The integration of newly arrived immigrants

In this report, integration is studied among new arrivals who participate in Swedish language training at Swedish for Immigrants (SFI), municipal adult education (Komvux), or high school language introduction courses. Their self-perceived integration is examined through a survey based on several different dimensions: social, psychological, economic, linguistic, and political integration.

Some overall conclusions

The results show that the respondents have relatively little contact with people born in Sweden, that two out of three believe that it will be difficult to get a job in Sweden, and that their knowledge of Swedish politics is low. Despite this, only one in five respondents reported that they always or often feel isolated from Swedish society. The absolute majority would like to continue to live in Sweden and most of the respondents rate their knowledge of the Swedish language as quite good.

About the authors

The report is written by Sara Thalberg, PhD in sociological demography and Research Coordinator at Delmi and Linus Liljeberg, statistician at The Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU) and Research Coordinator at Delmi.

The Delmi Report 2022:8 is launched on September 27, 2022.

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The integration of newly arrived immigrants: A survey study on language students' experiences of life in Sweden

Some overall conclusions

About the authors

Download the Report (in Swedish with English summary)