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Children's welfare officials in Helsinki say the number of immigrant children who have been taken into protective care has risen slightly. The most common causes are serious arguments with parents over cultural differences.
It should be noted that the number of Finnish children taken into custody by child welfare workers has increased as well. The number of immigrant children in protective custody is rising simply because there are more immigrants in Finland.
Arguments typically erupt in families where the parents have come from conservative non-Western cultures. Helsinki city social workers say that parents often feel that their child's adoption of Finnish norms is a rejection of their own values.