞĚēĿƥĿūŠȡ ɄƙĚĿij ĺċūƭƑĺūūēĚēĿƥĿūŠĚŠƥƑĚ
ȳƎƭƑƭƭƙƙūDŽĿƥƥĚŕƭŠOEĚƙOEƭƙȡȴŕƙūČūŠƥƑĿċƭƥĚēƥūƥĺĚŞĿƥĿijƥĿūŠ
ūIJĿŠ ƥĚƑĚƥĺŠĿČČūŠǜĿČƥƙȡIJūƑDžĺĿČĺƥĺĚ ĚŠƥƑĚƑĚČĚĿDŽĚēĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕ
recognition.DžūƑOEȡƥūijĚƥĺĚƑDžĿƥĺƥĺĚĿƥNjūIJūƑƙƙŠē
ƥĺĚ ŞĚ ūŕĿČĚĚƎƑƥŞĚŠƥȦ ĺĚDžƑēɄƙ
ĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕ ŏƭƑNjIJūƭŠē ƥĺƥƥĺĚūƑ ƙƙ
model launched a learning process, which allowed the involved parties to come toƭŠēĚƑƙƥŠēĚČĺū ƥĺĚƑɄ ƙƎĚƑƙƎĚČƥĿDŽĚƙŠē
created positive interaction.ĿŠŠĿƙĺĚēĿƥĿūŠūƑƭŞȦĺĚƥƑŠƙĿƥĿūŠūIJIJĚƑƙ
ƙĚē ūŠƥĺĚ ĚNJƎĚƑĿĚŠČĚ ūIJŞĚēĿƥĿūŠ
DžūƑOEȡƎƑūŏĚČƥIJƭŠēĚēċNjƥĺĚūŠĚūƭŠēƥĿūŠ
DžƙČƑƑĿĚēūƭƥċNjĿŠǨǦǧǮȡDžĿƥĺƥĺĚĿŞ
of mitigating polarisation and promoting healthy inter-demographic relations through dialogue and mediation. Promotion of inter-ēĚŞūijƑƎĺĿČƑ ĚŕƥĿūŠƙDžĿŕŕČūŠƥĿŠƭĚĿŠ
with the launch of new projects in 2019.meetings, as well as in the number of training events for professionals. 19ƑūŞūƥĿŠijƑĚIJƭijĚĚƙɄŠēĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥƙɄƙūČĿŕČƥĿDŽĚŠĚƙƙŠēƎƑƥĿČĿƎƥĿūŠ
and supporting multilateral integration are key strategic objectives forȦĺĚNjƑĚƎƭƑƙƭĚēƥĺƑūƭijĺƎƑūDŽĿēĿŠijƙƭƎƎūƑƥIJūƑƙūČĿŕƎƑƥĿČĿƎƥĿūŠ
via associations and through promoting mutual understanding between different demographic groups.ūƑijŕūċŕ ĚēƭČƥĿūŠČ ƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙȡ ƥĺĚNjĚƑ
was time of growth. The number of trained volunteer global educators doubledēƭƑĿŠijƥĺĚNjĚƑȡŠēĿŠǨǦǧǮDžĚĺēǪǦ
excellent global educators among our volunteers. Our volunteer global educators held a total of 73 workshops attended byƙƥƑĚŠijƥĺĚŠĚēƙƥƭēĚŠƥƙ ɄOEŠūDžŕĚēijĚ
of displacement and developed their empathy skills. 92.5% of teachersĚƙƥĿŞƥĚēƥĺƥ ƙƥƭēĚŠƥƙ ɄĚŞƎƥĺNjƙOEĿŕŕƙ
had improved, and 97.5% estimated thatƥĺĚ DžūƑOEƙĺūƎĺēĿŠČƑĚƙĚē ƙƥƭēĚŠƥƙ Ʉ
knowledge of displacement and refugee issues. Students particularly praised the participatory exercises and factual information provided. Š ēēĿƥĿūŠȡ ɄƙijŕūċŕĚēƭČƥĿūŠ together with The Guides and Scouts ofĿŠŕŠē ƎƑūēƭČĚēƥĚČĺĿŠijŞƥĚƑĿŕƙ IJūƑ
dealing with prejudice and displacement,ŠēƎƑƥĿČĿƎƥĚēĿŠƥĺĚēĚDŽĚŕūƎŞĚŠƥ
and implementation of supplementary training for teachers on sustainable development in the scope of theɄƙǨǦǦČ ƥĿDŽĚ DŽūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑƙƎƑūŞūƥĚē
