Being BLACK in Finland... How bad is it? 

I think most finns don't really care about what a person looks like, where they come from, what they believe in, whether they prefer men or women, etc. As long as the person isn't causing problems for others, they're accepted.

Nice video (as always). You mentioned that kids have sometimes looked at your skin color and it made me to remember what happened over 20 years ago when my son was about 2-3 years old and I want to tell it to you. In a Citymarket fruit section there was an African man with traditional African clothes cutting pineapples and giving people small pieces for tasting (smart marketing btw). My son asked very loudly: "Mom! Why is that man black?" I and my wife felt troubled like "oh no, what did he say...". That African man answered my son that he is from Africa and there's always sunshine and everybody has dark skin (spoke Finnish quite well btw). My son reacted just: "Aha. Ok." Kids are honest, they just want to get information about the World around them.

Its all about respect, without the respect we dont have anything.. You cool bro do your thing 🇫🇮

5:37 I can vouch for that part. In Finland, we are taught at schools to never judge anyone based on their skin color, but the content of their character. We are all people, and we are all equal. Recently with the integration of American society with ours through social media etc., we have received more and more focus on skin color. I personally dislike this development.

If you get some extra views from the aged population in Finland, especially from the ones from the northern parts as I am, it can simply be just the inexperience. I for example, having grown 99% of my life in just the northern parts, haven't ever talked face-to-face with anyone with a darker skin tone than mine. With no ill will I would be a bit stressed about it, since I feel like it's a bit loaded situation socially, even though I know it should just be basic human interaction. It really comes down to my own inexperience and likely overthinking it.

Thank you for the insight you gave about racism vs xenophobia. I have always felt that racism is a blanket word that often gets thrown around, but it does not seem to fit in every situation. I could not articulate why, but it seemed insufficient to describe the situation.

I'm really glad hearing that Finland has served u well :)

Good way to put it, there are idiots where ever you go. There are always good people and always bad people. But if you only focus on the bad, you will only see bad and vice versa. Hi from 🇫🇮

Funny story, yesterday I happened to stand behind a black woman in a small shop, waiting for the cashier. I somehow froze, because it is super rare in my town to see anyone of colour. I was thinking, do I stand too close, witch way I'm supposed to look, am I acting natural enough to not make her unconfortable... XD Here is a Finn talking, I really try not to act like some racist! :D

Happy to hear you've had such a good experience in Finland! An awesome channel and a heart warming video ❤ Kiitos!

Your shirt reminds me of lonkero beverage. Guess Im in need for one!

Thank you for this video! I am considering moving from the US, but my son is half Nigerian and his safety and feeling of acceptance is the top priority. This is such a relief to hear.

What you described about finnish attitude towards race is due to being monoracial society. Multiracial societies tend to always have more tensions between groups of people. When you come here as an indivinual there is no problem. But if you come here as kurdi/somali etc and mostly socialice with them and if you don't assimilate, then there will be problems. I am not finnish by birth and I was born near equator.

Thank you for picking apart the issue so accurately and eloquently, as a Finn I feel understood.

"Hurt people hurt people" is a good thing to remember. It's very sad but interesting that black people born in SA were teasing and bullying you for not being born there. Maybe it stems from them being bullied for their race and then seeing you as somehow even "worse" in the society or something. So they probably put their anger and hate on you because they experienced the same thing. You seem like a very nice dude, I hope you're doing well and are happy here in Finland!

Finlands society has taken the best part of Swedish and Scandinavian models and have preserved them a lot better than for example Sweden. Racism in the Nordic countries have been a very big no-no, but Finland together with countries like Norway have held a good balance between compassion for refugees but a stricter view on migrants, avoiding huge divides in their society. Finland also never had the weird self minimizing of ones own culture that Sweden been up to. Swedish people and especially politicians should have looked to Finland for guidance in many respects, I don’t know if it stupidity or pride thats been stopping them. The schools in Finland are amazing and you can also see this in Estonia where they successfully copied the best system in Europe, the Finns took the old Swedish system and carefully built on it for ages, in Sweden we just up and ruined it. I love the Finns absolutely among the best people in the world! 🇸🇪❤️🇫🇮

Good point about racism vs xenophobia!

