Integration

Around 200,000 child and adolescent new arrivals or unaccompanied refugee minors came to the Nordic region during the period 2011–2016. The vast majority came with their family or with another relative with responsibility for them.

There is a considerable need for knowledge about the reception and handling of new arrivals in the respective countries – and what we can learn from each other. The Nordic countries as a region have excellent capacity for investing in early interventions for successful inclusion.

Our focus areas

• We highlight examples of successful methods and programmes that facilitate integration and run a project that draws attention to early interventions for newly arrived children, adolescents and families.
• On our Nordic integration website, we also bring together information to support coordination between government authorities, municipalities, non-governmental organisations and ministries on issues of integration and immigration. The Nordic Welfare Centre is leading the project in partnership with Nordregio.