
Active life – Mular Hser employed as a nurse immediately
Mular Hser was 10 years old when her family moved to Finland 18 years ago. Before arriving in Finland, the family had fled the civil unrest in Myanmar to a…


Mular Hser was 10 years old when her family moved to Finland 18 years ago. Before arriving in Finland, the family had fled the civil unrest in Myanmar to a…

Isabelle Pekonen moved from France to Finland over 40 years ago through marriage. The family settled in Kotka. Now her three children are grown up and her life is enriched…

Viktoria Rebo moved to Finland from Russia thirteen years ago. Her new life in Etelä-Kymenlaakso was gradually built up. Today she works in Fida’s second-hand shop in Kotka and lives…

Gopal Krishna Sharma moved to Finland from India eight years ago. For the last two years he has been living in Kotka, Kotkansaari, which has become his home – and…

Grazyna Cirmirakis moved from Warsaw, Poland to Finland in 1991 with her two children. Her husband had started working in Finland a year earlier, and Kotka became the family’s new…

Shevon Siriwardana moved to Finland from Sri Lanka a year ago and has found a place in Kotka where everyday life feels safe and balanced. He works full-time as a…