It isn’t difficult to conclude that many of the stories of how the media frames non-white Finns proves over and over again that they are part of Finland’s racism problem. The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) published Thursday its findings of a comprehensive study on native-born Finnish children with one or two foreign-born…
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Ombudsman for children: Finland has failed third culture children and youths
Tuomas Kurttila, the ombudsman for children, tells us something we’ve known for a long time but have done little to nothing to correct: Finland has failed at integrating third culture children. One does not have to be a expert on inclusion to understand that what Kurttila states is true.
THL study shows high amount of mental health problems suffered by Russians, Somalis and Kurds
The first question that came to mind when I read a disturbing study of Russian, Somali and Kurdish immigrants by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is why now? If the THL study is the first-ever of its kind in Finland about immigrants’ health and living conditions, why has it taken such a long…