
A new report published by the Nordic Council of Ministers reveals surprisingly large differences between the Nordic countries when it comes to the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive for refugees from Ukraine.
As far as integration support is concerned, Denmark, Finland and Norway offer those newly arrived from Ukraine supported access to comprehensive integration programmes. Sweden and Iceland, however, only offer those from Ukraine access to an online community education course. Relatedly, in all Nordic countries apart from Sweden those from Ukraine can access publicly funded language courses.
Sweden also offers the lowest level of financial support to those that have fled Ukraine of all Nordic countries, and more limited access to health care. While all other Nordic countries provide health services to refugees from Ukraine on the same terms as the local population, Sweden only grants access to urgent primary health care for these new arrivals.
Another key difference can be found in accommodation provision: all Nordic countries provide accommodation for people that have been displaced from Ukraine, but relocation from initial, temporary housing can take up to eight weeks in Iceland and only four days in Denmark.
View an executive summary and the full report online here, or find it attached below. Access other formats of the publication here.
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