Kolari is a town of 3,857 people located 166km north of Tornio and about 80km north of the Arctic Circle. The town also has an asylum reception that houses about 150 people, or 5% of the town’s population, located 4-5km from the town center.
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More problems and issues at the Villa Meri asylum reception center of Rauma, Finland
Migrant Tales reported Tuesday about problems at the Villa Meri asylum reception center in Rauma. We have now got a hold of the complaint made by the asylum seeker on hunger strike to the parliamentary ombudsman.
Why are so many Iraqi asylum seekers abandoning Finland?
According to some sources, a large number of asylum seekers from countries like Iraq are leaving Finland and going back home. Considering that two-thirds of the Iraqis that came to Finland last year are young single men, it’s nothing odd that some are returning.
BOX STORY: Mohammed Saleh Muhsin
Mohammed Saleh Muhsin, 26, is one of the many thousands of young Iraqi asylum seekers that came to Finland in the fall. Like many of his countrymen, he too speaks of the violence and strife strangling Iraq. He spoke to Migrant Tales about his treatment at two of Luona’s reception centers. “I arrived on September 23…