Settling in Merijärvi
Local information
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Information and integration services for immigrants
The staff of the Kalajoki social welfare office (sosiaalitoimisto) provide advice to immigrants in the Kalajoki and Merijärvi regions.
Kalajoki social welfare office (Kalajoen sosiaalitoimisto)
Address:
Perusturvakeskus
Tohtorintie 4, 2nd Floor, 85100 Kalajoki
Social welfare office telephone times – Mon to Fri 12 noon–1 pm:
Merijärvi
Tel. 044 469 1260
Kalajoki:
- If your last name begins with a letter between A and M (inclusive), tel. 044 469 1260
- If your last name begins with a letter between N and Ö (inclusive), tel. 044 469 1725
Initial assessment and integration plan
An initial assessment evaluates an immigrant's prospects of finding employment or a place of study, and his or her preparedness for integration in other ways, as well as the need for language lessons and other measures and services which will help the immigrant to integrate.
The staff of the Kalajoki social welfare office (sosiaalitoimisto) provide advice to immigrants in the Kalajoki and Merijärvi regions.
Read more: Integration into Finland.
Do you need an interpreter?
Settling in the Raahe-Kalajoki Region (see the section Do you need an interpreter?).