The purpose of the study was to examine the importance of language, leadership- and
organisational culture, and culture and values for the communication and understanding
between workplaces and immigrant interns. The qualitative study was based on semi-
structured interviews with a total of six respondents from two different companies. The
communication and understanding could be facilitated by a common understanding of a
language, and if the interns have adequate competences for their tasks. Leadership- and
organisational culture were smaller barriers for the understanding, provided that the
interns came from similar environments. The least important factors were culture and
values, in case of that both the workplaces and the interns were motivated to follow the
common organisational values. The organisational values could thus fill a pedagogic
purpose for improving the understanding. More common language skills, competences
and values seamed to facilitate the communication and understanding between the workplaces and the interns.