8. Concluding remarks
The conference concluded with Adam Alfredsson, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Employment and Integration Mats Persson, who thanked the participants, speakers and organisers.
– We have a unique opportunity to learn from one another in the Nordic countries. We can replicate successful solutions that have worked in other Nordic countries, and we excel at learning from each other’s challenges.
– We have a unique opportunity to learn from one another in the Nordic countries. We can replicate successful solutions that have worked in other Nordic countries, and we excel at learning from each other’s challenges.
Adam Alfredsson stated that whilst the two-day-long conference had focused on different solutions for integration, we must not forget that integration, in most cases, functions smoothly.
– In politics, the focus often lies on the problems that need solutions. And we need to focus on solutions in cases where integration needs improvement. However, we must not forget, especially in a conference like this where much of the discussion is on how problems can be solved, that for the vast majority, integration works very well.
– In politics, the focus often lies on the problems that need solutions. And we need to focus on solutions in cases where integration needs improvement. However, we must not forget, especially in a conference like this where much of the discussion is on how problems can be solved, that for the vast majority, integration works very well.
Finland, together with Åland, holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2025.
At the end of the conference in Stockholm in December 2024, State Secretary Antti Salminen, at the Ministry of the Interior in Finland, welcomed everyone to Finland for the next Nordic Council of Ministers’ conference on Integration, to be held in Helsinki in 2025.
At the end of the conference in Stockholm in December 2024, State Secretary Antti Salminen, at the Ministry of the Interior in Finland, welcomed everyone to Finland for the next Nordic Council of Ministers’ conference on Integration, to be held in Helsinki in 2025.
– During Finland’s presidency, we want to discuss in particular how the integration of families affects the integration of the next generation. We also want to examine the effects of obligations and incentives on the integration of parents, State Secretary Antti Salminen stated.
Adam Alfredsson, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Employment