Some Ukrainians have fled the war to other countries. As a result, there are also people in Finland who have escaped Russia’s invasion, and they have generally been well received. On the other hand, finding employment has been difficult: only about 30 percent of Ukrainians have jobs, while the rest depend on social security.
According to a recent survey, however, the majority of Ukrainians intend to stay in Finland even if the war raging in their homeland were to end. This group makes up about 70 percent of all Ukrainians in the country.
At the same time, Finland has tightened its immigration policy, so it remains to be seen what will happen to the Ukrainians currently in the country once peace returns and the need for humanitarian protection ends. In a way, Finland does need a solid workforce in the long term due to its low birth rate, even though unemployment currently affects as much as ten percent of the national labor force.
It should also be noted that the native population’s attitude toward Ukrainians is significantly more positive than toward many other groups who have arrived on humanitarian grounds. Likewise, it is clear that their readiness to earn a living through work is on a completely different level compared to those coming from developing countries.
In that sense, it would be reasonable for Finland to consider its immigration policy also from the perspective of the receiving society and to favor the settlement of Ukrainians over more problematic groups of newcomers. However, such arrangements face an obstacle in the form of so-called non-discrimination requirements—raised almost certainly by the political left—which aim to prevent immigration policy from taking advantage of recognized differences between population groups.
It therefore remains to be seen what will happen to the Ukrainians who have settled in Finland—and, along with that, whether Finns are capable of making sensible immigration policy or whether moral posturing will once again take precedence.
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I read today that the European Commission has informed Ukraine that it does not intend to extend the temporary protection program beyond March 2027. The Kyiv Post reported on the matter.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ukrainian politician and member of parliament Viktorija Hrybin, the European Commission has informed the Ukrainian government of its decision and urged it to begin preparations for the return of its most vulnerable citizens.
According to Hrybin, after 2027, only Ukrainians who have official employment and have obtained a residence permit or citizenship will be allowed to remain in EU countries.
All others will have to return to Ukraine.
What about other nationalities? Such as Somalis, Iraqis, or black people from other parts of Africa?
In Finland we have this thing called :"It is an other topic" in Finnish :"Se on eri asia."
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