The Greens' latest policy programme on immigration calls for immigrants to study Finland’s official languages, Finnish or Swedish, more intensively. The party wants to light a fire under newcomers by tying social welfare benefits to language class attendance.
They also want to see more immigrant mothers in the workforce as their children grow.
Labour Minister and Green Party chair Anni Sinnemäki says it’s a not only a right but a duty to learn the language of a new home country.
“Studying Finnish is central to integration in Finnish society,” she explains.