It's really tiresome hearing people claim on the media that Finland is racist. Is it racist to be apprehensive of people who do not share your culture, who do not even attempt to assimilate? I don't think so. To those who come to Finland to live and work, and want to adopt our culture; you are welcome here. To those who come under the pretense of seeking refuge (after skipping through several safe and peaceful countries and going back to their "dangerous" home countries for holidays) and wish to only abuse our system; expect no respect or hospitality.

Thx! Was great to hear your pov for your experience here in Finland👍

You are a true poet! I like to think there is very much good things in our world, but ignorance brings out the stupidity in some people. Good Video!

Finnish people have experience domination in history, swedes then russia Ruled Finland and it was not nice period in Finnish history. I think therefore Finnish people can understand how it feels and have more compassion.

You are amazingly eloquent!! Lovely and accurate analysis, keep up the good work!

I saw the comments on one of your videos chico and it was a bit disappointing seeing black people pull each other down and the most common were "Your not South African" and I was like why?? I didn't know Black South African are Racist towards each other!!

As a Finn I'm glad to hear this, but wonder how different the experiences are. I agree we care more about culture than melanin which of course is better than the other way around, but I'd still guess being for example somalian in Finland is not so easy unless you're born here and thus just Finnish. You look like a cool dude that could be from anywhere as well.

I love your attitude! Respect bro!

Glad to hear that the experience's been good and even eye opening for you. It outright confuses many Europeans / Finns if another country is still politically or racially loaded in the 21st century. It feels like something that should've died away already a century ago. Random jackasses are everywhere, but they're always best left ignored.

I look at people, regardless of their color, because I'm curious.

I'm glad you're enjoying living in Finland 😊 I just found your channel and there seems to be a lot of great content. Subscribed!

Thank you for the video. Really enjoyed it! Finland is a very induvidualistic place. There are no that many of us, so it's more about who you are, than what specific group you belong to. I can't pretend I don't notice color though. Just this morning there was a black guy playing hockey with me and I have to admit I was a bit surprised at first. Just because it's unusual. But you know, when the puck dropped I was just worried he doesn't score on me (I'm a goalie). And the color of his shirt was more important than the color of his skin :)

I think Finland is mostly about three things: 1. Honesty 2. Respect 3. Humility Anyone that has these and is worthy of these things will very likely fit right in. You can manage without humility but I think it's something we value and respect greatly and tend to frown upon people that brag loudly or make a scene of themselves. Of course there is the accentuated sense of personal space and privacy that can feel alienating at first but once you get the hang of that you're good. A dude like you should fit right in. I truly think we are one of the more honest, no bullshit kind of nations out there so just being yourself and not trying too hard should work.

"Has he been drinking too much coffee?" 😂

Looks like you have a good and healthy attitude and I'm sure you'd do well anywhere. I'm glad to see you chose to live in Finland and I'm happy your experience has been nice 😊

Good talk/essay. I think a lot of it stems from seeing western Europe f up their big cities with terrible immigration policies. That has hardened attitudes here quite alot. And to be fair, and we are all adults here, islam is main reason for xenophobia. There is no reason people cant live together in harmony even if its in their own loose groups... Unless you are guided by the ethics of 600ad warlord. Its not just "hey we do our cultural thing and you do yours but we share the same core values which maintais social cohesion". Its "when we grow strong enough we want you guys to respect our taboos and eventually it would be cool if we could have sharia". It is honestly scary.

Your insight to racism in Finland and in South Africa is very interesting and important to talk about. Thank you for sharing your experiences and thoughts.

When you value a person for thier ethics and not thier skin, they will try to work harder and increase thier value. If you focus on color people will drag each other down cause you cant change your skin. Kids are curious be kind and understanding and they will never have a reason to hate. Most of all in finnish culture thier is no fear, they don't focus on it, they see a problem and work to fix it, but are careful not to over fix it, its a minimalist aproach.

