THE RECENT MIGRATION OF THE ROMANIAN ROMA TO FINLAND
Enache, Anca-Loredana (2010)
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Enache, Anca-Loredana
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010052410253
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010052410253
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ABSTRACT
Anca Loredana Enache, The recent migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland. Language: English. Järvenpää. Spring 2009.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The aim of the study was to describe the recent migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland through the experiences of the migrants themselves.
The study looked at the factors and characteristics of migration at the different micro, meso and macro levels of
migration. The theoretical approach used was represented by the theories of migration, especially the system theory of migration and push-pull theories of migration.
The study follows qualitative research methodology, primarily utilising semi-structured interviews. The primary data for this study was collected by the project Roma on the
Road, developed by Helsinki Deaconess Institute and the City of Helsinki. From this data, eight interviews have been randomly selected and used for the study. All interviews
were conducted among Romanian Roma who migrated to Finland in 2008.
The findings showed that the migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland is a process of circular mobility resulted from the interaction of pushing factors in the home country
and pulling factors in the destination country. The main elements of the migration are represented by the migration networks which are transmitting and shaping information,
life alternatives, attitudes and migration related values. Moreover, described as a continuous and dynamic process, the migration of the Romanian Roma was pictured as a
lifelong strategy that contains its own cultural features. Last but not the least, it was concluded that a culture of migration is developed among the Romanian Roma migrants.
Keywords: recent migration, the Romanian Roma, qualitative study, system theory,
migration networks, migration culture.
Anca Loredana Enache, The recent migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland. Language: English. Järvenpää. Spring 2009.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The aim of the study was to describe the recent migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland through the experiences of the migrants themselves.
The study looked at the factors and characteristics of migration at the different micro, meso and macro levels of
migration. The theoretical approach used was represented by the theories of migration, especially the system theory of migration and push-pull theories of migration.
The study follows qualitative research methodology, primarily utilising semi-structured interviews. The primary data for this study was collected by the project Roma on the
Road, developed by Helsinki Deaconess Institute and the City of Helsinki. From this data, eight interviews have been randomly selected and used for the study. All interviews
were conducted among Romanian Roma who migrated to Finland in 2008.
The findings showed that the migration of the Romanian Roma to Finland is a process of circular mobility resulted from the interaction of pushing factors in the home country
and pulling factors in the destination country. The main elements of the migration are represented by the migration networks which are transmitting and shaping information,
life alternatives, attitudes and migration related values. Moreover, described as a continuous and dynamic process, the migration of the Romanian Roma was pictured as a
lifelong strategy that contains its own cultural features. Last but not the least, it was concluded that a culture of migration is developed among the Romanian Roma migrants.
Keywords: recent migration, the Romanian Roma, qualitative study, system theory,
migration networks, migration culture.