News, 1.2.2011

Do you have plans to move back to Finland?

Are you a native Finn? Do you live abroad permanently? Now you have a chance to take part in a survey which maps out the overseas Finns’ and their children’s perceptions of Finland as well as their possibilities and interests towards moving to Finland. The research concentrates on second and third generation Finnish immigrants living in EU countries, as there are no previous surveys of these particular groups.

Ski track This research project is organized by the University of Turku. Its purpose is to focus on Finnish immigrants’ circumstances, plans, possible obstacles as well as hopes and fears that might influence their decisions to move to Finland. These might include issues related to education, language skills, connections to Finland and the Finnish culture as well as multiculturalism. The research project produces new knowledge about the conditions affecting the overseas Finns’ desire to move to Finland.  

The project is funded by Satakuntaliitto, the City of Pori and Porin Filmihalli Oy.

Please respond to the questionnaire by 15 February 2011

If you are a first generation Finnish immigrant in Europe, you can answer the questions either in Finnish or Swedish.

If you are a second generation Finnish immigrant in Europe, you have the option of responding in Finnish, Swedish, English, German and Italian.

Further information

For further information, please contact the University of Turku, Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies, research project ‘Back to Finland’.

  • Project Manager: Dr. Outi Tuomi-Nikula, Professor of Cultural Heritage Studies, tel. +358 2333 8136, Mobile: +358 408649487, E-mail: outi.tuomi-nikula @ utu.fi
  • Project secretary: Tarja Laine, tel. + 358 2333 8115, E-mail: tarja.laine @ utu.fi