integration and positive attitudes in theDžĚƑĚŞūƑĚČūŠǛēĚŠƥĿŠČūŠDŽĚƑƙĿŠijĿŠĿŠŠĿƙĺȡ
ŕĚƑŠĚēŠĚDžƥĺĿŠijƙċūƭƥƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺČƭŕƥƭƑĚ
and felt welcome in the society.ƙĿŠ ƎƑĚ DŽĿūƭƙNjĚƑƙȡ ɄƙƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠ
ŠČƭċƥūƑ ȳƑŏĚƙƥŵĺƭƥūŞūȴČūŠƥĿŠƭĚēƥū
provide consultation and training to ethnic and multicultural associations in the topicsūIJƙƙūČĿƥĿūŠ ēŞĿŠĿƙƥƑ ƥĿūŠŠēǛŠŠČĚȦ
Š ǨǦǧǮȡIJ ūČƭƙDžƙƎŕČĚē ūŠēĚDŽĚŕūƎĿŠij
online training. The aims were to supportƙƙūČĿƥĿūŠƙ ĿŠIJƭŕǛŕŕĿŠij ƥĺĚĿƑŕĚijŕ
obligations and to strengthen the problem-solving capacity of associations.ūIJƑ ijŠĿƙƥĿūŠŠČƭċƥūƑɄƙ ČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙDžƙ
conducted, according to which OrganisationƥDžƙĿŞƎūƑƥŠƥƥūŞĚƥūǛŠēŠūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƥūDŽūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑ
with that stands for the same values as I do myself. I believe that raising awareness will increase understanding and that increasing understanding will increase peace and cooperationĿŠƥĺĚƙūČĿĚƥNjȦūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑĿŠijDžĿƥĺĺƙijĿDŽĚŠŞĚŞƭČĺŞūƑĚ
than I expected. In addition to meeting amazing people, both among volunteers and asylum seekers, I have also been able to explore my values and opinions more deeply.ijƑūƭƎƙȦūƑĚNJŞƎŕĚȡƙNjŕƭŞƙĚĚOEĚƑƙƎƑƥĿČĿƎƥĿŠijĿŠČƥĿDŽĿƥĿĚƙ
ŞNjČƐƭĿƑĚƥĺĚĿƑǛƑƙƥūƑĚDŽĚŠūŠŕNjƑĚŕƥĿūŠƥūŠƥĿDŽĚĿŠŠ
ūƭƥƙĿēĚūIJƙƥƥƭƥūƑNjūƑūIJǛČĿŕIJIJĿƑƙȡDžĺĿČĺĺĚŕƎƙĿŠĿŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠ
and in maintaining life satisfaction.ƎƑĚDŽĿūƭƙŕNjĺēŠūČƥĿDŽĚDŽūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑƙȦ
ūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑƙɄƙOEĿŕŕƙŠēƙƭƎƎūƑ ƥDž ĚƑĚ
invested, among other things, in the development of training and materials.ūŕƭŠƥĚĚƑƙƙƥƑ ĚƙƙĚēƥĺƥƥĺĚNjēĚDŽ ĚŕūƎĚē
increased empathy and understanding of differences as well as found meaningful work through volunteering. 21ŠƥĿūŠŕŠēŕūČŕŞĚēĿɄƙƎƎĚƑƙȡDžĚċƙĿƥĚƙ
and programmes. As the voice of the organisation, the mission of the communications and marketing unit isƥūƎƑ ūŞūƥĚɄƙDŽĿƙĿūŠċNjŞOEĿŠij ƥĺĚ
activities and results of the organisation visible and clear.ǛijƭƑĚƙȡƥūĚ NJŞĿŠĚ ƥĺĚĿƑūDžŠƥƥĿƥƭēĚƙȦ
