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In order to publicize the internationality of Turku, the city annually nominates the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and the Multicultural Act.
Do you know builders of multicultural Turku region?
Suggest a person, give us a name
of our new citizen worthy of fame
or why not an achievement, an act or a feat
that helps multiculturalism look cool and neat.
Selection criteria
The New Citizen of Turku

Promoters of cultural diversity will be honoured once again in 2020 with the Year’s New Citizen of Turku and Multicultural Act acknowledgements.

The Multicultural Council of Turku selected the laureates based on suggestions made by Turku residents.

City residents can suggest candidates for the awards and bring out good acts to the jury’s knowledge by the end of March.

The main speech of the event was delivered by Director Tuomas Martikainen from the Institute of Migration, while Vadi

Turku is one of the most culturally diverse cities in Finland.

Päivi Nerg congratulated the new citizens of Finland and reminded attendees that gaining citizenship is not easy, requiring severa

Based on the suggestions made by the residents of Turku, the City of Turku has appointed Berhan Ahmadi as the year’s New Citizen o

We must not refrain from asking difficult questions, but at the same time we must not give in to violence, derision and fear.
