Integration Aland English BSPC 17Nov 2017
17-11-20171Migration and IntegrationÅland17 November 2017Johanna FogelströmIntegration coordinator , Åland government29, 2141/3+ born outside Åland12% other mother tongue than Swedish11% foreign citizens17-11-201721990 Swedish1990 Finnish1990 other1990Population 24 604svenskafinskaövriga språkSwedishFinnishOther2004Population 26 5302015SwedishFinnishother2016 Population 29 21417-11-2017379%66%4%15%Seasonal differences -possibilities for employment17-11-2017405001 0001 5002 0001990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014PersonerKälla: ÅSUB Befolkning, BefolkningsregistercentralenBefolkning född utanför Norden efter födelseort 1990 -2014BaltikumÖvr. Europa utom NordenAsien och OceanienAfrikaAmerikaFigure from ÅSUB Report 2015:5From where do people moveto Åland?Baltic countriesEurope outside the Nordic countriesAsiaAfricaThe Americas64 languages registeredFigure from ÅSUB befolkningen 2016Integration from aperspective ofageMore than every fifth person aged 30–39 has another mother tongue thanSwedish.17-11-20175Integration from a genderperspectiveFigure from ÅSUB Befolkningen 2016National origin and genderParticipation in localelections 2015Participation in local elections for the whole population: 70% women , 65% men17-11-20176RefugeesSyriaIran6 / 16 municipalities since 20152018 two more municipalities (8/16)Local decisionNo asylum reception centre in Åland2015 -17 2018 2018 ?17-11-20177Focus areas, integration policy2016 -19•Swedish language•Education•Employment•Health and access tohealth care•Promoting participation, good relations, prevent and pre -emptracism and discrimination .•Increase preparedness in an ever -changing worldrefugees , persons that fall outside the social system, create forafor dialogueLanguageEducation and TrainingEmploymentPromoting integration-Government policy17-11-20178Many actors involved ...•Åland Government (Landskapsregeringen)•16 local municipalities•The jobcentre (Ams)•Åland healthcare (ÅHS hälso -och sjukvård)•Secondary school and vocational training(Ålands gymnasium)•Education centre (Medborgarinstitutet)•Civil society (organisations and grassrootassociations)Future direction•Continue and develop language training•Support getting onto the jobmarket•Support entrepreneurs , start -ups•Support civil society•More coordination and cooperation acrossmunicipalities•Make useoflocal expertise•Strengthen knowledge in health sector andaccess to health care services17-11-20179Tack!Thank you!