Kaitani Bariyanga, who attended Refugee Council’s trainings in Uganda: “I thought saving money was not for refugees”
Uganda is one of the world’s largest refugee-hosting countries. The country has more than 1.5 ...
Feb
Zahra and Mervi – friendship without a common language
Language learning and the scent of cardamom While working as a volunteer at the reception ...
Jan
Yvapurü Studio – A Meeting Place for Artists
Yvapurü had his own studio in Barcelona for years, and after arriving in Finland, he ...
Jan
Risto and Fatma – like a father and daughter of the boxing gym
The key is trust and being encountered Since 2019, Fatma and Risto have trained together ...
Jan
Finnish-somali family community – caring through dance and laughter
Hawa’s family moved to Finland in the 1990s: Biyonde was able to bring her sister’s ...
Jan
Arctic Immigrants – Story of Ama
From a concept to an association that is open to all AMA took its first ...
Jan
Raymundo and Anniina – Love flew one North
July 2019, Jyväskylä. The newly-weds step out of the registry office smiling, surrounded by a ...
Jan
The Whole Picture – stories behind immigration
“A community is like a human body: one person is its brain, another its eyes, ...
Dec
Integrating refugees with disabilities into the community through education and considering their special needs
It is estimated that around 15 % of the world’s population has some form of ...
Nov
UNHCR and the Finnish Refugee Council: Government’s proposal does not address the obstacles to family reunification
We in Finland and in Europe have followed with shock how the heartbreaking war in ...
Nov