ǨǮȡǦǦǦ ĿŠŠƙČūŠēƭČ ƥĚēɁŞ ČĿƙ ƥɂ
online quiz to explore their own prejudices towards others. The faces of the campaign were Elisabeth Rehn, Nasima Razmyar,ūIJƙĚŕIJȹǛŠŠČĿŠijIJƑūŞijƑŠƥƑĚČĿƎĿĚŠƥƙȡDžĺĿČĺ
is covered by fundraising. This way, eachĚƭƑūēūŠƥĚēƥūĿŠIJČƥǛŠŠČĚƙDžūƑOE
worth many times its value.ŠǨǦǧǮȡŕƭŠČĺĚēŠĚDžIJƭŠēƑĿƙĿŠij
Č劊ĚŕƙƥūĺĚŕƎŞOEĚƥĺĚūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄƙ
DžūƑOEƎūƙƙĿċŕĚȦ Ʉ ƙČūƑƎūƑƥĚŠē business partner network was grown systematically, and a number of differentČūŞƎŠĿĚƙ ŏūĿŠĚēĿŠ ƥūƙƭƎƎūƑ ƥ
activities in various ways during theNjĚƑȦūūƎĚƑ ƥĿūŠDžĿƥĺČūŞƎŠĿĚƙĿƙŠ
ūƎƎūƑƥƭŠĿƥNjIJūƑċūƥĺƎƑƥĿĚƙȠƑĚČĚĿDŽĚƙ
support for its activities and companies are given the opportunity to help createċĚƥƥĚƑƙūČĿĚƥNj IJūƑĚDŽĚƑNj ūŠĚȦūƑ ȡ
it is important that business partners support and adhere to the values of the organisation, and that common goals are always discussed before commencing cooperation.IJIJĚČƥĿDŽĚČūŞŞƭŠĿČƥĿūŠČŕƑĿǛĚƙ
the organisation's brand the global refugee situation and on familyČūūƎĚƑƥĿūŠDžĿƥĺƥĺĚŠēƥĺĚĿŠŠĿƙĺ
ŞŞĿijƑƥĿūŠĚƑDŽĿČĚɄƙƙƙĿƙƥŠČĚNjƙƥĚŞ
IJūƑĿČƥĿŞƙūIJƭŞŠƑIJIJĿČOEĿŠijIJūČƭƙĚē
on undocumented immigrants, in additionƥūDžĺĿČĺŠēDŽĿƙĚƑDžƙĿŠDŽūŕDŽĚēĿŠƥĺĚ
ŕċūƭƑŞƑOEĚƥūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄƙƎŠĚŕ
on racism and security. Towards the endūIJƥĺĚNjĚƑȡČƑĚƥĚēĿƥƙijūDŽĚƑŠŞĚŠƥ
policy objectives for distribution to political parties and parliamentary candidates. The most important themes were development cooperation, refugee policy and integration.ŠČƥūċĚƑȡDžĚƥūūOEƎƑƥĿŠƥĺĚƑūƭƎɄƙ
ɄƙŞƎƥĺNjūDŽĚŞĚŠƥČūŠČĚƎƥDžūŠƥĺĚ
contest, and in December a design sprint was carried out together with the OP Group, the results of which will be seen in practice in 2019. ƭƑĿŠij ǨǦǧǮȡƥĺĚ DžĚċƙĿƥĚDžƙ renovated into a more functional, clear and visual entity. In addition, an update ofƥĺĚ ūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄƙDŽĿƙƭŕijƭĿēĚŕĿŠĚƙDžƙ
kickstarted. The new, modern and interesting visuals have already been utilised in the appearance of this annual report.ĿDŽĚƑƙĚIJƭŠēƑĿƙĿŠijŕŕūDžƙIJūƑŞūƑĚ
OENjēDŽ ĚŠƥČŕĚŠēƑIJūƑ ȦĺĚČŕĚŠēƑ
ijƥĺĚƑĚēĺƑĿƙƥŞƙDžĿƙĺĚƙIJƑūŞƎĚūƎŕĚDžĿƥĺ
refugee backgrounds from across the world.ŕƥū ŠĿDŽĚƑƙĿƥNjɄƙƥŕĚŠƥĚēƙƥƭēĚŠƥƙ
