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Last week, we hosted a wonderful Spanish Speaking Evening in cooperation with Luckan Integration Porvoo, Grand, and Hemcare. The main idea was to create a network for newcomers in Porvoo who do not yet have contacts there, connecting them with Spanish speakers who have been living there for a longer time and local residents who…

Luckan Integration has closely followed the media discussions since the publication of the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government in June. As a result, we would like to introduce and raise awareness about the materials produced by the Stig In2 project. The project aimed to contribute to creating a society in which children and…

Luckan Integration Borgå’s last Open Living Room of the season went Outdoors Games on June 21st. We had 14 participants from Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Kenya, Lithuania, Ukraine, Israel, Japan, and Russia. They were divided into several teams and enjoyed playing games such as Mölkky, Kubb, Petanque, and various other less active games like dominoes. It…

Föreningen Luckan is hiring a coordinator a wage subsidy on (60 – 80%) from 1.8 – 31.12.2023. The work includes: Cirkeln is a social networking concept that aims at facilitating new encounters and building bridges between people. Cirkeln makes it easier to meet new people and build up social gatherings This is a position where…

Here are a few words from Luckan Integration with regard to the new Finnish Government and its over 200-page Government Programme published on June 16th. It is widely recognized that Finland is currently struggling with the challenge of a declining working-age population, underscoring the importance of immigration as a critical driver for population growth, among…

We had an amazing time at the World Village Festival/Maailma Kylässä/Världen i Byn over the weekend. The festival, which had the theme “Force For Change” this year, attracted a staggering 49,000 visitors throughout the weekend. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the new and old friends who took the time to visit…

On May 24th, Luckan Integration Borgå organized an Open Living Room goes Open Mic event. This time, we were thrilled to welcome nearly 30 guests, including individuals with immigrant backgrounds and Finnish-Swedish locals. One of the most valuable aspects of the event was the diverse range of immigrants in attendance. We had participants who had…

On May 10th we held a successful event about Swedish language opportunities in the Capital Region. 40 plus interested met representatives from 11 organisations that could inform about education and work, language courses and culture. On feedback we got from a visitor was: “Honestly, l felt at home during and after the program.” Thank you…

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Borgå  In April Open Living Room in Borgå was a special one dedicated to the holiday of Valborg/Vappu.  We had a lot of fun making traditional treats together – munkar/munkit and mjöd/sima with our special guest, an expert of cooking and bakery, Toni Rautakoski from Marthaförbundet.   This time we not only kneaded the dough, but did the same…

Luckan Integration has welcomed 2500 newcomers to the Capital Region whose mother tongue is neither Swedish, Finnish nor Sami for five consecutive years by sending them a Welcome! letter by mail. The letter includes details about bilingual Finland and an invitation to attend an event on May 10th or August 22nd, which focuses on Swedish…