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Demonstration against queer content censorship
📣 On May 30 at 13:00 in Helsinki, a demonstration will be held against queer content censorship 🏳️🌈 Censorship is a tool used by the...
Initiative FoReDi
May 26, 2025


“How We Buried Joseph Vissarionovich”
You are warmly invited on June 7 at 18:00 in Helsinki to a charity staged reading of the tragic farce by Artur Solomonov, “How We...
Initiative FoReDi
May 25, 2025


EVENT CANCELLATION
Dear friends,We regret to inform you that, due to circumstances beyond our control, the event “Special Operation: The Language of War” ,...
Initiative FoReDi
May 12, 2025


There are two wonderful apartment museums in Helsinki that you can visit for free on the same day
Taidekoti Kirpilä and Reitz Foundation Collections are located close to each other in the Töölö district. Both apartments originally...
Initiative FoReDi
May 10, 2025


Memorial Bench Concepts for Alexei Navalny
Hi friends! We need your input — join our chat: https://t.me/FoReDiChat Right now, we're discussing different design options for a...
Initiative FoReDi
May 5, 2025


Special Military Operation: The Language of War
On May 14 at 18:00 , the second event in the discussion series “How Has the Russian Language Changed in the 2020s?” will take place in...
Initiative FoReDi
May 4, 2025


Tomorrow, the May Day parade will take place in Helsinki!
The parade columns will start from Hakaniementori and march to Kansalaistori , where the event will conclude with a concert. One of the...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 29, 2025


National Dialogue Day
Friends! On May 22, Finland will host the National Dialogue Day ( Kansallinen dialogi ). Across the country, people will gather in small...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 28, 2025


Initiative FoReDi joins the campaign to support a fair investigation into the case of Seda Suleymanova
We are starting to collect signatures for a petition addressed to the Administration of the President of Russia, demanding a fair...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 26, 2025


A huge thank you for your proposals, sketches, and visualizations for the project of the memorial bench dedicated to Alexei Navalny, which will be installed in Helsinki near the Russian Embassy
Very soon, we will hold consultations with engineers and landscaping specialists, after which we will select the most reliable and...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 25, 2025


Yesterday in Espoo, a lecture was held dedicated to the problems of modern-day Saint Petersburg
The event was aimed at the Finnish-speaking population of Finland who are interested in Russia but have not visited it in a long time due...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 24, 2025


In the latest episode of the program “Nakipelo? Let’s Discuss!” on Yle, a critical issue was addressed — the mass rejections of asylum applications from Russian citizens subject to mobili
The organization Initiative FoReDi expresses its disagreement with the decisions made by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). In...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 24, 2025


Yesterday, on April 23rd, the first event in the discussion series “How has the Russian language changed in the 2020s?” took place in Helsinki
The topic of the meeting was “Relocation: the language of migration.” Participants shared their emigration stories and discussed Russian...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 23, 2025


In August, Finland will host the first exhibition of works by Russian political prisoner Anastasia Dyudyaeva
Anastasia is an artist and illustrator, and by training a teacher of visual arts. In 2024, she was sentenced to three and a half years...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 15, 2025


Lecture “Problems of Contemporary Saint Petersburg”
April 24 at 18:00 in Espoo – Lecture “Problems of Contemporary Saint Petersburg” What is happening in Saint Petersburg today? How do...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 13, 2025


Relocation: the language of migration
On April 23 at 18:00 in Helsinki, we invite you to the first event of our discussion series, "How has the Russian language evolved in...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 9, 2025


How has the Russian language evolved in the 2020s?
Suomi–Venäjä-seura is launching a series of discussions dedicated to contemporary Russian language and the changes it has undergone in...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 4, 2025


Join Initiative FoReDi — support our work through your participation!
Hello friends! We have great news! After a long struggle with Finnish financial bureaucracy, and nearly a year of effort, we’ve finally...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 2, 2025


Municipal Elections in Finland 2025
This year, on April 13 , municipal and regional elections will be held in Finland. For example, in Helsinki , candidates from different...
Initiative FoReDi
Apr 2, 2025


The Power of Journalism
Less than 24 hours have passed since the release of a joint investigation by Initiative FoReDi and The Insider about the radio station...
Initiative FoReDi
Mar 31, 2025
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