Im glad to hear you feel at peace here in Finland. Much respect to you for going into a country so completely unknown, and trying to actively fit in and appreciate the culture. Fuck racism. All we are is people from different backgrounds and cultures. Hope Finland continues to feel like a good place to be for you! Cheers.

There's also a huge differency on WHERE u live in Finland. Like in Kontula white's can be minorities in certain areas :) I remember, in Käpylän aikuislukio, that I was the only native Finn in the class.. The teaching was done in Finnish and the math teacher was really good.. Majority Somali's I believe.. And this was like already 25 years ago.

6:32 If you get into bus and look like a tourist, Finns are probably looking at you thinking "please, don't come to sit next to me". Not because of your skin color but native Finns know that you never ever go to sit next to somebody you don't know if there are any free seats elsewhere. That's because personal space is valued so high. If you want to try to become friends with a Finn, it's totally okay to ask if it's okay to sit next to them in a bus but do not do that silently if there are other seats available.

I'm really glad to hear this. I guess you're living in the southern Finland? It might be a little different than for example here in the east. A great video!

As Finnish person myself, to me you're a person. If you'd take your time to learn finnish, the culture and really work to integrate into the society I'd call you finnish, but that's just me. There is in my opinion not just real xenophobia, but racism in Finland, but it depends. It depends where you live and what social groups you hang with. Difference is, it's not institutional like apartheid was or societal like it is in the US. because we never have had racial segregation in the independent history of Finland. It's a small, but annoyingly loud minority who hide behind religious bigotry and nationalism, but to me they don't represent Finland, finnish society or values. At the end of the day Finland is the most content eg. satisfied nation in the world, call it happiness, I guess. To most it matters that your not violent or a nuisance and in all fairness in my experience foreign people be it black or not who come to Finland are more chill and less violent than the average drunk finn tbh. Anyway its lovely to hear that you enjoy living in Finland ❤

My mother has ever had very limited experience with non-whites, my father only marginally more so. My father is still surprised in your very Grump kind a way (guy might have been modeled after him) when he meets people who seem like they'd be foreigners and experience them speaking almost fluent Finnish. But every time he speaks of these encounters, you can sense certain pride and admiration from him and he always tells how well the encounter went, even if Finnish in question was less than fluent. Just the effort is worthy of note. But still, despite having met couple of such people, he still shows some surprise when it happens, not having grown customed to it. Where as a delightful encounter I had with my mother, as I helped her with her excersises, was when we were water running in a local outdoors swimming facility. We had couple of times taken notice that there had been a truly black fellow coming to the place at the same time as us. There had been fewer people of darker complexion in general, but this lad was truly dark. We especially noticed him because he was actually pretty hard to notice as he used stand in shade of nearby trees and take leisurely walks around the park surrounding the facility. Then for a while we had had different schedules and he had not been there. But I noticed a rare another such man swimming with us. He was just about to pass us and I was getting ready to tap my mom to point him out to her, when she suddenly said relatively loud (being hard of hearing as she was even then): "Haven't been seeing the black man lately!" (in Finnish) Coming behind her, she couldn't see my face go absolutely Pikachu on her, but the man passing just us gave my mother a wide smile and said in just slightly accented Finnish: "Well here you have one!" We all had a hearty laugh about it, mentioned him that we were talking about another person and just kept going with our day. In many countries those alone could be seen as grounds for "racism". There has been even serious talk about it here that it should be seen as such. Being surprised at people's colour, finding it anyway fascinating, let alone mentioning it. But to both of them, it is a new thing. It is a different thing. It is a noticeable thing. But it's not a bad thing. Yes, they both would figure that a person discint from the "general populace" is probably a foreigner. But if proven different, they make no mind of it. Might even be delighted to learn someone who's heritage is from somewhere else has liked our country enough to make a home in it. Heck, I have more experience and I still have first taken contact to people "out of the norm" in English, only to learn a moment later they speak perfectly good Finnish. Granted, that boba-tee shop had zero indicators about Finnish. Even all the menus were in English only. I have also met a lot of people who have lived here for years and still prefer to talk in English. And some of them in turn have looked outwardly like they were natives. So it's really not "assuming". All in all it really boils down to how much different you are and how much different do you demand to remain. If you even dress completely different, have an accent and weird habits, but have bothered to learn few words Finnish... You'll get along just fine, but people will notice you. You don't speak a word and have different customs, but want to give sauna, mämmi and salmiakki a hearty try? You'll get along just fine and people will still notice you. Go around telling people how different you are and how you should be treated and demanding more coloured professors in our university, because of course there need be such? Yeah. You won't get along. And people will make a note of you. And of course arseholes are just that everywhere. But you'd be surprised around here if a complete stranger might come to your aid, 'cose they don't like the arsehole either. /essay

