Multiculturalism Council
The Multiculturalism Council is one of Turku's influential groups. The aim of the influence groups is to promote inclusion, equality and equality for Turku residents.
Multicultural newsletter
The multicultural newsletter is compiled monthly with information about cultural events and other current topics from Turku and the surrounding area.
Multicultural actors
- Support for people who have migrated to Finland - Auralan Setlementti
- Daisy ladies - promotes the integration of immigrant women in Finland
- Etnia ry - focuses on the issues and cultural rights of the world's indigenous peoples
- Fingerroos Foundation - ME-talo in Pansio
- MLL Southwest Finland District
- MVKK - Multicultural Early childhood education and care, school and home
- Sateenkaari Koto ry
- Radio Robin Hood - community radio with foreign language programmes and information from around the world on 91.5 MHz
- The Migration Institute - an institution specialising in migration studies
- Sondip ry - Association of Multicultural Associations in Southwest Finland
- StepEurope ry
- Suomen pakolaisapu ry - promotes the fundamental rights of refugees and returnees. In Turku there are, for example, peer support groups and various training courses.
- The Finnish Red Cross / Southwest Finland District - runs two reception centres for refugees in the Turku region.
- Turku pääkirjaston kielikahvila - Finnish language café | RedNet (punainenristi.fi)
- Finnish Unicef Turku local group
- Turun Naiskeskus - works for women's rights by providing information and organising various activities
- Immigrant Services of Turku NMKY
- Turun Tyttöjen Talo - free leisure activities and support for all girls and young women aged 12-28 years.
- Turun UN Association - promotes the aims of the United Nations.
- Vamos - for young people aged 12-29
- Yhdessä-yhdistys ry - runs the multicultural meeting place Intercultural Center in Varissuo, downstairs of the library (Nisse Kavon katu 3).
Immigrant associations
Each large immigrant community has its own association, which acts as a community liaison and advocacy body. These associations organise a wide range of cultural and sports activities, events and clubs to maintain their own culture.
- Amitié Congo Démocratique-Finlande ry
- Kurdistan Youth and Students' Association - Finland ry
- Länsi-Suomen Somaliseura ry
- Toivon Solmut ry
- Turun iranilaisten kulttuuriseura ry
- Turun Venäläinen klubi ry
- Turun vietnamilaisten kulttuurikerho ry
- United Artists ry - bringing together foreign and Finnish artists through music, art and dance
- Wat Phutta Tham Finland ry
Religious communities
- Faithful Communities in Finland for information on faith communities
Artists with an immigrant background
Multicultural friendship clubs
- Donelaitis - Turun seudun Liettuan ystävät ry
- Societa Dante Alighieri comitato di Turku
- Swiss Friends of Finland Turku Local Chapter
- Suomi-Honduras-seura ry
- The Turku chapter of the Finnish-Irish Society
- The Turku chapter of the Finnish-Chinese Society
- Suomi-Korea-seura Turun osasto
- Suomi-Kuuba-seura Turun osasto
- Finnish-French Association, Cercle français de Turku ry
- Finnish-Turkish Association, Turku Local Section
- Finnish-Hungarian Association, Turku Section
- Suomi-Venäjä-Seura ry
- Turun Bulgaria -seura ry
- Turun opiskelijoiden Pohjola-Norden ry
- Turun German-Finnish Association Turku
- Turun seudun Inkeri-seura ry
- Turun seudun Suomi-Australia -yhdistys
- Turun seudun Suomi-Israel yhdistys ry.
- Turun Suomi-Amerikka -yhdistys
- Turun Suomi-Espanja -seura
- Turun Finland-Poland Association
- Uusi Tuuli ry
- Varsinais-Suomen Estonia Centre
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