Hyvää Vappua!
For me, the 1st of May is forever connected with the “commies” era in former Czechoslovakia. I was persuaded, that the celebration of work is common only in the...
Tag: society
Feedback Behaviour in a Cross-Cultural Setting
Have you ever been in a situation where you were to provide feedback for a person from a different country and didn’t know how the recipient would react to your...
Entering Hell and coming out from Heaven – The sauna culture by the eyes of the man from East
My origin is from an eastern region where, despite differences in religions and beliefs, social etiquette and traditions are the same. Feelings of pride and sha...
Unemployment among immigrant women in Finland – discourses and observations
One particular article in Helsinki Sanomat unleashed lots of emotions in February 2021 within the community of immigrant women. What had happened? Receivement o...
Volunteering as a way of living
Recently we had a fascinating discussion on volunteering with a great group of women. All of us are active volunteers in the Neighbourhood Mothers (Naapuriäiti)...
What we have in Finland I perceive as the privilege
Clara Vázquez is my coworker, psychologist, activist and mother of two. Her 11 years old son has autism and he moved to Finland with his family about 5 years ag...