3 ms·

SAD is definitely a thing. Certain Lamps and Vitamins do help, though - so does a walk during lunchtime. I'll always prefer fewer sun hours during Winter over r

by lytefm 6y ago

SAD is definitely a thing. Certain Lamps and Vitamins do help, though - so does a walk during lunchtime. I'll always prefer fewer sun hours during Winter over regular > 25°c (77°F) during summer. I'm surprised about the second point though. Outside Helsinki, sure - but in HKI I've met enough non-white people who grew up there, speak Finnish and didn't feel like that at all. I felt like the language is more important for being considered a „proper Finn”.

eldaisfish 6y ago
Non-white immigration to Finland is relatively recent and has only been in small numbers so i think what you're referring to is just an anecdote. The immigration of Somali groups in particular has led to quite a lot of friction as detailed in this report https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kotimaa/sk-tutki-suomalaiset-ovat-entista-rasistisempia-ja-kriittisempia-maahanmuutoon-jopa-ruotsalaisia-karsastetaan-aiempaa-enemman https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kotimaa/sk-tutki-suomalaise... See this page also - https://multiculturalmeanderings.com/tag/nordic-countries/ https://multiculturalmeanderings.com/tag/nordic-countries/ In particular, >The 2020 OECD report about Finland criticizes that their education is unevenly distributed. In an interview with the HPR, Michaela Moua, a senior officer at the Office of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman in Finland, recognizes racially motivated guidance in schools, especially in the Finnish as Second Language studies: “Black and Brown students are often advised to take these classes even if Finnish is their first language.” >She adds that “this shows how it is still widely thought that one cannot be a person of color and Finnish at the same time.” At the heart of the problem is that Finnish identity overlaps significantly with Finnish ethnicity. So yes, i think your anecdotes are the exception, not the norm.

by lytefm 6y ago

eldaisfish 6y ago

Non-white immigration to Finland is relatively recent and has only been in small numbers so i think what you're referring to is just an anecdote. The immigration of Somali groups in particular has led to quite a lot of friction as detailed in this report https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kotimaa/sk-tutki-suomalaiset-ovat-entista-rasistisempia-ja-kriittisempia-maahanmuutoon-jopa-ruotsalaisia-karsastetaan-aiempaa-enemman https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kotimaa/sk-tutki-suomalaise... See this page also - https://multiculturalmeanderings.com/tag/nordic-countries/ https://multiculturalmeanderings.com/tag/nordic-countries/ In particular, >The 2020 OECD report about Finland criticizes that their education is unevenly distributed. In an interview with the HPR, Michaela Moua, a senior officer at the Office of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman in Finland, recognizes racially motivated guidance in schools, especially in the Finnish as Second Language studies: “Black and Brown students are often advised to take these classes even if Finnish is their first language.” >She adds that “this shows how it is still widely thought that one cannot be a person of color and Finnish at the same time.” At the heart of the problem is that Finnish identity overlaps significantly with Finnish ethnicity. So yes, i think your anecdotes are the exception, not the norm.