You said outloud what I have thinked about finnish people and their mindset. I don't care what color anybody is, when they try to be part of Finnish sociaty and try to be part of the country! I really liked you thoughts a lot!

You are very wise man. This was a very good video.

Most of the bigger cities and the capital region are very nice and inclusive places. In smaller rural towns, you'll still find old fashioned people who tend to be racist, and especially xenophobic. I still would assume, or at least want to assume that most people think in a similar way as me, where it doesn't matter who you are, where you are from or what your skin colour is, but only care about you having decent morals and trying to respect our culture and social norms :)

It's exactly as you say Chico, everywhere you go there are closed minded hateful people and then there is peaceful open minded people too, and I would say the Finnish populations vast majority more on the peaceful open minded spectrum, but I would say in the recent years there has been some worrying signs of Xenophobia especially in Sweden. I think that is understandable since their government has had a very liberal immigration policy which has resulted in complete segregation of entire cities, also another factor to this development is the inflation caused by first corona, and then the wars started in Ukraine and Gaza/Israel.

Thing is, in Finland dark skinned are few enough that they aren’t really a “group” in anyone’s minds. And when everyone is treated as an individual, it’s a lot less likely to get hate, because let’s face it, people are generally nice! There is some hard-core racism in Finland, but it is marginal and mostly imported.

Yeap Finns don't care about skin color they care about the content of your character. Cultural differences conflicting with Finnish tradition can cause grievance if the foreign culture is pushed on us and of course if a person is not contributing to society or is a criminal. Some people like to claim that is not so and it's really racism but those people generally just want there to be racism so they can oppose it and feel morally superior.

In Finland: Mind your own business, don't harras and be honest. Quite simple but still some doesn't get it. Sometimes even natives doesn't understand.

Finally someone with this sort of insight points out the actual issue.

as a white finn it made me happy to hear your points of views about finland💜 we value respect and thats one reason why we dont wanna discriminate against people despite of their race or ethnicity, ofc we are not free from racist people but its not major problem, im kinda worried about the future tho due to our current government(they try to make poor people more poor and poverty sometimes increases hatred towards "outsiders") my grandma was actually karelian(indigineous) and needed to left her home at 6yo due to the war and she was treated pretty shitty by finns in her youth because people thought she was russian when in reality she lost her home because of russia(she spoke finnish and karelia but im pretty sure she didnt speak nor understand russian) i love finnish culture, music, nature and safety, but i have always struggled to fit in due to my adhd(got diagnosed at 19yo), being hyperactive and also insecure girl made people bully me harshly because i was always too much, i was speaking and laughing too much and expressed my emotions too much, in finland we value silence and it can undirectly lead to ableism imo, but its more common issues in small villages on country side and now when i live in helsinki i feel like people dont care if i cant fit into the standards of normality aka being stoic, also our communication is kinda non-verbal which has been difficult for me to read, we usually wont come say people if we dont like them but quietly judging is more common than people think but often foreigners might not notice it because its so subtle, we dont judge people so much but rather how theyre behaving in public places

As a person who moved to US over 3 decades ago iv'e had a chance to meet people from many nationalities and with different skin colour many of them are good friends of mine now, what turns me away from some of the people are simply their behavior, some who behave rowdy, loud or does disrespect other cultures, i'm finally going back to my birth country Finland after over 30 years without crossing the oceans ,i left there when i was a young man and i have missed the quietness and the it don't bother me attitude a lot!

