by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 21.8.2024
Join us on August 29th at 6 PM for an insightful online event featuring Quivine Ndomo, who will present findings from her groundbreaking research on the challenges faced by migrants in the Finnish labour market. This one-hour session will include a presentation followed by a live Q&A, offering a deep dive into the inequalities and structural barriers that keep skilled migrants on the margins. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in an important conversation about integration, opportunity, and change.
by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 16.8.2024
This post is initially published in the Green Party main blog. Image by Sara Taskinen. If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you or someone you know is among the 500,000 people who have moved to Finland for family, work, or study—three of the most common...
by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 13.8.2024
According to a survey by TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland) and Insinööriliitto (the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland), Finland is no longer an attractive country for international experts. Member of Parliament Hanna Holopainen sees a connection between Orpo’s government policies and the survey results. She wonders why the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) has outsourced immigration policy to the Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset).
by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 5.8.2024
Green Sisu members made a proposal to the party congress, stating that Greens should communicate internally and externally more in English to make the party more accessible to the growing immigrant population.
by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 20.6.2024
Image: Wikimedia Commons / Julia Kahelin, valtioneuvoston kanslia Condemnation isn’t enough: tackling the root causes of far-right violence in Oulu The heinous acts of violence perpetrated by far-right actors against non-ethnic Finns in Oulu are despicable and...
by Antti 'Jogi' Poikola | 30.5.2024
His years as a professional basketball player taught Shawn Huff a lot about Europe, its history and cultures, but above all about his own Finnishness.