1st Edition

From Ukraine to the European Union and Back Ukrainians’ Return Migration and Reintegration

By Jussi S. Jauhiainen Copyright 2026
176 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the experiences of Ukrainians who fled the escalated war, focusing on their journeys to the European Union, adaptation there, and eventual return and reintegration into Ukraine. Drawing on fieldwork in Ukraine in 2024 and 2025, surveys, and interviews with returnees, it provides detailed analysis and vivid accounts of displacement and return. It also incorporates findings... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Return Migration, Reintegration, and Temporary Protection in the War Context 3. Escalated War in Ukraine and Ukrainians’ Migration 4. Everyday Lives in Ukraine Before Out-Migration 5. Out-Migration and Everyday Lives in the European Union 6. Return Migration and Reintegration to Ukraine 7. Social Media, the Internet and Ukrainians’ Migration Journeys 8. Conclusions

Biography

Jussi S. Jauhiainen is a Professor of Geography at the University of Turku and a Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu, where he also holds an honorary doctorate. His research focuses on irregular migration in the European Union borderlands and further afield. He has authored numerous articles and research reports on migration topics, published in various journals such as International Migration and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Additionally, he has written a monograph (with Miriam Tedeschi) on undocumented migrants in Finland, published by IMISCOE, Springer. He contributed to the EU Horizon Europe project MIrreM, which measured irregular migration in the European Union.