The Precariousness of being Romanian Roma in Helsinki
On 27th October, officials from the City of Helsinki evicted a community of Romanian Roma families who had been living near the Metro Station Kalasatama. With nowhere to go, the families huddled under the bridge of the Metro Station while the Real Estate Department ordered the Public Works Deprartment to destroy the huts that the Roma families had built to protect themselves against the upcoming winter cold. Metallic stoves were left smoking along the tracks of the metro line as the chainsaws and crowbars tore down the makeshift homes.
This Photo Report was published in Voima on October 29, 2009:
