
Entrepreneurship is challenging but rewarding – Sharma runs a restaurant in Kotka
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…


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…