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SMY is a religiously and politically non-aligned association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increasing cooperation between Finns and immigrants<\/li>\n<li>Increasing cultural awareness in a diverse manner<\/li>\n<li>Familiarizing immigrants with Finnish customs<\/li>\n<li>Promoting immigrants&#8217; Finnish language learning<\/li>\n<li>Supporting employment and education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diverse hobby activities<\/li>\n<li>Fun events<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to do meaningful voluntary work<\/li>\n<li>Practical help with employment<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to practice language skills<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to meet people<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to get to know different cultures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The association has about 550 members, representing around 80 nationalities. 75% of the members have an immigrant background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/tiedottaja_monikulttuuriyhdistys_fi\/Eb7xTpeWxJhFvbPqZneS9GoBybZn7JEgQ_EqwIQ6qjV_NA?e=FC5gCt\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pikkukuva.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13696 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190321_150143-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"388\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190321_150143-2.jpg 4713w, https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190321_150143-2-794x383.jpg 794w, https:\/\/monikulttuuriyhdistys.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190321_150143-2-1024x494.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 805px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 805\/388;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satakunnan Monikulttuuriyhdistys ry (SMY) was established on &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Satakunnan Monikulttuuriyhdistys ry (SMY) was established on March 25, 1996. 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