As Finland becomes more international, ideas of what it means to be Finnish are changing too.A total of 661,000 people with foreign backgrounds were residing permanently in Finland by the end of last year. Image: Jari Kovalainen / YleHannah Anderson11.5. 14:06For some people, being Finnish feels straightforward. For others, it can feel more complicated.At a time when Finland is becoming increasingly international — with recent figures showing the number of second-generation Finns has exceeded 100,000 for the first time — this week's episode of All Points North asks: who gets to be Finnish?We hear from young adults with mixed backgrounds, as well as from experts on multicultural identity, about how Finland’s changing population is reshaping ideas of belonging.The podcast also hears from filmmaker Zimema Mhone, creator of the documentary project Finland in Colour: What Makes a Finn a Finn? as he reflects on representation, inclusion and the experiences of multicultural Finns.Listen to the episode via this embedded player, on Yle Areena, via Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Who gets to be Finnish?"Seeing my children, who are mixed Finns, growing up, coming of school age, it was a question that I was asking myself," Mhone tells the show. "What does their future look like and are they going to be accepted, because they don't know anything else but being Finnish?"Elina Helmanen from Familia, an NGO which supports multicultural families, talks about the kinds of support families increasingly need as they navigate multilingualism, identity and belonging in Finland today.She says Finnish society still has work to do when it comes to inclusion and discrimination."We need to actually take it as a serious problem, racism and discrimination, because it affects the kids, their well-being, but also it affects the families," Helmanen says.As Finland becomes more diverse, the episode asks a broader question: who gets to feel Finnish — and how might that definition continue to evolve?Join the conversation!Hannah Anderson presented this episode of All Points North. Ronan Browne was the producer and the sound engineer was Pasi Ilkka.If you have any questions or want to share your thoughts, contact us via WhatsApp at +358 44 421 0909 or at yle.news@yle.fi and allpointsnorth@yle.fi