Migri encourages women to handle own residence permit

The Finnish Immigration Service is launching a campaign to encourage women and girls to independently take care of their own permit matters with the authorities.

The campaign is a part of the 100 Acts for Gender Equality project included in the official programme of the centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017, said a press release.

Among the customers of the Finnish Immigration Service, the man of the family often handles the matters of the entire family, female family members included.

“In families with many children, the mothers are quite often unable to learn Finnish well enough to take care of their personal matters in Finnish. They may not know English either. The men of the families learn languages instead. This is where the root of the problem often lies,” said Aino Likitalo, Head of Press and Communication Services of Migri.

During the campaign, the authority will pay special attention to encouraging women and girls in all customer interactions.