I started TikTok and Instagram channels under the name americandreaminfinland, making videos comparing my life living in Finland to my life in the US, telling the story of how I moved to Finland, how I found work in Finland, how I applied for studies in Finland, etc. In the comments sections of those videos, I regularly got comments telling me to “go home,” ” go back where you came from,” “don’t bother speaking Finnish because you suck at,” and on and on.
I’ve also received threats in my direct messages such as the following one:
“terve vaan saatanan homo. toivottavasti osaat puhua suomea kun paskiainen oot haaskannut verovaroia asuessasi täällà saatanan haaska. oikeesti sut pitäisi puukottaa kuoliaaksi. tollasia saastaisia epäpuhtaita maahanmuttajapaskoja ei suomeen kaivata.
joten ota kivääri ja ammu ittesi kuoliaaksi. koko suomen kansa iloitsisi jos tappaisit itsesi, hirttäisit ittesi. kaltaisesi maahanmuuttajapaska ei ansaitse asua tässä kultaisessa maassa. tapa ittesi paskiainen.”
In my spare time, I work a side gig at a bar. I’ve had a customer tell me I was a nice person but they are not allowed to like me because I’m a foreigner. Also I have had two customers tell me I’m an embarassment for not speaking Finnish and I should go home.
In my past relationship, myself and my ex were spending time in the courtyard of my apartment. One of my neighbors swore at and spit at my ex telling her to go get f’d by her immigrant man.