Author: Finland My Home
Immigrants in Finland share how they have found their space in the hope that their nuanced everyday experiences will encourage others and give wider society pause for thought.
Sometimes I default to Swedish when I try to ask for something in a shop
“I’ve been here almost 20 years, but no way do I consider myself Finnish”
“I felt guilty that I had let so much of my Englishness slip”
“I studied Finnish for 2-3 years and then I applied to the Lahti tourist board”
“It was very profound and touching to speak in Finnish to my grandfather”
“I’ve learned that getting where you want to be is a life-long struggle”
“I fell in love with Finland because I tried to find the ‘Finnish thing’ – like ice swimming”
