Immigration Service & Guidance on Integration
Activities that enhance inclusion and wellbeing in immigration services.
Activities that promote two-way integration, strengthen inclusion and action, and enhance wellbeing
- Information sessions and thematic groups related to social orientation in the participants’ native language
- Cooperation with immigrant communities
- Experts by experience activities
- Peer and group activities related to wellbeing and everyday life management
- Promotion of effective demography in South Karelia
- Network cooperation related to inclusion
- Cooperation between associations
- Instructing related to inclusion
Guidance and information services centre Momentti
Guidance and information services centre Momentti advises on the following matters, supporting and guiding on integration and living in Finland:
- Housing, leisure time, and hobbies
- Social services and benefits
- Studying and work
- Schooling and early childhood education and care
- Residence permit and citizenship applications
- Guidance on the filling out of forms
- Assistance in official matters
- Health and wellbeing
- Other municipal/city services
Momentti contact info:
Service by phone and also possibility to book an appointment.
Monday 1 pm – 3 pm:
- Finnish, English: Tel. 040–702 7244
- Arabic, Turkish, Finnish: Tel. 040–6513200
- Russian, Finnish: Tel: 040–715 5327
Tuesday walk-in at 10 to12 am and 1 to 3 pm
Me-talo Lappeenranta, Raastuvankatu 7
Wednesday walk-in at 12–3 pm
Imatran Kipinä ry, Tainionkoskentie 10, Imatra
Thursday, 1 pm – 3 pm:
- Russian, Finnish: Tel: 040–715 5327
- Arabic, Turkish, Finnish: Tel. 040–6513200
Advice for those coming from Ukraine Mondays and Tuesdays 10 — 11 am
- Ukrainian, Russian: 044 791 5494
More information:
Merja Heino-Kukkurainen, Service Supervisor, Immigrant Services,tel. 0400 252 729