Cátia – Portugal – thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents' Programme

Author: Cátia - Portugal

Cátia Bruno has developed her career since her participation in 2013 FCP programme. After her participation in the programme she first worked at the leading weekly newspaper Expresso and participated in the journalist visit World Press Freedom Day/WPFD 2016, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of which she wrote an article to the paper. Since then she has moved to working at the on line newspaper Observador, where she writes about international politics among other subjects. Cátia Bruno is also one of the writers of Sisters of Europe, a European website that discusses issues related to gender equality and is also a networking platform across Europe. Cátia’s interest to Finland has stayed strong since her participation to FCP 2013, she has had self initiative regarding the previous alumni meetings and she follows actively FCP happenings.

The year was 2013.

It was not that long ago. The word millennial was already a thing and we spent a lot of our time in Finland checking for the wi-fi password to post something on Facebook.

It was not that long ago. Someone in our group had a Furla bag and we shopped at H&M on Aleksanterinkatu.

It was not that long ago. We talked about startups, we went to Flow Festival and brought home ... (continue reading)

thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has administrated thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) since 1990.The programme is targeted for young international journalists.

In 2019, thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme will be an Alumni Edition and it’s organized in June. Information on future FCPs will be published on this blog.

The programme provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about Finland, Finnish society and the Finnish way of life. It includes briefings on various subjects, meetings with Finnish professionals and visits to business enterprises, cultural sites and institutions.

In this blog, the participants report on their experiences in Finland. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.