Lucy – United Kingdom – thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents' Programme

Author: Lucy - United Kingdom

Lucy is a journalist from United Kingdom and she participated to FCP in 2003. Currently based in Glasgow working as a reporter and editor with the Press Association. Topics covered: current affairs, politics and arts across Scotland. Multimedia journalist producing video footage, news articles and digital packages. With the current employer Lucy Christie has covered general elections, the oil and gas industry, Scotland’s independence referendum and the UK’s preparations for departing the EU. Lucy thinks that the FCP Alumni 2019 could offer her more links to Europe and Finland in these uncertain times of Brexit: “I relish the opportunity to reacquaint myself with Finland and foster new links as the UK prepares to leave the EU… On a more personal level, I enjoy meeting new people and learning new things!”

It was the summer Beyonce was Crazy in Love and Captain Jack Sparrow swashbuckled onto our screens. Can you guess the year?*

I was 25 and fresh out of journalism school when I travelled to Finland to take part in the FCP programme, eager to explore a country I had yet to visit but with which I somehow felt a bond.

Scotland and Finland share a population size of around 5.5 million, long winters, and ... (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.