Areas of responsibility
Management Support
Immigration Unit
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residence permits (the police process applications for residence permits submitted in Finland by family members of Finnish citizens)
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residence permits to family members
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Aliens passports and refugee travel documents
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ordering and revoking prohibition of entry
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refusals of entry
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deportation
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customer service in issues related to residence permit
Asylum Unit
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asylum-seeker interviews and decisions on asylum
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refugee quota
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other applications for residence permits submitted by asylum seekers
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refusals of entry
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deportation
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Aliens passports and refugee travel documents
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customer service in asylum issues
In addition to the sections located in Helsinki the asylum unit consists of the Saimaa section in Lappeenranta and the Kainuu section in Kuhmo as well as the temporary section in Oulu.
Reception Unit
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steering and planning of practical reception centre operations for asylum-seekers and those granted temporary protection
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economic planning, monitoring, steering and control of reception
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matching of operative reception units and capacity to the inflow of immigrants
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steering and control of practical operations at the detention unit
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steering of the implementation of aid for victims of human trafficking
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maintenance of customer register, reporting and production of statistics
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coordination of voluntary return occurring through the reception centres
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collaboration among the Ministry of the Interior, regional Centres for Business and Industry, Transport and the Environment (ELY) and the municipalities regarding municipal placement of asylum-seekers who have been granted a residence permit
Nationality Unit
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acquisition of Finnish citizenship
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decisions on retention or loss of Finnish citizenship
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determination of citizenship status
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customer service in citizenship issues
Customer Service Unit
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customer service telephone
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customer service point
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development of customer service
Administration Unit
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HR Services
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economy and budgeting
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archives and registry office
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office maintenance
Legal Service and Country Information Unit
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legal support services
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preparation of application directions regarding the Aliens Act
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producing and analysing of the country of origin information
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duties of the National Contact Point for the European Migration Network (EMN) in Finland
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Migration Library
e-Services Unit
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maintenance and development of IT services
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maintenance of the register of aliens
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data security
Press and Communications Services
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general communications
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net communications
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media relations