Together in a Multicultural Southern-Satakunta Project

Project description

The aim of the project is to strengthen and clarify cooperation between parties, promoting integration in the Southern Satakunta region.

The target groups are people living in the area, who are citizens from outside the European Union / non-Schengen countries, as well as authorities and organisations operating in the same sphere of integration.

An operating model for multilingual social orientation, suitable for the area and the training of instructors, will be mapped out and prepared during the project. In addition, premises are planned as a meeting place for people with a foreign background and the native population, where different groups can meet regularly.

The City of Rauma is implementing the Together in Multicultural South Satakunta – project together with Eura, Eurajoki, Huittinen and Säkylä. The project will continue until 2026.

Cooperation partners in the project include local organisations, religious communities, employment authorities, educational institutions and other projects. The project is funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), administered by the European Union.

Objectives

• Objective 1: To strengthen the cooperation between the parties promoting integration in the Southern Satakunta region. Mapping the services provided by the municipalities and the private sector in the project area, for citizens moving to Finland from outside the EU.
• Objective 2: To clarify and develop the accessibility of early stage support services in one’s own language. Creating an operating model for multilingual social orientation, and organizing training of instructors.
• Objective 3: To strengthen the skills and knowledge in promoting integration and inclusion of citizens, who have moved to Finland from outside the EU. In cooperation with municipalities, private sector, and foreigners, an operating model for a “Multicultural livingroom” will be created in each municipality of the project area. During the project, a network of association sponsors will be created, to help guide citizens who have moved to Finland from outside the EU, in finding leisure activities.