multicultural families Archives • Page 2 of 7 • The Elephant Mum

August 7, 2019

Who’s ready for a rant? Today news came out that international adoptions dropped to a historical low in Finland. When I read that, I was ...

August 4, 2019

Since I moved to Finland nine years ago, the question I definitely heard the most was: “Why did you move to Finland from Italy?!”. ...

May 22, 2019

Becoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. ...

May 8, 2019

Few weeks ago I gave you all a chance to ask anything on your mind about adoption or our experience. I called for all questions about adoption, ...

April 2, 2019

I am an immigrant in Finland, as well as a mother through international adoption. I have regularly met, witnessed, or heard of racial ...

March 27, 2019

Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our ...

March 20, 2019

Last week Espoo City Library was awarded the international prize Library of the Year at the London Book Fair 2019. As an enthusiastic library ...

February 5, 2019

Whenever I meet other immigrants, I make a point of asking them where I can find or eat their country’s authentic food here in Finland. All ...

January 17, 2019

Many expat parents in Finland face the struggle of introducing their children to Finnish language. While the Finnish school system is the easiest ...