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Attracting people and investments
“Helsinki keeps attracting new residents. The city is also a more and more attractive place for foreign investment”, says Helsinki Finance Director Tuula Saxholm.
"Work gives joy in life"
After moving from Somalia to Finland in 1995, Musa Said stayed at home for more than 10 years. Now Said is happily working as an assistant at an elderly centre.
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Safety is a fundamental right
“Immigrant women often don’t know that domestic violence is a crime in Finland”, says Ljudmila Kettunen, Director of the Mona Shelter of Monika - Multicultural Women’s Association.
Views of a strange city
The French comics artist Charles Berberian has strolled around in summer-time Helsinki with writer Anna Rozen. The result was a charming book about the Finnish capital.
History comes to life
Helsinki’s new City Museum is due to open at the corner of the Senate Square in May 2016. The history of the city and its people will thus come to life in Helsinki’s oldest quarters.
Buildings as dresses
Helsinki Dresses is described as designer Anne Mustarastas' love letter to Helsinki and its architecture. The exhibition presents eight of the city's most beautiful buildings transformed into dashing and colourful attire.
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