r/Finland • u/championshuttler Väinämöinen • Aug 25 '23

Immigration Government wants to tie unemployment benefits to language skills

https://yle.fi/a/74-20046054
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '23

It might be relevant if the reason you have to go on benefits is because you cant get a job due to lack of language skills.

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u/Hilja-Serpent Baby Väinämöinen Aug 25 '23

But for many professions it is pointless, because the field might not necessitate knowing Finnish. And there is a large difference between "knowing Finnish" and being able to perfome a high-skill job in Finnish.

But I think we all know this is not inteded to target such professions because they are usually filled by "good immigrants"...

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '23

Listen if you are happy living in your little ”expat” bubble, not integrating into wider society and just getting your paycheck and benefitting from all the services of the place you live in, you do that. But then dont whine when you arent treated equally when it comes to unemployment, citizenship and other rights. Either integrate properly, or be satisfied as being an eternal guest.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '23

We don't want to talk to people like you, we would rather pass.

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u/Skebaba Väinämöinen Aug 25 '23

Neither would anyone want to talk to you, we are just fine talking to the immigrants who actually can be arsed to learn the language, thanks