What is Familia?
Familia ry – founded in 1988 – is a national expert organisation of intercultural families. We support the wellbeing of intercultural families by offering peer support and volunteer activities, information, and advice. We also aim at making improvements in the social and legal systems, so that the needs of intercultural and multilingual families and Finns would be better met.
Intercultural families as a term, refers to families in which family members have different cultural backgrounds. This usually means, that the partners were born and raised in different countries and speak different native languages. A child or children raised by a parent (s) with different cultural background (s), are also considered part of an intercultural family. |
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NewsKokonainen Minä Book Launch
We warmly invite you to our "Kokonainen minä" children's book launch! When: Wednesday 27.3. (16.30 -19.30) Where: Familia's office (Haapaniemenkatu 7-9B, 10th floor, 00530, Helsinki). Kokonainen minä is a participatory children's book about the everyday adventures of intercultural, multilingual children. The book was co-created with a group of intercultural young people. Read more and register Join our team!
We are looking for an association coordinator for a 12-month employment relationship. The position that is now open is part of the STEA-funded Paikka Auki program. The job description includes, among other things, organizational development, coordination of events, planning and implementation as well as event marketing, managing member affairs, member communication and stakeholder and network work. Read more about the position and apply latest by 20th March. Come to us for summer jobs!
Familia is involved in Kesäduuni OP:n piikkiin – a campaign through which we are able to offer two two-week summer jobs to 15-17-year-old youth in our organization. That is why we are looking for two Event Workers for the time period 26.6.-24.7. The event worker's job description includes tasks related to the various summer events of Familia ry and especially the MunDuo project, as well as assisting in the organization of various activities. The job description also includes content production about events on social media (Instagram and Tiktok). See more on Kesätyö OP piikkiin website and apply by 31.3. |
Familia belongs to the Diverse-Family network. The network consists of ten different family associations representing a variety of different types of families. The aim of the Diverse Families Network is a society where families are equal, and every family can be proud of itself.
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As a member of Familia, you are a valuable part of our community that promotes the well-being and equality of intercultural families in Finland. As a member, your voice and that of your family can be heard in the planning of services and in decision-making related to multiculturalism, multilingualism, immigration and integration, for example. As our member, you can also participate in Familia's regular meetings and thus, develop our activities. |
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