The immigrant policy in Finland - 1

There is new government in Finland. One day before Easter, during the last days of the old government two young Kurdish women were arrested and now they wait deportation in the closed refugee centre in Helsinki. The father of the girls is Finnish citizen. He has a restaurant where is work for both of her daughters.

What is the effect of this kind of policy? Finland is not any dream country for immigrants. Not even for asylum seekers.

Like in other European countries, the population is getting older in Finland. Our country needs immigrants. Until now, the immigrant policy has been among the strictest in Europe. Now this must change. It was target also of the old government to create new immigrant policy. Finland needs immigrants - but not who ever. People from the neighbour countries - like Russia and Baltic countries - are welcome.

Of course, it is another question if there are people in these countries willing to come to Finland. The population gets older also in these countries.

This kind of policy makes the image of Finland even darker among immigrant candidates. While the ministry of labour tries to find new ways to attract immigrants to Finland the ministry of interior affairs sends away young people whose biggest dream is to live and work in Finland.

Here are the mother and father of the Kurdish women. Some days ago they went to receive papers from interior ministry and about fifty Kurds accompanied them. Mother of the girls will have a medical operation after one week and their grandmother died two months ago. So, welcome to work and live in Finland!