Once they used to live in Russia, and everything was fine: household, career, friends. But one day they decided to emigrate. This is a project of «7x7» about people who left Petrozavodsk for Finland in different periods of time and for different reasons, and how they overcome difficulties of relocation, build their lives in another country, in accordance with its rules, customs, and traditions.
Tatiana Kokkonen-Roivas: «Finland is my second homeland»
The North Karelian Riveria College is one of the largest organizations in Finland offering professional training. Photo: 7x7-journal.ruCafé «BRO» will start a new season in Joensuu in early June. Photo: 7x7-journal.ru7x7-journal.ruEvery immigrant in Finland has two options: to try to start learning immediately after the language courses or to study for another year on the career guidance courses, where it is possible to try different professions and to intern. Photo: 7x7-journal.ruLyuba Syarki: «Our whole freetime is tied to the Russian-speaking crowd». Photo: 7x7-journal.ru
