Find your community

Free advice in Ukrainian, associations, churches, film, Saturday schools and first-language lessons for children, and where to look for work.

On 30 June 2026, 75,868 Ukrainian nationals and 90,253 people with a migration background from Ukraine were registered in Berlin (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, Statistischer Bericht A I 5 hj 1/26, tables 10 and 9). Links checked on 5 November 2026.

Where Ukrainian Berliners live

Most people with Ukrainian roots live in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (11,795), Spandau (9,042), Lichtenberg (8,905), Mitte (8,593), Tempelhof-Schöneberg (8,573) and Pankow (8,458).

Free advice in your language

• Willkommenszentrum Berlin (Potsdamer Str. 61, Tiergarten): personal advice in Ukrainian and Russian on Mondays 9-13, Tuesdays 9-13 and 15-18, Thursdays 9-13 and 15-18. Topics include recognition of foreign qualifications, training, German courses, job search, starting a business and labour law. Phone (030) 9017-23172 (Mon, Wed, Fri 10-12) or [email protected].
• BEMA – Berliner Beratungszentrum für Migration und Gute Arbeit (Lorenzweg 5, Tempelhof): labour-law advice for employees, for example in cleaning, construction, restaurants and delivery work; appointments by phone 030 5130 192 69. The website has a Ukrainian version. Whether advisers speak Ukrainian, and the cost, are not stated; ask when you call.
• Integrationslots:innen: more than 200 guides in over 40 languages accompany people to appointments and help with forms. Ukrainian is not named on the page; ask the provider in your district.

Recognition of your degree: Recognition.

Meeting people: culture and faith

• CineMova Ukrainian Empowerment Network e.V.: independent association of people with Ukrainian roots; seminars, history and art projects. Its Ukrainian Cinema Club (founded 2009) shows films about once a month with English or German subtitles, sometimes with guest talks; dates in the news section of the website or by newsletter ([email protected], subject "Newsletter"). Panel on 100 years of the Ukrainian Scientific Institute in Berlin: 10 November 2026 (place on the website). Free map "Ukrainian places in Berlin" (PDF, German and Ukrainian).
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish of St Nicholas: Sunday liturgy at 9:00 in Westend (Bayernallee 31) and at 11:00 in Lichtenberg (Malchower Weg 22), parish choir; phone +49 176 77522381, [email protected]. Times can change; check the website.
• Parish of St Andrew (Orthodox Church of Ukraine): Sunday service at Nathanael-Kirche, Grazer Platz 4 (Friedenau), at 10:00 from 1 Nov to 31 Mar and 12:00 from 1 Apr to 31 Oct. Not verified: from the 2025 map "Ukrainian places in Berlin", not on the parish's own site.
• Plast (Ukrainian scouts for children and youth), Wilhelmstraße 116, Kreuzberg. Not verified: from the same 2025 map; no schedule found.

Festivals and events

• Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin: yearly, run by Plivka e.V. The 7th edition took place on 14-18 October 2026 (hub silent green, Gerichtstraße 35, plus about a dozen cinemas). Tickets are sold per screening, not free. 2027 date not yet published.
• Karneval der Kulturen (Kreuzberg, free): expected 14-17 May 2027; official dates not yet published.

Sport and leisure

• Landessportbund Berlin club search (filter by district and sport) and the Sport-O-Mat to find a sport that suits you. Search Facebook or Meetup for "Ukrainians in Berlin" groups for hiking, running or board games. No specific Ukrainian sports club could be verified.

Students and professionals

• UKRAINET / Deutsch-Ukrainische Akademische Gesellschaft e.V. (DUAG, founded in Berlin in 2016): network for researchers interested in academic cooperation with Ukraine, any nationality; newsletter, a LinkedIn group, the lecture series "Science First Hand".

Job search

See Switching to work, Skilled worker, Vocational training and Recognition. The Willkommenszentrum above advises on job search in Ukrainian.

German, tandems, volunteering

Courses and levels: Learn German. For tandems, search "Sprachtandem Berlin" and Meetup.

Children: Ukrainian as a first language

• Erstsprachenunterricht (Senate education administration): Ukrainian is offered as an additional voluntary subject, usually 2 hours a week, if at least 12 children take part. Register through your child's school with the form "Interessenbekundung"; attendance is binding after registration. Information sheet in Ukrainian.
• Ukrainische Schule Berlin e.V. (Am Treptower Park 28-30, Haus A): Saturday school in Ukrainian for grades 1-10, lessons start at 10:00 or 11:00; Ukrainian language, literature, art and history, optional dance group. No state certificates. €35 per month for one child, €55 for two; registration form, waiting list, free trial day. [email protected].
• BGFF e.V. Saturday school Spandau (Galenstraße 40-44, at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium): Saturdays 10:00-13:30, a pre-school group and a primary class (Ukrainian curriculum); online pre-registration and entrance test; 030 4996 0286, [email protected]. Fees not stated.

Doctors who speak your language

The KV Berlin doctor search can show languages spoken in a practice. Urgent appointments: 116117.