ŕƙū ūƑijŠĿƙĚē DŽƑĿūƭƙĚDŽ ĚŠƥƙȡƥĺĚ
most visible of which was the Run4Refugees running event organised in November at theċƭƙĿŠĚƙƙ ƎƑƥŠĚƑƙĿČƑūƙūIJ ƥŠēĿĚƥūȡ
ƥĿĚēĿƥƙǛijƭƑƥĿDŽĚƙĺūĚŕČĚƙŠēĚŠČūƭƑijĚē
others to join in to run. The open-to-all event saw over 190 kilometres run in support of refugees!ĿƑDžƑĿOE ȡIJƑūŞŠƥȡČŞĚ ƥūĿŠŕŠēƥĺƑūƭijĺ ƥĺĚƑĚIJƭijĚĚ
resettlement system in 2000. She is originally from Iraq but wasIJūƑČĚēƥūǜĚĚƥĺĚČūƭŠƥƑNjIJƥĚƑĺĚƑĺƭƙċŠēDžƙŞƭƑēĚƑĚēŠē
ƑĿOEȡČƥĿDŽ ĚĿŠūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠƙƎƑūŞū ƥĿŠijƑ ĚIJƭijĚĚƙɄŠē DžūŞĚŠɄƙ
ƑĿijĺƥƙȡŕƙūČŞĚƭŠēĚƑƥĺƑĚƥȦƑĿOEȡǪǫȡČƭƑƑĚŠƥŕNjDžūƑOEƙĿŠƎƑūŏĚČƥ
ūIJƥĺĚƑƐĿūŞĚŠɄƙƙƙūČĿƥĿūŠƥĺƥƙƭƎƎūƑƥƙƥĺĚĿŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠūIJ
immigrant women, and as a part-time family worker. She has been actively involved in volunteering and, among other things, has facilitated peer support groups for immigrant women.ƭƑOEƭūČƥĿūŠŕŠƙƥĿƥƭƥĚȦĚČŞĚƥūĿŠŕŠēƙŠƙNjŕƭŞ
seeker from Afghanistan in the autumn of 2015. Hosseini is active in the We See You network, which pursues fair asylum policy, and has been involved in organising anti-racist action in Turku. Hosseini also encourages other immigrants to work for a better society.ĿŠijŠēȦŠǨǦǧǮȡūŠijūŕĚƙĚŞƑĿƭƥĚƙĿDžƙDžƑēĚē
ƥĺĚƥĿƥŕĚūIJƥĺĚĚIJƭijĚĚūŞŠūIJƥĺĚĚƑȦƭƥĚƙĿȡǨǮȡĺƙ
been a refugee since 1997. Originally from North Kivu in theĚŞūČƑƥĿČĚƎƭċŕĿČ ūIJ ūŠijūȡƭƥĚƙĿ ǜĚēƥūijŠēDžĿƥĺ
ĺĚƑ IJŞĿŕNjIJƑūŞ ƥĺĚĚ ƥĺŠĿČČūŠǜĿČ ƥƙȦIJ ƥĚƑĺĚƑƙƥƭēĿĚƙ ȡ
Mutesi, who has lived in the Kyangwali refugee settlementƙĿŠČĚĺĚƑČĺĿŕēĺūūēȡĺƙČƥĿDŽĚŕNjƎƑūŞūƥĚēijĿƑŕƙɄĚēƭČƥĿūŠŠē
protested violence against women.Š ijŠēȡƥĺĚ ƎƑĿǕĚ ĿƙŏūĿŠƥŕNjDžƑ ēĚēċ Nj ȡ
ĚIJƭijĚĚijĚŠČNj Šē ijŠēɄƙ IJǛČĚū IJƥĺĚƑĿŞĚ
ŠēĚŞƎŕūNjĚƑƙŕūūOEĿŠijIJūƑƎƑūIJĚƙƙĿūŠŕƙĿŠDŽƑĿūƭƙǛĚŕēƙȦĿƥĺƥĺĚŞūċĿŕĚƎƎŕĿČƥĿūŠȡŠ
ƙNjŕƭŞƙĚĚOEĚƑūƑƑĚIJƭijĚĚČŠČƑĚƥĚƙOEĿŕŕƎƑūǛŕĚŠēūŠƥĺĚƎŕƥIJūƑŞƥĺƥĚŠċŕĚƙ
Startup Refugees to match them to training and job opportunities offered by a network of 500 employers or provide support for starting a business.ŠǨǦǧǮȡūŠČĚijĿŠƑĚDžƑēĚēūƭƥƙƥŠēĿŠijĿŠēĿDŽĿēƭŕƙŠēƑĚČūijŠĿƙĚēŠ
