For the first time in the city of Järvenpää, all roads will lead to Järvenpää-talo where the multicultural day will be held on Saturday, 21 May 2022.
This is the first multicultural day event of the city with over 44,000 population and we promise to make it glamorous and colourful says Obi-West Utchaychukwu, the publisher of Diaspora Glitz Magazine and the executive producer of the event.
Entrance to the event is free of charge. Guests will be thrilled with good music from Yeboyah, one of the most sought after Afrofinn artists in Finland, Yoni Téran, a Cuban-Finnish artist, Gandi Moenthe, from the Voice of Finland, Frankosun and The Family, a band which combines Beninise and Nigerian Afrobeat from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as Afro-funk and Afro-rock and Meera and The Band, a band from the Middle East.
Järvenpää multicultural day offers a wide range of current speeches from influencers from different backgrounds, who talk about their own area of expertise and topics close to themselves. Keynote speakers are MP Hussein Al-Taee, Järvenpää Municipal Commissioner Rita Kostama , serial entrepreneur Mikael Da Costa , healthcare professional Emma Tamankag , Kerava Municipal Commissioner Shamsul Alam, a model familiar from Big Brother Finland Kelly Kalonji. The Chairman of the City Board, Eemeli Peltonen will deliver a welcoming speech. There will be a fashion show, dancers and cultural music performances from different backgrounds. Vendors and exhibitors will be on ground to showcase their designs, products, wares, etc.
Obi-West Utchaychukwu, Editor-in-Chief Diaspora Glitz Magazine
According to the event producer, Obi-West Utchaychukwu “Culture plays a significant role in our society. It unites people and fosters peace, integration and inclusion. This is the third event my organisation will organise this year. We have successfully organised International Women’s Day in March where awards of excellence were given to outstanding African women. In April, we organised the African Jollof Rice Competition in collaboration with Helsinki City vocational school. We also have more events to organise like Miss Afro Diaspora Finland, a beauty pageant for young black ladies living in Finland. The great job that I’m doing to change the immigrant narrative in Finland is what got me the Järvenpää job and more are underway, he said
