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Housing needs of Somalis living in Suvela
In the early 1990´s, Finland received a large number of immigrants from different counties and majority of these immigrants came from conflict African countries. Due to the financial situation in Finland during that period, it was not ready to receive a large number of immigrants. Preparation was inadequate because immigrants arrived unexpected and also they came in large numbers. The country with the highest number of immigrants to Finland in the early 1990´s was Somali. This Bachelor thesis is part of Suvela project (Kotilo); the aim of the project is to improve the housing satisfaction for the residents living in Suvela and also to organize activities for the residents. The Kotilo project is under The Finnish Refugee council organization which deals with immigrants living in Finland. In addition to the above there is cooperation between Laurea University of applied sciences and Suvela project. This study will also help to gather information for Kotilo project in Suvela. In this research, the target group was Somalis living in Suvela. Suvela is one of the suburbs of Espoo city. Somalis were chosen for this study because they are the largest number of immigrants living in Suvela. The reason for this study was to find out if the Somalis living in Suvela community are satisfied with their present living situation or if they have any housing needs that they are not satisfied with in the place in which they live. This is because the number of Somali families in Suvela keeps on increasing. The study started in 2009, Qualitative and semi- structured interviewed was used in this study. The participants consisted of five Somalis living in Suvela. The interview involved female and male participants who read, signed the consent form and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected through tape- recording and note taken. The findings consisted of both positive and negative results, but the positive result is greater than the negative result. On the basis of the findings, this study concluded that Somalis ...
Housing needs of Somalis living in Suvela
In the early 1990´s, Finland received a large number of immigrants from different counties and majority of these immigrants came from conflict African countries. Due to the financial situation in Finland during that period, it was not ready to receive a large number of immigrants. Preparation was inadequate because immigrants arrived unexpected and also they came in large numbers. The country with the highest number of immigrants to Finland in the early 1990´s was Somali. This Bachelor thesis is part of Suvela project (Kotilo); the aim of the project is to improve the housing satisfaction for the residents living in Suvela and also to organize activities for the residents. The Kotilo project is under The Finnish Refugee council organization which deals with immigrants living in Finland. In addition to the above there is cooperation between Laurea University of applied sciences and Suvela project. This study will also help to gather information for Kotilo project in Suvela. In this research, the target group was Somalis living in Suvela. Suvela is one of the suburbs of Espoo city. Somalis were chosen for this study because they are the largest number of immigrants living in Suvela. The reason for this study was to find out if the Somalis living in Suvela community are satisfied with their present living situation or if they have any housing needs that they are not satisfied with in the place in which they live. This is because the number of Somali families in Suvela keeps on increasing. The study started in 2009, Qualitative and semi- structured interviewed was used in this study. The participants consisted of five Somalis living in Suvela. The interview involved female and male participants who read, signed the consent form and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected through tape- recording and note taken. The findings consisted of both positive and negative results, but the positive result is greater than the negative result. On the basis of the findings, this study concluded that Somalis ...
Housing needs of Somalis living in Suvela
Idiagboff-Prince, Omo Nyameke Afiba (author) / Ojomo, Laura (author) / Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2010-01-01
10024/265
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
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