Hey fellow South African in Finland! Thanks for sharing :) My oddest experience in Finland is saying: I'm from South Africa and getting the response: No, you're not. I mean yes, I am. Sure, I'm pale, but I was still born in Africa. That is what it says on my birth certificate😂 Also agree, Finland is a great place to live (with some idiots).

I like your description of us. Yes, there are a-holes, but overall, we really don't care about the skin color. Things were certainly worse back when we weren't used to darker skin, but how bad it was, hard to really say. I'm pretty much as white as possible, so it's probably best to stay silent. With this attitude it's hard to see why anyone would care you being here? Welcome (5 years late, but still, this was my first vid I saw from you.) Peace.

Hello, great video. I',m glad that you have good experience with Finland and Finnish people. I really liked your experience with kids, there is a Finnish saying that "Truth comes from kids mouth". Meaning that they do not yet have a filter and do not lie that much. I remember a incident when I was a kid and my sister saw a black person first time in her life, she said to my parents: "Look a Swedish person". Since she didnt know any other nationalities at the time and the guy definelty was not finnish LOL. But yes the summary of this video, huge majority of Finns do not care where are you from or what you do, if you just obey laws and do your best to contribute to the society. We are very proud of our nation for free education and pretty much free health care etc. These are provided to all by the taxes etc.

Thank you! So called Finland is combination of people come, go, or stay!

Good video. As I see it, any foreigner will generally be accepted by fins if you take an effort to learn our ways, culture, social environment, language and so forth. It's especially important to respect our social boundaries regarding touch and distance, which you will find more reserved than anywhere else. We want to keep our space and enjoy our peace and quiet. However, once you befriend fins, you'll also find us quite warm and affectionate in our own ways. Of course, any foreigner will be at a disadvantage to be more easily untrusted at first if you cause problems or screw up big time. There can be some forms of prejudice in some sectors when trying to get a job. Very blatant racism is hard to find outside, whereas some web forums and discussion pages can be cesspools of racist thoughts.

I think you nailed it!

No further comments but well said; as an "older finn male" this was so on point.

Dude. Great vid. As you said, if you go looking for racism you're probably going to find it. The closest thing to racism in Finland that you will actually find is probably related to the local gypsy/rromani population. Xenophobia is more common and has become so with the increased immigration in past decades. I think it's worthwhile to separate the two ,racism and xenophobia even if they are closely related. I actually firmly believe the average finnish person has a hard time even grasping the idea of racism as it is in places like South Africa or the US. Finnish culture is very a much about "don't cause trouble and contribute to the society and you're ok by us", however with that said, a few bad apples can ruin the field for many others. And that has happened with immigrants and still is happening. And that gives birth to prejudice which again I think is abit different from racism. But I'm rambling by now. tldr Good vid, agree with your opinions. Cheers mate.

i look at black people because i think they have very beautiful skin, not all but the ones i've seen it's like velvet

Nice words. Everywhere we have some rasist. Even in Finland Thats a fact. But can you see it really, I dont belive that. You said very well, that you are left alone as long as you do your job, youre good to go. Have a wonderful day. /Turku ;)

The most recent "racist" thing I can remember was like 3 years ago or something when german person of color saw our tabletop game Afrikan tähti which is a game about who gets lucky and finds the diamond "star of Africa" or the biggest amount of treasure. Well, she claimed that part of the game was that the losers would become slaves which is 100% wrong and she then decided to call basically everyone racist. In response we cleared the stores of that game. Must have been that years best seller. I don't know if that was racist or not but I can say that this was 100% deserved and most of us responded this way just for the lack of respect and understanding.

Many time people like to know people diffirent color or culture but pressure being mis understood and thos questions is it right or wrong so its just easy to back off and not even make slight eycontact born here i had such minimal contact to foreign people its ubeliveable mean finland is just finland

i´m so glad!

