Name: Happy Birthday Finland! - Migration
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Description: In 2015 Finland welcomed 32,000 asylum seekers. For a small country of 5.5 million inhabitants this influx of people is considerable and a shock for some.

Happy birthday Finlande !

Happy birthday, Finnland!

Happy Birthday Finland!

Tierra de migraciones

Kraj migracji

In 2015 Finland welcomed 32,000 asylum seekers. For a small country of 5.5 million inhabitants this influx of people is considerable and a shock for some.

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100 years of independence

<p>In 2015 Finland welcomed 32,000 asylum seekers. For a small country of 5.5 million inhabitants this influx of people is considerable and a shock for some.</p>

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In 2015 Finland welcomed 32,000 asylum seekers. For a small country this is a large influx and a shock for some.

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