Immigrants living in Finland have broad talents, skills and knowledge. In this section, I would like to make it visible. All texts are based on the interviews with one of you and about topics you are an expert in. Either it is bus driving, software developing, running a restaurant or taking care of your children. All expertise matters.
The perception of success is individual and you don’t have to have a fancy university degree or a super cool job. Your success might be based on your life experience and the knowledge you obtain out of it. All stories matters.
My social bubble is limited, so if you would like to be interviewed or if you know somebody who might be willing to talk with me, I’m happy to listen to you. Please contact me at info@mysalmiakkilife.fi
It started with reading and with our parents letting us discover our surroundings…
Travelling can become a lifelong passion, a profession or a dream. Everything depends on the opportunities that cross your path. Julia Dolezalova is my friend with whom I share the same cultural background – we grew up in former Czechoslovakia during communism when travelling for the masses was simply not an option. In the 90.-ties…
I want to be a voice of “the other” people in Turkey and also the voice of the other refugees
Do you know this type of person, that everyone likes? Emine Turkoglu is one of these. When I visited her in her home, not only she had prepared lovely refreshments, but she packed a few boxes for my family 🙂 We were drinking Turkish tea and talking about anything. What is to be a Muslim…
When I moved to Finland, it felt like there was a match
I met Gulja in person exactly once. During a hot summer day in June 2021, when we agreed to meet to record the interview for this article. Before that, we had met only online. Despite meeting just once, I have this pleasant feeling, that I have known her for a much longer time than we…
It may be strange, but in my head, I reduced people to muscles…
Vendula Fischerova has had two professions. The first one was psychology and the other one is being a masseur. She moved to Finland from The Czech Republic a little bit more than 10 years ago. In the first part of our interview, we mostly cover the topic of how her search for a meaningful work-life…
When you are not part of the majority, you kind of feel the need to do something about representation
I met Yesmith almost a year ago at a panel discussion organized by Helsingin työväenopisto and Miitti on the topic of employment of immigrants with higher education in Finland. The discussion went great and I realised how many opinions we had in common. Yesmith with a background in business and me with a background in…
I had to forget who I was and what I did in the Czech Republic…
I met Vendula thanks to our children attending the same school and same class. Not only they can speak Slovak together, we were also lucky enough to become friends. Vendula has been living in Finland for more than 10 years and she has gone through the same difficulties and experiences as I have so far….
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