Are those chord marks in that guitar? Loved the video though

I worked with a dude from Gambia a few years back, Im a tradesman and i assumed on how they act that a lot of our older guys are very xenophobic, they are old, they make borderline jokes about everything, on an occasion use words that are dated to 1800s etc. so i thought the experience for the guy would be jarring at best, and i was very wrong, they did not care at all, and during Ramadan, once it was explained to them, helped out without a single word if the guy needed an extra break.

under the skin we are all the same, only attitude matters

When I was something like 4y old and the first time I met a black person was in a hospital and I run to get my mom to see this really dirty man. I didn't know that people can have different skin colour. The black man was cool with that and even let me turn his hands around and wonder the whiter and darker sides. That was something like 35y ago and I still laugh at calling some one dirty but hey I didn't know better then 😁

I like to think the same way, that Finns face a person rather than a race. However, there are always narrow-minded people, regardless of where you live. I didn't know there was so much racism in Africa. In moments like these, you always realize how good it was for me to grow up in Finland. All the best and blessings to you

as long as you work normally and dont bother anyone, your good

Brilliant, thanks for the video! My (non-biological) daughter with Eastern African roots is still very young, but when she was about one we bumped into three kids, a brother and a sister who were African and a Finnish boy. The African boy stared at us intensely and asked very loudly ”are you her MUM??”. The Finnish boy began scolding him immediately: ”are you serious???! That is so rude!”. The black little boy was so embarrassed - ”I was only wondering since they’re so different in skin colour.” The Finnish boy went on and on: ”you don’t ask such PERSONAL questions!”. I was in a bit of a hurry so just walked on with my daughter. They walked by the car as I was packing us in and the little African boy looked so regretful. I smiled at him and told him to have a nice day. My little anecdote seems to line up pretty neatly with your general experience. The little Finnish boy had been raised proper. 😂

Do you speak finnish? How was the process of finding a job? What’s your Field?

I was doing lunges at a gym in a weird spot next to a squat machine, a woman came to use the squat machine and I moved out of the way akwardly after looking at her. I feel like she may think I am racist, because from her point of view, I just looked at a black person and left.

Hearing you not having to be aware of your skin colour anymore made me so glad. 🥹 I was in South Africa last year and felt quite uncomfortable with the segregation that was still happening… Kids (and sometimes adults) staring is probably just because they’re not used to seeing darker skinned people - nothing negative, just curious. Same happens to me when I walk around in small towns in Asia as a white blond woman, people stare and even come ask for photos because they’re not used to seeing an “albino” like me lol.

As a native Fin i think we have a lot of casual rasism that comes from the country being just lily white for so long hell when i was at school just 25 years ago from the grades 1-8 there was zero people of color other than one Somali girl and one Romani dude and they only came to our school when i was at 9th grade. Mostly Finnish people i think just do not really care about skin color or where you are from if you obey the laws and do not act like a jackass then most people just won't care.

Good thing! ❤

I grew up a white immigrant in a white country and have experienced xenophobia from my young childhood, before I even understood anything about different nationalities and races. I've had it in Finland too; not much, but it's there. I have been lucky to live in different countries around the world and what it's taught me is that people are not really that different. It's frustrating because it feels so unnecessary to have all this hostility between people for completely superficial reasons.

Something I have noticed is that there can be alot of racism between different groups of immigrants. I have heard people from countries like Iraq or Syria talk down on black people, immigrants from the Balkan who don´t like anyone outside Europe or South east asians that don´t like people from the middle east. Being the victim of racism or xenophobia in a new country doesn´t have to come from the native population

I live in a such a small town that i think i never seen a black guy here. So i might give you that childish, curious look of "what's that dude doing here?" but then i would carry on my day without thinking further. As i've grown up i see people more as individuals rather than groups. So these individuals will gain my respect depending on their actions rather than existing features.

We are all black when the lights go out.

I think there is some racism in Finland. It's more hidden, like people may not like you because of your color/origins etc... They just keep it to theirselves type of stuff. So in a sense it really doesn't affect anyone so to say.

