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possible agreements take the art educators’ ff The library offers an opportunity to organise
collective agreements into account.
ff The schools and artists/art educators apply
for funding for art-oriented sponsorship class
activities together from ELY, AVI (Regional State
Administrative Agency) and the Ministry of
Education and Culture, as well as the Leisure Board.
3.4. Inclusion encourages
putting down roots
in the area
A work contract or studies are completed in time, and
human relationships change. At some point, a person
who has moved to Rovaniemi must decide whether to
continue on to somewhere else or to stay in the area.
In addition to the employment prospects, the final
decision is affected by the general comfort of living
in the area and social networks. At a moment like
this at the latest, a new inhabitant of Rovaniemi must
feel that he or she is an equal member of the local
community. Inclusion in cultural services increases
well-being. The importance of cultural life in selecting
the area to live in could be investigated in more detail. In the opinion of the Kultti panel, district activities
The library supports multilingualism
The Ounasrinne library has already supported the
reading skills of immigrants for a long time. The library things. Enjoying the results of your work together
offers materials both for studying Finnish and reading
texts in one’s own language. Material in Finnish as
well as magazines and books in several different
languages will be purchased for the library. Twice per
year, the library will order a circulation collection of
books in rare languages from Helsinki. Through the
library, it is possible to read newspapers from all over
the world via the free PressDisplay service. The goal of
the library is to offer new inhabitants of Rovaniemi a
chance to learn more about the Finnish society and to
find friends in the area.
Proposals:
ff The good operating models from Ounasrinne
library are introduced at least in the Main
Library and the Korkalovaara library.
ff The libraries organise events and clubs
for different target groups together
with other actors and activists.
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discussion events or language cafés for language
learners. Operating models and materials produced
by the Verso project exist for these purposes.
ff The other self-study materials produced in
Verso are also available at the library.
ff Early childhood educators and family workers
encourage their customers to participate in the
library’s story hours. They agree with the library
about guided group sessions at the library.
ff The communities of new inhabitants of
Rovaniemi use the library facilities to present
different cultures and immigration in Rovaniemi.
This will expand the cultural knowledge
of all the inhabitants of Rovaniemi.
The new inhabitants of Rovaniemi
are involved in developing
the area where they live
create a sense of community in the neighbourhood.
The event may be a common yard party or a project
organised by everyone who wants to become involved.
Language skills are not always necessary for doing
with your neighbours will give you a chance to get to
know them. The preconceived notions may unravel,
and contacts can be maintained easily even after the
event. It would be important to have district activities
year-round, so that the winter would not isolate the
inhabitants from each other.
The goal of Rovaniemi is to stimulate the
communality of residential areas and the inhabitants’
independent activities. For this purpose, the city has
approved the inclusion programme and is preparing
the establishment of citizen houses and forums for
inhabitants in different parts of its extensive area.
The city has several village and neighbourhood
associations. The participation of new inhabitants of
Rovaniemi in this kind of activity reduces the risk of
isolation and prejudice.
Proposals:
ff The key persons for immigrants are taken into
account in the communications of the inclusion
programme. The public communications use
plain language, which clearly shows that the
activity is intended for all people living in
Rovaniemi regardless of their background.