The project develops language-supported paths to higher education and working life for higher education immigrants in the Helsinki metropolitan area and strengthens the ability of educational organisations to offer Finnish language education integrated into subject studies. The aim of the project is to address the problem of non-working life by supporting educational organisations’ ability to promote access to higher education by underrepresented groups, by developing Finnish language teaching integrated into preparatory and degree studies, and by promoting language awareness and diversity in higher education institutions and workplaces. The project implements a diverse development package, which includes the following work packages: sector-specific language-assisted studies in early childhood education and business administration, a sector-specific S2 study module integrated into subject studies, the development of bilingual language-integrated teaching for English-language degree studies, and a cooperation model to increase cooperation between different school levels and language and subject teachers nationwide. In addition, the project aims to utilise and implement the knowledge of SIMHE guidance and the target group of SIMHE higher education institutions also for non-SIMHE responsible universities. The metropolitan area is home to the majority of the population with a foreign background, some of which have difficulties in finding employment while the area is in a labour shortage. The participating higher education institutions Aalto University, University of Helsinki and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences have, in cooperation with the municipalities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, mapped out the areas where the need is greatest. Higher education institutions have designed training paths in these areas to be implemented in the project in the areas of labour shortages, which can be used nationally after the project has ended.