Immigrants, jobs and integration

Need for increased efforts to improve integration of immigrants on the Nordic labour markets

Nordic countries all face challenges of integrating immigrants into the labour market, especially low-educated immigrants from outside the EU. In 2017, the employment rate of migrants from outside the EU was 54 per cent in Finland and around 60 per...

Overview of conclusions: Integrating immigrants into the Nordic labour markets

The project has investigated how the labour market integration of refugees and other migrant groups in the Nordic countries can be facilitated. In the final report, researchers from across the Nordic countries review and evaluate existing research...

New report: Integrating Immigrants into the Nordic Labour Markets

A new report presents overview of efforts to integrate immigrants into the labour market in the Nordic countries Migration to the Nordic region increased strongly during the refugee crisis in 2015. On a per-capita basis, Denmark, Finland, Norway and...

Nordic co-operation helps immigrant women gain a foothold on the labour market

A new guidebook helps local authorities and national agencies improve the integration of immigrant women in the labour market. The potential is great – for the women, their children and society. “The Nordic countries are similar, so it makes...