I was invited to a friend’s birthday party where a passionate comment was made. The comment came from a white woman (also non-Finnish) who said that “There is no racism in Finland”. Being the only person of color at that party, I found the comment rather ignorant and hurtful. In my defense, I started telling her and the others all that I had faced until then. Recounting all those incidents one by one made me uncomfortable to say the least. And of course, the response was, “Oh! I’m sorry you went through this, but I still think there is no racism in Finland, probably because I am white.” To this day, I still do not know what she meant. Obviously, this person is not my friend anymore and that was the last time I ever saw her.