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
Raymundo and Anniina – Love flew one North
July 2019, Jyväskylä. The newly-weds step out of the registry office smiling, surrounded by a ...
Jan
Arctic Immigrants – Story of Ama
From a concept to an association that is open to all AMA took its first ...
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
First Covid, now Ebola – Finnish Refugee Council supports refugees
Background In 2020, Uganda like the rest of the world was negatively impacted by the ...
Nov
Humanity, Expertise and Internationality – Finnish Refugee Council’s Brand Renewed
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is Finland’s largest expert organisation specialising in refugee and migration issues, ...
Oct
The immeasurable value of literacy—International Literacy Day reminds us of the importance of literacy for refugees
Today, the 8th of September, we celebrate UN International Literacy Day. Unfortunately, learning to read ...
Sep
Refugee Man of the Year 2022 is Aladdin Delli
Finally safe after the war and medical malpractice “Today we are learning the alphabet of ...
Jun