Saku Pesonen – thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents' Programme

Here they are: FCP Alumni Edition 2019 Participants!

June and the beginning of thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme Alumni Edition 2019 is approaching fast. Let us now introduce our magnificent participants, who come from 10 countries all over the Europe. They can’t wait to visit Finland again and learn what has changed and which things have stayed like they were, all those years ago.

Once more, a warm thank you to everyone who applied ... (continue reading)

FCP Alumni Edition 2019 participants have been selected!

The long-awaited 2019 Alumni Edition of Foreign Correspondents’ Programme is getting closer. Approximately two months from now, the ten selected alumni will start their one-week journey in Finland on June 10^th full of exciting experiences with new people and places. Even though the participants have visited Finland before, as part of the FCP, there is a strong probability that Finland ... (continue reading)

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.