Accommodation capacity further reduced at reception centres

The Finnish Immigration Service has today informed those in charge of reception centres of new terminations of contracts. The accommodation capacity will be reduced by more than 2,000 beds, mainly by the end of March 2017.

The reason for this adjustment is the estimated reduced need for accommodation in 2017. It is expensive to maintain unnecessary accommodation capacity and this is why the goal is to keep the number of beds as close to the real demand as possible at all times.

Those in charge of the reception centres will carry out employee cooperation negotiations with the staff at the centres.

There are approximately 23,000 beds at the reception centres today. The number of beds will be reduced already in the autumn and winter by approximately 7,000 when the reductions announced earlier this spring will come into force.

Reception centres to be closed down

Reception units for adults and families

• Forssa, FRC, 200 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Hämeenlinna/Lammi, Mainiemi, FRC, 200 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Hämeenlinna/Renko, Pihlajalinna, 98 beds, by 4 April 2017
• Kajaani, Otanmäki, FRC, 115 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Kihniö/Pihlajalinna, 130 beds, by 4 April 2017
• Kirkkonummi, Aavaranta, FRC, 300 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Lahti/Nastola, FRC, 135 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Pieksämäki, FRC, 150 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Raahe, FRC, 100 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Ruovesi, Jäminkipohja, FRC, 100 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Ruovesi, Visuvesi, FRC, 130 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Savonlinna, Varpala, Viittakivi Oy, 150 beds, by 31 March 2017

Reception units for unaccompanied minors

• Espoo, Save the Children, 24 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Espoo, SOS Children’s Village, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Helsinki, Mannerheimin lastensuojeluliiton Helsingin yhdistys ry, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Inkoo, FRC, 54 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Kajaani, Hoivataito Oy, 21 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Kotka, City of Kotka, 12 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Muhos, Nuorten Ystävät -palvelut Oy, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Oulu, Arjen Avain Oy (ODL), 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Pori, Metsäkoto Oy, 21 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Ranua, Simojoen Luvanvarainen Perhekoti Oy, 40 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Salo, Kalliola Patron’s Association, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Tampere, Toivontupa ry, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Turku, FRC, 10 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Vihti, All Our Children, 14 beds, by 31 March 2017

Reduction of accommodation capacity at units for minors

• Hämeenlinna, National Institute for Health and Welfare, 7 beds, by 31 December 2016
• Nurmijärvi, Kalliola Patron’s Association, 26 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Siuntio, FRC, 10 beds, by 31 March 2017
• Vöyri, Vöyri municipality, 6 beds, by 31 March 2017

Further information for the media

Pekka Nuutinen, Head of Section at the Reception Unit, tel. +358 295 430 431, e-mail: forename.surname@migri.fi