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Inkeriläiset ja heidän suomen taitonsa mediassa (2018)

Martikainen, M. (2018). Inkeriläiset ja heidän suomen taitonsa mediassa. In L. Lehti, P. Peltonen, S. Routarinne, V. Vaakanainen, & V. Virsu (Eds.), Uusia lukutaitoja rakentamassa - Building new literacies (pp. 97-114). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA. AFinLAn vuosikirja, 2018. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.69147

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Martikainen, Minna

Parent publication: Uusia lukutaitoja rakentamassa - Building new literacies

Parent publication editors: Lehti, Lotta; Peltonen, Pauliina; Routarinne, Sara; Vaakanainen, Veijo; Virsu, Ville

ISBN: 978-951-9388-67-0

Journal or series: AFinLAn vuosikirja

ISSN: 2343-2608

eISSN: 2343-2608

Publication year: 2018

Number in series: 2018

Pages range: 97-114

Number of pages in the book: 235

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.69147

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/69147

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/60138

Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen (AFinLA) julkaisuja ; 76, ISSN 0781-0318

Abstract

This is a study on Ingrians in Finnish media. Ingrians are ethnic Finns who have been living in Russia for many generations. In order to immigrate to Finland on the basis of Finnish origin they had to prove Finnish language skills. The Ingrians’ language exam was designed to test if the residence permit applicant is at A2 level in Finnish. In this article I analyze how Ingrians’ migration to Finland is discussed in newspapers. The focus is in beliefs: I compare the objectives set in 2003 when the exam was launched to the outcomes described in media in 2015–2017 when immigration on the basis of Ingrian background was ending. The data shows that media repeats successful stories of Ingrians’ immigration although returnees encounter challenges, too. In 14 years the agency in immigration discussion has shifted from authorities to Ingrians themselves.

Keywords: Ingrians; language examinations; Finnish language; media; representation (mental objects)

Free keywords: representation

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2018

JUFO rating: 1