This website brings together information of the Arctic Centre development projects that support integration of immigrants. Contact information
Business Ladies project strengthens the business expertise of migrant women entrepreneurs in Finnish Lapland region. The project empowers and aid immigrant women who interest in starting a potential business. The project activities will strengthen the business skills of immigrant women, in particular through networking and with peer support. The objectives are also to provide migrant entrepreneurs with the skills to utilize existing and promote cooperation and networking between migrant entrepreneurs with Finnish native female entrepreneurs
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Attract Lappi aims to provide means and procedures for permanent employment opportunities to immigrants coming to Lapland for temporary work purposes. Immigrants are approached while they are still in fixed-term employment with Lappish companies. Their competencies are to be mapped in a comprehensive way to match their profiles based on the demand of private sectors to utilize resources and expertise in right place.
The project will provide companies and employers new ways of sharing own value chains.
01.04.2020 → 31.03.2023
Sirius – Policy Network on Migrant Education is a project co-funded by the EU, which brings together key stakeholders in migration and education from around Europe, including policy makers, researchers, practitioners and representatives of migrant communities. Sirius transfers knowledge and influences policy developments in order to help pupils from a migrant background achieve the same educational standards as their native peers.
The Arctic Centre is a partner to the Sirius network. This year 2020, the project focuses on enhancing the training and work life of migrant youths in northern Finland towards coping with COVID-19. One of its approaches is bringing together stakeholders such as decision-makers, researchers, leaders of youth associations, teachers, and Rectors of educational institutions, through a national round table discussion organised under the auspices of the Migration In the North Conference 29 - 30 October 2020, at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi.
The objective is to brainstorm on practices that can be incorporated into policies for enhancing the training and employment of migrant youths during a pandermic outbreak