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participants wanted to present their culture or their 3.6. The spirit of Rovaniemi
reasons for immigration to the other inhabitants of is for everyone
Rovaniemi.
The experience of a good community spirit must be
Proposals: a part of the local identity in Rovaniemi. We are in
ff The new inhabitants of Rovaniemi and their the same boat and on the same team. Creating a
community spirit is everyone’s business. The good
organisations present immigration in Rovaniemi feeling is transferred into the image of Rovaniemi, and
at events, exhibitions and by means of art, among it increases the city’s attraction.
other things. For this purpose, they can use
public facilities, such as the exhibition spaces Politeness to strangers is a
in the library or the City Hall, or commercial part of the urban culture
facilities. Materials from the library or the museum
can be used to support the presentation. A person immigrating into Finland from abroad often
ff Organisations working against racism, together feels that the Finnish customs are distant. This also
with other actors, participate in discussions came up in the Kultti discussions. Greeting people
in politics, media, and public spaces. and interest in the fellow human beings is a part of
ff Artists will handle subjects related to immigration polite urban culture.You can start a discussion without
and diversity. The projects include new artists an important subject. A dissenting opinion must be
from Rovaniemi, or they act in co-operation with expressed without hate speech.
persons or organisations representing these groups.
Museums present the historical Proposals:
diversity in Finland ff New inhabitants of Rovaniemi, artists and
In Finland, several languages have always been other cultural actors participate in the political
spoken and different cultures have always existed. A discussion. Their addresses follow discourse ethics.
homogeneous Finnish identity is a political creation ff All inhabitants of Rovaniemi greet
from the time of war and gaining independence. strangers more often and lower their
Present knowledge makes it possible to study and threshold for opening up a discussion.
show the cultural and historical diversity. Earlier ff The Artists’Association of Lapland generated
migrations, Finnish refugees, and diasporas of ideas about a community art“Moikka”(“Hello”)
different people who have reached Finland give the street in the centre of Rovaniemi. The Artists’
present-day immigrants and the modern society Association and its partners promote the idea
examples of the consequences of different operating together with the cultural administration.
models. The idea of historical diversity offers The artists will also come up with other
opportunities for identifying with and exchanging projects to promote polite urban culture.
experiences in a meeting of the majority population
and new inhabitants of Rovaniemi. Rovaniemi celebrates its diversity
Proposals: Both the panel and cultural sector agreed that more
ff In their exhibitions and projects, museums present spontaneous, free-form events where people could
spend time together are needed in Rovaniemi. A
the historical diversity of Finland and Rovaniemi, free or inexpensive event gathers the inhabitants of
the current cultural minorities and themes of the city of different ages together in the same place.
migration. They include the cultural minorities Participating in the events creates shared experiences
in the planning of such activities. Diversity or and gives people who do not know each other
migration can also be one point of view in an something to talk about. The Kultti interest groups
exhibition that focuses on another issue. wished especially for cultural events based on a loose
ff The museums produce educational material programme and inclusion. All of those interested must
to their visitors, which can be used to study be able to find an active role suitable for themselves.
their exhibitions from the point of view of
diversity or international migration. The minority groups in Rovaniemi hope that the
majority population participate in the celebrations
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