Immigrants are concentrated in the city-owned rental apartment blocks particularly in Eastern Helsinki, indicate the statistics gathered by Helsinki’s municipal housing authority
in the districts of Myllypuro, and Vesala
not until the end of the article we can see this:
Many of the large families are from Somalia. They have begun to be granted residence permits, along with which they are entitled to apply for family reunification.
the Finnish media is just now talking about the issue.
I hope we don't end up like allot of Europe is. Finland is one of the few, if any at all conservative of the EU countries. Finland takes on allot of refugees from various parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteAs an immigrant myself I am required to take Finnish Immigrant courses as part of any gvt services I get. They are tightening the immigrants rules so Finland's cultural identity can remain intact.
Pamela, does the Finnish gov't pay for the apartments that the immigrants receive? Health care? Food?
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm asking if immigrants are subsidized by the taxpayers of Finland.
Also, welcome to the contributor pool! I'm looking forward to hearing the news and the perspective from your neck of the woods. :)
ReplyDeleteYes the gvt gives immigrants, and Finnish citizens who are unemployed, a housing subsidy roughly equal to 1/2 of your total rent, along with unemployment benefits, social benefits etc...
ReplyDeletethank you for the warm welcome. I don't know how often I will be posting. I keep my eyes and ears open for things that may or may not be covered elsewhere.
From the article, it sounds like the main concern is one of cultural/ethnic distribution, not economic impact.
ReplyDeleteThey seem surprised that immigrants have clustered together according to country of origin, instead of apportioning themselves among the general population. Huh? It's what immigrants have always done. :-/
From other sources like Tv, Finland is concerned with the number of immigrants that are coming in. A very small country of 5 million and it is breaking the economy to bring in so many, at a time when the economy is at, or over the breaking point.
ReplyDeleteAnd Perhaps Finland sees what has happened to areas in Paris which are "no go" zones for police and rescue personnel when you get too may ethnic groups concentrated into one place.