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Our name and translations

The abbreviation of the Finnish Immigration Service is "Migri". It originates in the Latin root word migro (‘to move’) which is still found in many languages, e.g. "migration" in English and Swedish.

Our name in foreign languages

Finnish Immigration Service (English)
Maahanmuuttovirasto (Finnish)
Migrationsverket (Swedish)
Immigrationsamt (German)
Office national de l’Immigration (French)
Dirección General de Inmigración (Spanish)
Migratsiooniamet (Estonian)
Миграционная служба (Russian)
Göçmenlik Dairesi (Turkish)
Drejtorisë së Imigrimit (Albanian)
Xafiiska arrimaha u soo guuridda waddanka (Somali)
إدارة الهجرة (Arabic)