Text: Ahmed Zaidan My Finnish language is like a hotel by the highway, while my Arabic is like the city of Tokyo, and my English
Author: Outi K
Kolibrí Festivaali
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Iranian, Indian and Pakistani poets between mysticism and self-realization
Text: Giti Nassouri Persian and Indian culture have been two of the oldest and most fertile grounds poetry. Poetry is visible in the lives of
Basic questions about Saaminess reveal not-so-hidden racism
Text: Petra Laiti The question I get asked most by a mile is how being a Saami is visible in my life. In this essay
Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding
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NordicSom brings new insights to bilingualism in Finland together with Svenska nu
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Móðurmál – the Association on Bilingualism promotes identity of plurilingual children
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Maainâst muʹnne säämas, čâđđmam kâʹl fiʹttai
Text: Mari Korpimäki Translation to Skólt Sámi: Anna-Katariina Feodoroff [suomeksi] Muʹst mõõni kuʹǩes äiʹǧǧ fiʹttjed, što päʹrnnpoodd taaurõõžži ääkkiʹʒʒe paaiʹǩi kõõskâst jie leämma dohat ǩilomettar, mâʹte
Puhu minulle koltansaamea, sydämeni ymmärtää kyllä
Mari Korpimäki kolttasaameksi / in Skólt Sámi Minulta meni pitkään ymmärtää, etteivät lapsuuden kavereiden mummolat olleet tuhannen kilometrin välimatkan päässä toisistaan, kuten meillä. Pitkään meni
“A SÁMI-LANGUAGE POLITICAL ANALYSIS, I’m in Heaven!”
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi “NRK Sápmi is taking part in undermining the value of the Sámi language because they don’t prioritise Sámi-language content more on their website.
What Language do You Speak – documentary film and discussion
Film Screening at Stoa, Turunlinnantie 1, Helsinki 6.3. 2018 at 18:00 short discussion after the film with the director and audience at 19:00 (In case
A new dictionary series promotes integration and cultural exchange
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What happens in Multilingual Month 2018?
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Leikin sata kieltä ja tarinaa / The hundred languages of playing
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Tema morsmål – support for multilingual education
Tema Morsmål is a website that offers resources to support different mother tongues and multilingual work in child care, mother tongue education and bilingual education in
Snaepmie – sámegielat lanjaš viiddes vierisgielat máilmmis
Briefly in English: Published On February 6, the Saami National Day, the essay by Ánne Márjá Guttorm Graven discusses the relationship of the Saami language to the dominant
”Dat ii leat vejolaš” – Vihtta muitalusa rájáid rasttildeames
[in English] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST Olbmot, geat álget ovddidit sámegielaid sajádaga servvodagaineamet, dávjá ožžot vástádussan: ”Ášši lea dehálaš, muhto dan ii leat vejolaš čađahit.” Doaimmaheaddjin
“This Can’t Be Done” – Five Stories Of Breaking the Saami Ceiling
[sámegillii] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST People who embark on advancing the position of Saami languages in our society often face a reaction along the lines of
Somali Nordic Culture promotes reading and writing in Somali
Somali Nordic Culture is an association located in Sweden. It works to increase interest towards Somali Culture organizing events and festivals, activities for children, film
Nypon förlag – lättläst också på andra språk
Nypon förlag is a publishing house located in Helsingborg, Sweden, specialized in books that are easy to read (lättläst/ selkokieli). It publishes books mainly in
Café Lingua – Living Languages – Lifandi tungumál
A worldful of languages! Café Lingua is a platform for those who want to enhance their language skills, Icelandic or other languages, a place to
The Flying Carpet – Fljúgandi teppi
The Flying Carpet – intercultural encounters The Flying Carpet is a method of facilitated intercultural encounters created by Kristin R. Vilhjálmsdóttir. By implementing the The
The Women’s Story Circle (Söguhringur kvenna) in Reykjavik City Library
Image: a visual art piece, a new map of Reykjavík, created by The Women´s Story Circle under the guidance of Lilianne Vorstenbosch A worldful of
Learning for Integration: multilingual language cafés, language-specific playgroups for kids, language expert services etc.
Learning for Integration ry promotes the learning of languages and cultural sensitivity of migrant, immigrant and refugee children and youth in Finland and other Nordic countries.
Litteraturcentrum Uppsala
Litteraturcentrum Uppsala is a collaboration of Studiefrämjandet, Kultur i länet, Kulturrådet, Uppsala city, Uppsala regional library and Svenska Pen. Its aim is to support local
Móðurmál – the Association on Bilingualism
Móðurmál (Mother Tongue) is an NGO founded in Reykjavik in 1994 as The Parents of Bilingual Children Association (Samtök foreldra tvítyngdra barna). It supports multilingualism by
