The political field is pretty lopsided in Finland these days: left-wing parties that were "progressive" in their approach to society have now become conservative and those that were on the "right" appear to be more open to the world. The immigration debate in Finland is showing the new ideological face of these political parties....
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W.H. Auden
Posts Tagged ‘ Immigration to Finland ’
Immigration reveals what Finnish political parties are made of
Don’t let the “critics” hijack the immigration debate in Finland
If the one-sided immigration debate were left to a certain grup of people, we would end up in trouble. A good example is the term “critical of immigration,” maahanmuuttokriittinen, which is a funny word used to describe groups that are in fact hostile to immigration.
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Finland’s Kokoomus now flirts with simplistic immigration integration models
Finland's conservative Kokoomus youth leader, Willie Rydman, makes an incredible statement in a letter to the editor to Helsingin Sanomat: The state should not support nor fund multiculturalism because it would hinder the adaption of immigrants into our society.
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BLAST FROM THE PAST 1984 (Part 2): Strange days, the experience of foreign students in Finland
Even though Strange days, the experience of foreign students in Finland was published in 1984, many of the excerpts in the book could apply to Finland today.
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BLAST FROM THE PAST 1984 (Part I): Strange days, the experience of foreign students in Finland
Twenty-six years ago in 1984 Strange days, the experience of foreign students in Finland, was published by Gaudeamus. The book was the first-ever published by foreigners in Finland over the arbitrary treatment they received by the then Alien's Office, the police and by the country in general. See part two as well.
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