Esinejad

He leads comparative studies of migration, housing, and integration that leverage harmonised Nordic and Baltic population-registers linked with census and mobility datasets to track individuals and households longitudinally. His research advances the Vicious Circles of Segregation framework to explain how disadvantage and opportunity are reproduced—and sometimes overcome—through the life course and across generations, while developing new measures of neighbourhood change. He has also built a Migration Calculator to model population projections under alternative migration assumptions and assess regional demographic futures.

My work includes developing digital tools that help newcomers adapt and access public services more easily. At the conference, I look forward to sharing Estonia’s experience with digital literacy for integration and learning from Nordic-Baltic colleagues about effective practices.

I have a leadership background from both public and private sectors, with experience in managing change, developing services, and working across sectors. My academic foundation in social anthropology and multicultural communication is complemented by further education in leadership and organizational theory. At the FOR-IN Conference, I look forward to sharing perspectives on housing and integration, and to engaging with practitioners engaged in building inclusive and open communities.

I am looking forward to catching up on recent developments in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

With a focus on practical solutions, I will highlight how digital literacy and accessible platforms can strengthen inclusion and help newcomers connect with communities. The presentation will emphasize lessons learned and opportunities for making integration processes more human-centred in the context of digitalization.

Since 2016, Språkkraft has successfully partnered with public service television providers SVT, UR, Yle, RÚV and Suspilne. Utilizing the potential of mass-media, Språkkraft integrates language learning support into authentic content, strengthening the potential for self-paced learning of the new language, while also famililarizing migrants with their new culture, the values, and keys to how society works. With a background in business and extensive experience from language learning and working with international student exchange programs, Henrik has spent the past five years with Språkkraft, building relevant partnerships for integrating digital language learning support into mass-media.

Human geographer with a background in migration research at the University of Helsinki and as social analyst at think tank Magma.