Finland: Through the looking glass

About Finland: Through the looking glass

“Finland: Through the looking glass” offers a frank and unfiltered look at Finland through the lens of its diverse foreign-background community, through one-on-one conversations with host, Denise Wall. It’s an opportunity for the community to share its own unique stories and experiences and to fearlessly weigh in on the social and political discourses shaping its reality in the adopted homeland. The show covers a range of themes such as entrepreneurship, ageing, belonging, study, unemployment and the job search and family reunification, to name a few.

Publisher

Finland: Through the looking glass

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Feb 2023

Latest episode

1 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Apr 2025

   Season 3 Episode 1: World citizen Irving Wang finds his purpose in Finland

   Instead of going from one short-term role to another, Chinese-born researcher-turned-coder and financial specialist Irving Wang took time out to focus on a meaningful startup opportunity that would cement his legacy in Finland. Now he’s going all in on research commercialisation, and looking to match viable world-changing research with the deep pockets of the crypto world. Follow the discussion on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook.

2. 

   4 Feb 2025

   Season 3 Bonus Episode 1: Chicago - Finland - Chicago with Junae Benne

   Caribbean-background Chicago native Junae Benne returns to her hometown with frustrated dreams of building a business in Finland. Listen to this bonus episode as Junae reflects on her time in Finland, draws on the lessons she has learned and how the experience has moulded her, and squares her shoulders to tackle life in the US under a second Trump administration. Follow the discussion on Instagram and Facebook.

3. 

   31 Dec 2024

   Season 2 Episode 8: Ruchi Sahita bets on building inclusive workplaces in Finland

   With entrepreneurship in her DNA, Indian-born Ruchi Sahita has been playing the long game when it comes to building a digital platform for connecting Finnish employers with jobseekers living with disabilities. Listen as Ruchi describes doggedly nurturing the business while working a day job and raising a family, even as she celebrates onboarding tens of thousands of potential employees into the service.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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