The new Government Programme tightens Finland’s migration policy
The newly appointed government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (kok) is tightening Finland’s migration policy in many ways. The policy shows the strong handprint of the migration-critical Finns Party. This blog discusses the key immigration policies of the new government programme, especially from the perspective of international talent. Finnish migration policy turns more right-wing In […]
Listening to the life stories of international talents – a researcher’s perspective
HIWE has published five intriguing stories about the lives of international talent in Finland. The stories are based on the interview material collected in the project since autumn 2022. This blog is a personal reflection of one researcher on the questions that the stories bring to the fore. From ALL-YOUTH to HIWE – but with […]
“See the person behind the papers” – International talent’s experiences of Finnish working life and how to develop it
We have recently interviewed several dozens of international talents in the HIWE project. In the interviews, we have asked about their lives before coming to Finland, their experiences while in Finland, and their hopes and plans for the future. Our special interest has been in internationals’ experiences of employment, working life and entrepreneurship in Finland. […]
Parliamentary elections 2023 are a tight battle between the largest parties – The election results will affect Finnish immigration policy
Finland is currently preparing for the 2023 parliamentary elections. Work-based immigration has become one of the key themes in the debate. The election results will impact considerably what kind of immigration and integration policy Finland will pursue for the next four years. This post takes a look at what the three parties competing for the […]
Onko maahanmuuttajien tehtävänä sopeutua suomalaisuuteen?
Keskusteltaessa maahanmuutosta ja maahanmuuttajista on ehkä hyvä pysähtyä pohtimaan suomalaisuutta. Perustuuko suomalaisuus yhä pelkästään sisuun ja saunaan? Voiko suomalaisuus muuttua? Ja voisiko muutoksesta seurata jotain hyvää meille kaikille? Suomalaisuus muuttuvana identiteettinä Kaksikymmentä vuotta sitten olin mukana monialaisessa, monipuolisessa ja tuolloin vielä nuorehkossa ”Tulevaisuuden tekijät” -ryhmässä. ”Tulevaisuuden tekijät” -koulutusohjelma toteutettiin osana laajempaa Sitran Suomi 2015 -ohjelmaa. […]
Researching stories on migration(s)
The HIWE project takes part in the Annual Conference of the Finnish Political Science Association held in Jyväskylä in May 2023. We coordinate a working group in the conference in which we examine what kinds of stories media, politics and research currently tell and promote about migration and integration. The stories are complex and controversial […]
New perspectives and voices to research on highly skilled internationals’ lives in Finland
Recently, there has been lively public discussion about the effects of the worsening dependency ratio and the deepening of labor shortage on the future of Finnish society and its ability to maintain the accustomed level of well-being in the future. According to many views, Finland needs new workers from outside the country – although there […]
Would you like to share your story?
Would you like to share your story? We at the HIWE-project want to contribute to making Finland an attractive country for highly skilled internationals to work and live in. For this purpose, we want to hear it from the highly skilled internationals themselves how they have experienced working and living Finland. Thus, we are now looking […]
HIWE project has started 1.10.2022
The HIWE project will provide research insights is into international talents’ experience of life and work in Finland. It will also look into the potential gaps between this experience and current innovation policies.