My man has a long drink shirt 🗿💯

I'm almost 40 and grew up in a small town in Finland where we didn't really see any black people back then. So I remember quite clearly when I first saw a black person. I was really shocked but not because of the color of his skin but because he was driving a tiny old car in an underpass meant for cycklists and pedestrians blasting reggae music and smoking a cigarette with the window open 🚗📻🎶🚬 Imagine little seven year-old me walking home from school and encountering this sight in an underpass 😂

I thought Finland was pretty good about stuff like this but obviously the title implies otherwise... Haven't watched the video yet but I will when I get home!

I will buy you a coffee and a korvapuusti next time I am in Finland.

When I was very young about 55 years ago I once travelled by train with my mother. There was a black man sitting next to us. I was very interested in him because I had never seen anybody like him before. I went to him, licked my finger, touched his skin and checked the finger if there was any colour in it. Of course, my mother was ashamed but the man only laughed.

We all are only human after all 👍👍✌️

I'm a Dane, and I do have a set of stereotypes on mind... but nothing bad actually... no racism (as in thinking I'm superior) or xenophobia (not afraid of people with a different skin colour)... It's more like I'm amazed how much of the black population seem to always be in a good mood, I live in a community with quite a mix of colours from around the world... the darkest are always the most cheerful... and it puzzles me a bit... It's fricking cold at times, and if you're first generation immigrant, I know that our system tries to stress you out. Yet the ones smiling, whistling or singing on their way to work are the ones that look like they just arrived from Africa. Perhaps it's just because I'm more used to the Danish mentality, complaining about everything and trying to only mind your own business. It's just so colourful on the spectrum of moods. With that attitude, I don't care about the colour of your skin.

As a Fin, i dont care your race,color,belives etc if i dont like you i dont and if i do then i do, pretty simple.

You could have shortened the title to "Finland - how bad is it?"

And in FInland those little kids are just more used to see whiter people in their life. And they might look longer when they see something that is different from earlier. Of course they still might know some relative that loves sun too much...(and gets cancer)

I wanna come here too

Thank you❤️❤️. And also very well said about the massive immigration movement too❤️. Thank God for having clarity in our heart and mind, may God keep blessing you with kindness and respect ❤️

You're lucky one what I have heard.. coming from a born Finnish. White one who doesn't understand all this racism at all. I'm happy for you tho 😊

Because of aging population, Finland has been going in a worse financial situation and that has caused tension between people who receive benefits and people who pay taxes. European populism has also been on the rise for a while, which uses xenophobia for scapegoating immigrants for our financial struggles. They use rhetoric like, 'they don't want to work / they take our jobs'. There's a bigger picture hidden behind that: entry-level job employers discriminate based on race and gender (there was a study that proved this), making it harder for non-white immigrants to become employed. Immigrants are also in a more vulnerable position and less experienced with unions, so immigrant-majority jobs keep salaries low on some fields. Hence it looks like immigrants don't work or some employers prefer them over Finns (saying things like, 'they work much harder and complain less'). The truth is, immigration can alleviate the problem from aging population and we need it. There are also problems associated with immigrant employment that we need to solve.

Finland is very beautiful country and finland is the happiest country in the world other wise highest salary paying country is finland so l will travel in finland just need a job but l am tenation in BSF global in face,

I know one Finnish born black. He's hilarious and it's really funny as he always tries peoples reaction like "Hey, have you heard this one...?" and he throws out the most racistict jokes about black people. It breaks the ice quite well 😂

Y’all go listen to AC Cooley Finland loving him

Cool! I am Finnish SHARP and at first I thought that POC are going to find me offensive, but once I took an overnight bus across the country and when I woke up there was a black person sleeping next to me. I bet boneheads quickly make it known that they are boneheads.

Lets be frank and share the views of those foreigners who do not even think of assimilating to the local culture or even ever getting a job when the Government generously supports monetarily the whole family. That is: What is wrong with so many Somalis, Iraqis and Syrians when its noticeable how well e.g. most people from so called "Black Africa" do so well, and just slip in in society? Is it just a cultural and especially religious issue?