Today I was elected president of Regnbågsankan, the Swedish-speaking organisation for sexual- and gender minorities in Finland. With this political climate, I can’t imagine anything being more important than defending human rights and equality. So glad to get to do this, looking forward to what this mandate has to bring and working with the new […]
This last month my work has included replying to a bunch of conservatives on the Finnswedish newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet on the topic of behavioral norms. Apparently nothing should ever change, and change is definitely not happening right now, according to them. Personally, I don’t think any individual has the right to determine whether or not any […]
(På svenska nedan) (suomeksi alla) Finland turned 100, I was invited to THE party at the presidential castle and media liked my dress 😀 As a celebration I hereby open my Facebook page, so if you’re interested in following my political opinions, media coverage or just show your support in the form of a 👍 please like the […]
During these last few weeks we’ve had #metoo, we’ve had #övistoo (where 224 students from a High school in Vaasa shared their stories and demanded a change), and today we have #dammenbrister, where 6000 Finnswedes shared experiences and signed for a change. Sexual harrasment is never a joke, never exaggeration. It’s not something “little you […]
Candidating for the board elections of the Finnish Youth Co-operation (national youth council) Allianssi as the candidate for the independent secondary school-student unions FSS, SAKKI, OSKU and SLL! I think that the body doing youth advocacy should be close to real young people, and base the policy on their, our, everyday lives. Allianssi has a […]
Mahtava artikkeli ihanan Fatim in kiireisestä elämästä (ihan niinku et inspiroinu mua jo tarpeeks! ❤). On jotenkin niin tuttua tää elämänhallinta listojen, kalentereiden ja sovelluksien kautta. Ja joo, mulle naurettiin jo yläasteella kun oli kalenteri täynnä ja illalliset perheen kaa aikataulutettu. Mutta se oli aikaa kun harrastin koulutöiden ohella nuorisovaltuustoa ja oppilaskuntaa ja lehteenkirjoittamista, jossain kohtaa sekaan liittyi […]
(På svenska nedan, in English below) Tänään ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä suomenkielisessä radiohaastattelussa. En olisi ikinä uskonut että tämmöinen päivä tulisi, kun uskallan puhua yhtään missään julkisesti suomeks, varsinkaan missään radio-ohjelmassa. Mutta kun on niin tärkeä aihe kuin aidosti maksuton toinen aste, niin siitä on erittäin hyvä aloittaa. Tää kampanja on sitä varten, että kenenkään 15-vuotiaan […]
Here’s a very good column about how (young) women are treated in the work and professional atmosphere. I am well aware that the main reason I haven’t had to take much sexist shit in meetings, interviews and workplaces, is the fact that I never show up in a cute dress, with a long braid and […]
In the youth law in Finland it says in the 22nd paragraph, that youth shall be heard in all matters that concern them. And today FSS was invited to give a statement on the reform of vocational education and training. This is one of the subjects I care a lot about, as I often am […]
Right now I’m on my way to Brussels to spend two awesome days with OBESSU’s (Organising Bureau of European School-Student Unions) Working Group on renewing the Political Platform. I am excited to work with the team and try to make as good of a policy document as possible. Anyhow, this time I have news. Yesterday […]
Bicca Olin 