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Immigrants
13.06.2018
Free-of-charge 20-hour early childhood education trial for 5-year-old children
Five-year-old children born in 2013 will be provided with free-of-charge early childhood education in Turku as part of a trial programme for the entire year running from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019.
Keep an eye on your mailbox and kindly answer to our survey!
02.05.2018
Well-being of people of foreign origin is in our interest
By answering the survey you help us to collect important data on well-being and health of foreign population in Finland!
Turku citizens suggested actively
10.04.2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku, Ali Sagal, and the Multicultural Act of the Year, Nuorten TyöTuki ry, both work towards an increasingly tolerant Turku.13.06.2018
Free-of-charge 20-hour early childhood education trial for 5-year-old children
Five-year-old children born in 2013 will be provided with free-of-charge early childhood education in Turku as part of a trial programme for the entire year running from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019.
Keep an eye on your mailbox and kindly answer to our survey!
02.05.2018
Well-being of people of foreign origin is in our interest
By answering the survey you help us to collect important data on well-being and health of foreign population in Finland!
Turku citizens suggested actively
10.04.2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku, Ali Sagal, and the Multicultural Act of the Year, Nuorten TyöTuki ry, both work towards an increasingly tolerant Turku.
400 people receive Finnish citizenship last year
28.03.2017
Municipalities in the Turku region congratulate new citizens of Finland
The municipalities in the Turku region held a joint celebration for residents who received Finnish citizenship last year. The celebration was held at the Turku Volunteer Fire Brigade Building on 28 March.
The awards will be handed out on 28 March
21.03.2017
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2017
Awards go to Paco Diop, the Föli immigrant drivers and the wide-ranging volunteer efforts of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi.
10.03.2017
Living Reformation Since 1522
The ideas of the Reformation came to revolutionise Central Europe in the early 1500s. These new teachings arrived first into Turku and spread from there to other parts of the country. Mikael Agricola, the Bishop of Turku, was the most prominent reformer in Finland. He was the father of written Finnish and made his life’s work in Turku.
Nominations will be accepted until 12 February 2017
23.01.2017
Seeking the New Citizen of Turku and the Multicultural Act of 2017
The theme Together of the centenary of Finland’s independence is also a fitting theme for the City of Turku’s selection campaign for the New Citizen of Turku and the Multicultural Act of 2017 from 23 January to 12 February.
Keep an eye on your mailbox and kindly answer to our survey!
02.05.2018
Well-being of people of foreign origin is in our interest
By answering the survey you help us to collect important data on well-being and health of foreign population in Finland!
Turku citizens suggested actively
10.04.2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2018
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku, Ali Sagal, and the Multicultural Act of the Year, Nuorten TyöTuki ry, both work towards an increasingly tolerant Turku.
April Buzz!
10.04.2018
Multicultural newsletter - April
April is full of different activity and cultural events.
Submit your nomination by 4 March 2018
19.02.2018
Seeking the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2018
Equality has been selected as the theme for the year 2018 by influence groups in the City of Turku. Promoters of equality will also be rewarded with the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act acknowledgements.
400 people receive Finnish citizenship last year
28.03.2017
Municipalities in the Turku region congratulate new citizens of Finland
The municipalities in the Turku region held a joint celebration for residents who received Finnish citizenship last year. The celebration was held at the Turku Volunteer Fire Brigade Building on 28 March.
The awards will be handed out on 28 March
21.03.2017
The Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act 2017
Awards go to Paco Diop, the Föli immigrant drivers and the wide-ranging volunteer efforts of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi.
Nominations will be accepted until 12 February 2017
23.01.2017
Seeking the New Citizen of Turku and the Multicultural Act of 2017
The theme Together of the centenary of Finland’s independence is also a fitting theme for the City of Turku’s selection campaign for the New Citizen of Turku and the Multicultural Act of 2017 from 23 January to 12 February.
Help required for filling out forms
25.11.2016
Infotori offers help in thirteen languages
Infotori, located in the Monitori service point of Skanssi shopping centre, is a low-threshold service point that offers help to immigrants for dealing with their affairs in their own language.
A unique opportunity!
11.08.2016
Youth exchange in Netherlands and Serbia
Is the future open? No place to go studying, not too much money either? Come with us to Netherlands and Serbia, get to know new people and cultures. All costs will be covered.
In Turku region 400 new Finnish citizenship last year
18.03.2016
Municipalities in the Turku region honoured new Finnish citizens
A joint celebration organised by the municipalities of the Turku region was held on 16 March at the Turku Volunteer Fire Brigade Building in honour of the new citizens of Finland. The main speech of the event was delivered by Chief of Staff Päivi Nerg from the Ministry of the Interior, after which Muhis Azizi gave a speech from an immigrant's perspective.
