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Funds for migrant integration in Finland

The funds listed below are available to migrant integration initiatives in Finland. Non-profit organisations and local authorities can apply for financing through several EU funds. In addition, national and private funds are available for service providers and other stakeholders to carry out projects aiming for a better integration of the migrant population. Read more about integration governance in Finland.

EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Finland

  • Details: The national allocation for Finland under AMIF for the 2021–2027 period is €67.9 million. AMIF also provides for additional allocations for resettled beneficiaries of international protections and applicants for international protection who have been transferred from other EU countries. The national integration priorities described in the Finnish AMIF programme aim to improve interactions between migrants and the host society. The measures are also aimed at improving municipal reception capacity and integration services.
  • National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Finland is the Ministry of the Interior, International Affairs Unit.

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in Finland

  • Details: Over the 2021–2027 period, the EU is contributing almost €99.3 billion through the ESF+ which brings together four funding instruments that were previously separate in the programming period 2014–2020: 1) the European Social Fund (ESF), 2) the Fund for European Aid to the most Deprived (FEAD), 3) the Youth Employment Initiative, and 4) the European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). The ESF+ Programme is mainly managed by EU Member States, with the European Commission having a supervising role. The funding takes place via 1) the shared management strand, which is implemented by EU Member States with a budget of €98.5 billion (2021–2027), and 2) the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) Strand with a budget close to €762 million (2021–2027).
  • National managing authority: The national managing authorities for the ESF+ in Finland are:
    • The operation of the regional and structural policy funds of the European Union are governed by both national and EU regulations, on which the funding authority bases its decisions and instructions. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, which is the managing authority in Finland, also issues decisions and instructions to the funding authorities.
    • In Finland, most of the business funding duties and duties related to structural funds have been assigned to regional Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment – see the contact information of the regional centres.

Other EU funds for integration available in Finland

ERASMUS+, the EU programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe

National managing authority: Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI)

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the EU by correcting regional imbalances

Finland’s objectives:

  • Innovative Finland (priority area 1)
  • Carbon neutral Finland (priority area 2)
  • More accessible Finland (priority area 3)

The EU funding received under ERDF is approximately €837 million. In addition, national public and private funding will complement the EU budget, bringing the total ERDF funding for the 2021-2027 programming period to approximately €1.5 billion.

National managing authorities include:

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), supporting the development of rural economies and communities

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)

  • The EMFAF (2021–2027) supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance
  • The EMFAF supports innovative projects that contribute to the sustainable exploitation and management of aquatic and maritime resources; the total budget for 2021–2027 is €6.108 billion
  • National managing authority: Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; regional management through the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and Environment; EMFAF supports innovative projects that contribute to the sustainable exploitation and management of aquatic and maritime resources

Other funds

Other public funding in Finland

Private funding in Finland

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