Refugee of the year 2023 Berivan Suleiman

© Julius Töyrylä Finnish Refugee Council has chosen Berivan Suleiman, from Helsinki, as Refugee of ...

Functional adult literacy training gives hope of a better future in Ethiopia

Riek yat Wich Duel, 57, recalls the moment his village was caught in the middle ...

From widow to business owner – Financial management training supports women’s economic independence in Uganda

Mapendo Sifa, 30, a mother of three, has lived in Uganda for close to thirteen ...

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 ...

Zahra and Mervi – friendship without a common language

Language learning and the scent of cardamom While working as a volunteer at the reception ...

Yvapurü Studio – A Meeting Place for Artists

 Yvapurü had his own studio in Barcelona for years, and after arriving in Finland, he ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arctic Immigrants – Story of Ama

From a concept to an association that is open to all   AMA took its first ...

Raymundo and Anniina – Love flew one North

July 2019, Jyväskylä. The newly-weds step out of the registry office smiling, surrounded by a ...