Sini and Oona, two teenagers who arrived in Finland from very different parts of the world, yet found themselves navigating many of the same questions:
What does it feel like to start over?
How do you learn a new language, new habits, new rhythms? And where do you belong when every country has been temporary?
Sini talks about culture shocks like taking shoes off at school, learning Finnish fast, and finding support in teachers and classmates.
Oona reflects on moving through many countries, losing and regaining her voice, and the challenge of entering a Finnish classroom where everyone already knows each other.
Transcripts:
🇫🇮 Finnish: here
🇬🇧 English: here
🇵🇹 Portuguese: here
Comments & questions: kuperkeikkapodcast@proton.me
Between languages, classrooms and quiet hopes, Maxine and Rishita trace the paths they are learning to walk in Finnish school. They speak about the moments that made them hesitate, the ones that helped them breathe again, and the slow work of finding a place where they truly belong.
Transcripts:
🇫🇮 Finnish: here
🇬🇧 English: here
🇵🇹 Portuguese: here
Dan moved from Burundi to Finland, and in this episode he shares what surprised him most, from loving the cold to navigating school in three languages. We talk about friendships, language barriers, math as a universal language, and why being the “new student” can feel so hard.
This is a special episode, as we speak both French and English! :)
Transcripts:
🇫🇮Finnish: here
🇬🇧English: here
🇵🇹Portuguese: here
In this episode, we meet Maxine, a 14-year-old teenager who moved from the Philippines to Finland a few years ago. She shares how it feels to enter a new school system, navigate Finnish through shyness, and find her place in the "Valmistava luokka" (preparatory class).
Transcripts:
🇫🇮 Finnish: here
🇬🇧 English: here
🇵🇹 Portuguese: here
In this episode, we meet Bende a 16-year-old multilingual teenager born in Finland with roots in Kurdistan. She speaks five languages and shares how it feels to grow up between two cultures, balancing Kurdish traditions, Finnish life, and her own sense of belonging.
Transcripts:
🇫🇮Finnish: here
🇬🇧English: here
🇵🇹Portuguese: here
In this first episode, Tiago introduces Kuperkeikka, a podcast where teenagers share their real experiences of school life in Finland. The series explores education, identity, and fairness through honest conversations with young people from Helsinki.
📄 Transcripts:
🇫🇮 Finnish → here
🇬🇧 English → here
🇵🇹 Portuguese → here