CARE and CULTURE Oy
Nominated in the category :
Community Engagement, Prevention & Well-Being
The summary of the application file :
How does Finnish society facilitate older immigrants adapt to Finland?
Migration has increased higlhly during recent years in Finland. Elderly immigrants need support to integrate to Finnish society. They often have a lack of finnish language skills. The inability to read and write complicates integration process. They lack knowledge of the service systems. Different associations have developed different methods like multilingual tools to support elderly who are at risk of social exclusion.