Thread: Finland Urged to Become More Immigration-Friendly

you need to have a friendly-immigrant attitude to do this..and frankly, they are not friendly at all..especially if you have dark skin.... don´t even say hello, good morning when they meet you in the building..i ´ve never seen such rudeness in my life!! they just ignore you.. and what about the fantastic weather here?? 3-4 hours of gray light during the whole winter.....strong, cold wind all-year around...mmmmhh..very attractive!!
jobs situation: what decent jobs are available if you dont speak finnish??
I am soo disappointed (and i have a Finnish husband ..)

well its normal that they have prejudices

Originally Posted by Myrica

well its normal that they have prejudices

yes..put it in this way..the problem is not only that...they really can not open up to foreign..they are scared...they rather ignore you than talk to you! how many times happened to me, with my husband´s friends,we spent holidays together and no even one word... unbelievable,they really have social problem you know,it´s a fact... and the evidence is also in the news... i think that they should start to face this problem and do something to change attitude!

About the english language. In my opinion, almost the whole world speaks it. So, I think it should be used to communicate with other countries, like doing some trades from a country to a different one. Of course doing this kind of job, usually you will use only english. But if the companie is finnish, in Finland... why do they have to speak english? I don't get it. Of course it's not a easy language to learn, so the employees need a time. Maybe doing a half time job, and studying the other time is a good idea. This way you can hire 2 people, paying like if they were one, while they still can't speak the language. Then after they can communicate and understand it, in a good level, the employer can decided which person is the best for the companie. This way, the other person could at least have some recomendation letter or something like.