Pondering the non‐return of ageing migrants in the Finnish–Russian everyday transnational context DOI Creative Commons
Olga Davydova‐Minguet, Pirjo Pöllänen

International Migration, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63(2)

Published: March 24, 2025

Abstract In the Finnish–Russian migratory context, return migration does not exist as such. this article, we examine non‐return of Russian‐speaking elderly migrants through lens transnational everyday. The everyday Russians in Finland has, until recently, enabled their back‐and‐forth trips from to Russia. combination Finnish and Russian regimes, welfare policies, closeness places birth dwelling, well constantly changing tightening geopolitical situation can be seen explanations for almost non‐existent migration. This article also questions concept ‘host’ ‘home’ society explains that, reality, which is lived ‘in between’ concepts do meet experience immigrants. based on our long‐term ethnographic work immigration province North Karelia since beginning 2000s. We have used data (interviews, observations, autoethnographic notes) accumulated during studies border area. are committed a multisited methodology. Additionally, view situated ethnography narrative ethnography. As result study, conclude that contemporary with closure 2023 forces immigrants become immobile, or at least diminish travels ties speakers now possible only virtual forms laborious expensive Estonia, Norway, Turkey some other third countries. has tied even more closely its system. affected social ageing different ways: Some keen keep up relations despite political disagreement, but have, however, severed.

Language: Английский

Pondering the non‐return of ageing migrants in the Finnish–Russian everyday transnational context DOI Creative Commons
Olga Davydova‐Minguet, Pirjo Pöllänen

International Migration, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63(2)

Published: March 24, 2025

Abstract In the Finnish–Russian migratory context, return migration does not exist as such. this article, we examine non‐return of Russian‐speaking elderly migrants through lens transnational everyday. The everyday Russians in Finland has, until recently, enabled their back‐and‐forth trips from to Russia. combination Finnish and Russian regimes, welfare policies, closeness places birth dwelling, well constantly changing tightening geopolitical situation can be seen explanations for almost non‐existent migration. This article also questions concept ‘host’ ‘home’ society explains that, reality, which is lived ‘in between’ concepts do meet experience immigrants. based on our long‐term ethnographic work immigration province North Karelia since beginning 2000s. We have used data (interviews, observations, autoethnographic notes) accumulated during studies border area. are committed a multisited methodology. Additionally, view situated ethnography narrative ethnography. As result study, conclude that contemporary with closure 2023 forces immigrants become immobile, or at least diminish travels ties speakers now possible only virtual forms laborious expensive Estonia, Norway, Turkey some other third countries. has tied even more closely its system. affected social ageing different ways: Some keen keep up relations despite political disagreement, but have, however, severed.

Language: Английский

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