exceptional integration-promoting solution, agency or action. With the Refugees of the Year award, we wish to highlight individuals and actions that have helped to shape our society into a more communal, more receptive and better place to live - for everyone. ŠŠƭŕŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠDžƑēȠɂŠNjĿŞŞĿijƑŠƥDžūŞĚŠŞNjĺDŽĚŕĿDŽĚēĿŠƭƑūƎĚēĚČēĚȡċƭƥƙƥĿŕŕŕĿDŽĚƙƥĺĚNjēĿēĿŠƑƐDžĺĚƑĚƥĺĚNjĺDŽĚŠūĿŠǜƭĚŠČĚūDŽĚƑƥĺĚĿƑūDžŠŕĿDŽĚƙȦɂ
Do not be here just physically, but alsomentally. As much as we have rights in Finland and the society supports us, we ŕƙūĺDŽĚƑĚƙƎūŠƙĿċĿŕĿƥĿĚƙȦɂ
25ĿŠŠĿƙĺĚIJƭijĚĚūƭŠČĿŕDžƙǩȡǯǧǮȡǧǨǩɒȦĺĚ
ĿŠĿƙƥƑNjIJūƑ ūƑĚĿijŠ IJIJĿƑƙČČūƭŠƥĚē
for 43% of total funding, STEA for 37%, donations from individuals and organisationsIJūƑǮɼȡƙNjŕƭŞȡŞŞĿijƑƥĿūŠŠēŠƥĚijƑƥĿūŠ
ƭŠēIJūƑǫɼȡūŠĚūƭŠēƥĿūŠIJūƑǪɼŠē
other sources of funding for 3%. NJƎŠƙĿūŠ ūIJƥĺĚǛŠŠČĿŕ ċƙĚŠē relevant support actions were a key focusĿŠǨǦǧǮȦŠēēĿƥĿūŠƥūƎƎŕNjĿŠijIJūƑIJƭŠēĿŠijfrom new sources, work continued to
ƑĚĿŠIJūƑČĚēŞĿŠĿƙƥƑƥĿDŽĚĚIJǛČĿĚŠČNjȡƑĚŕĿċĿŕĿƥNj
ŠēƑĿƙOEŞŠijĚŞĚŠƥȦƙNjƙƥĚŞČĺŠijĚƙ
and strengthening of the administrative infrastructure will enable expansion of the funding base and increased productivity of activities in the coming years.ɄƙĺĿijĺĚƙƥ ēĚČĿƙĿūŠȹŞOEĿŠijċūēNjĿƙ
the assembly meeting which convened twice ĿŠǨǦǧǮȠĿŠƎƑĿŠijƙƙĚŞċŕNjūŠǨǪ th April and in Autumn Assembly 13 th December.Š ūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠɄƙŞūƙƥĿŞƎūƑƥŠƥ ƙƙĚƥ
Ŀƙ ĿƥƙOEŠū DžŕĚēijĚċŕĚƙƥIJIJȦ ŠǨǦǧǮȡɄƙ
human resources were developed to betterŞĚĚƥƥĺĚ ūƑijŠĿƙƥĿūŠ ɄƙČƭƑƑĚŠƥŠĚĚēƙ
through reorganisation of operations and activities and through organisational changes. The human resources manage-ŞĚŠƥ ƥƥĺĚ ĚŕƙĿŠOEĿĚē IJǛČĚDž ƙƑ Ěȹ
organised and investments in staff wellbeing were increased. An organisational reform was carried out in Uganda, which increasedƥĺĚ ČŕƑĿƥNjŠēĚ IJǛČĿĚŠČNjū IJūƎĚƑƥĿūŠƙȡ ĿŠ
particular by reorganising administrative tasks into a more appropriate entity. Ŀƙ IJ ŞĿŕNjȹIJƑĿĚŠēŕNj ŠēĚƐƭŕ opportunity employer with a very diverseƙƥIJIJĿŠ ĿŠŕŠēŠē ĿŠū ƥĺĚƑČūƭŠƥƑĿĚƙ ūIJ
ūƎĚƑƥĿūŠȦĺĚ ĿŠƥĚƑŠƥĿūŠŕČūƭŠƥƑ Njū IJǛČĚ
staff are recruited locally, with the exceptionūIJƥĺĚČūƭŠƥƑNjēĿƑĚČƥūƑƙȦƥƥĺĚĚŠēūIJǨǦǧǮȡ
ƥĺĚ ƥūƥŕŠƭŞċĚƑū IJ ƙƥIJIJDž ƙǧǩǦȡ
DžĿƥĺǪǩĿŠĿŠŕŠēȡǭǩĿŠijŠēŠēǧǪĿŠ
NjŠŞƑȦƭƑĿŠijǨǦǧǮȡ ƥĺĚƑĚ DžĚƑ ĚƭƎƥū
seven people working in Liberia.ūƑĚĿijŠŠēūŞŞūŠDžĚŕƥĺIJǛČĚȳȴǪǯȡǧǫǯ
ƥūĿŞĿƙƥūʀƎOEūŕĿƙƎƭȦǛƎOEūŕĿƙƎƭȦǛ
ƑĚIJƭijĚĚČūƭŠČĿŕȦǛLayout: Elina Rajala