Some politicians and social workers in this country believe that integration is only possible when an immigrant learns the Finnish or Swedish language. This may be true but there are other factors that play equally important roles in the integration process of an immigrant.
Tag: Society
Migrant Tales is a blog that accepts who we are where we are
I sometimes wonder where I get the strength and inspiration to write at least one blog entry a day on Migrant Tales. It’s not that I have the luxury of giving 100% of my time to this blog because I have a job and a life as well. Migrant Tales is a powerful voice because it is a hand-on-heart operation running on the fuel of passion for social justice and equality.
Hijacking my picture and defaming me and Migrant Tales on the Internet (Part 3)
It has been a very busy weekend for Migrant Tales: ?defamation, insults and even a death threat from a forum called Ylilauta. The administrator, Tuomas Siitonen, visited our blog yesterday and said he is not responsible for what has happened. Even if a typical Ylilauta blogger is eighteen years old and still living with his parents letting out his steam on the Internet anonymously, there is a deeper issue at stake here.
Who needs integration: immigrants or natives?
We must ask hard questions if we want our new integration program, which came into force in September, to do what it sets out to: effectively integrate new immigrants as equal members of society. But one of the many challenges of the program aren’t resources and immigrants but the attitudes of the native population.
Coming out of the stuffy Finnish cultural closet
I would like to thank those bloggers for reading my previous blog entry in which I wrote about the international background of my Finnish family. I must confess, however, that I thought about writing such a blog entry for months but could not find the right approach to tackle the topic. The answer appeared when I decided to come out.
Migrant Tales: "I hope what I write isn't true"
After about five years of existence, 887 blog entries (including this one) and over 20,140 comments, ?I would like to make a confession: Deep down inside I have always hoped that what I write isn’t true. Finland is a noble country and noble countries don’t even flirt with racism and xenophobia.
Migrant Tales: “I hope what I write isn’t true”
After about five years of existence, 887 blog entries (including this one) and over 20,140 comments, ?I would like to make a confession: Deep down inside I have always hoped that what I write isn’t true. Finland is a noble country and noble countries don’t even flirt with racism and xenophobia.