CULTURE AND RACE

GLOSSARY
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General Terms
Anti-black racism

The racial prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination that

Mustien vastainen rasismi

is directed at people of African descent, rooted in their

unique history and experience of enslavement

Anti-racism

An active and consistent process of change to eliminate

Rasisminvastaisuus

individual, institutional and systemic racism as well as the

oppression and injustice racism causes

Antisemitism

Latent or overt hostility or hatred directed towards

Antisemitismi

individual Jews or the Jewish people (not to all Semitic

peoples), leading to social, economic, institutional,
religious, cultural or political discrimination

Assimilation

The full adoption by an individual or group of the culture,

Assimilaatio

values and patterns of a different social, religious, linguistic

or national group

Bigot

One stubbornly or intolerantly devoted to ones biased

Kiihkoilija

opinions and prejudices

Bilingualism

The ability to utilize two languages with equal fluency

Kaksikielisyys

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Cultural group

Members of a group having the same beliefs, behavioural

Kulttuuriryhm

norms, values, language, ways of thinking about and viewing the world

Culture

The sum total of ways of living built up by a group of hu-

Kulttuuri

man beings, which is transmitted from one generation to

another

Discrimination

The denial of equal treatment, civil liberties and oppor-

Syrjint

tunity to individuals or groups with respect to education,

accommodation, health care, employment and access to
services, goods and facilities

Diversity

A term used to encompass all the various differences

Monimuotoisuus

among people including race, religion, gender, sexual

orientation, disability, socio-economic status, etc

Ethnicity

The identity of groups based on shared characteristics such

Etnisyys

as language, culture, history or geographic origin

Ethnic group

A group of people, racially or historically related, having a

Etninen ryhm

common and distinctive culture

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to judge all other cultures by the norms and

Etnosentrismi

standards of ones own culture

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Emigration

The process of leaving ones home or country in order to

Maastamuutto

settle in another home, place or country, for personal,

economic, political, religious or social reasons

Eurocentrism

Presupposes the supremacy of Europe and Europeans in

Eurosentrismi

world culture, and relates history according to a European

perception and experience

Genocide

The planned extermination of a national or racial group

Kansanmurha
Immigrant

One who moves from his/her native country to another

Maahanmuuttaja

with the intention of settling for the purpose of forging a

better life or for better opportunities

Indigenous

The term used by the United Nations in its recognition of the

Alkuperiskansalainen

special or unique rights of first peoples or first nations

Integration

The process of amalgamating diverse groups within a

Integraatio

single context, usually applied to inter-racial interaction in

housing, education, political and socio-economic spheres or
activity

Individual racism

The prejudiced individual, direct, or one-to-one action(s)

Yksilllinen rasismi

against other individuals because of their group membership

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and skin colour to deprive them of some right (employment, housing)

Intolerance

Bigotry or narrow mindedness resulting in refusal to re-

Suvaitsemattomuus

spect or acknowledge persons of different racial backgrounds

Harassment

Persistent, on-going communication (in any form) of

Hirint

negative attitudes, beliefs or actions towards an individual

or group, with the intention of placing that person(s) in a
disparaging role

Marginalization

With reference to race and culture, the experience of

Marginalisaatio

persons who do not speak the majority groups language,

cannot find work or gain access to social services and
therefore, cannot become full and equal participating
members of society

Mediation

The intervention into a dispute or negotiation of an

Mediaatio

acceptable impartial and neutral third party, who has no

authoritative decision-making power, to reach voluntarily
and acceptable settlement of issues in dispute

Melting pot

Term usually used to refer to the American monocultural

Sulatusuuni

society in which there is a conscious attempt to assimilate

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diverse peoples into a homogeneous culture

Minority group

Term used to describe any group of people which is disad-

Vhemmistryhm

vantaged, underprivileged, excluded, discriminated against or

exploited. Sociologically, the concept does not refer to demographic numbers but to subordinate status in society.

Multiculturalism

The existence within one society or nation of two or more

Monikulttuurisuus

non-homogeneous but equally recognized ethnic, racial,

cultural, linguistic or religious groups

Native

People born in the place to which reference is being made

Alkuperisasukas/natiivi
Prejudice

A body of unfounded opinions or attitudes relating to an indi-

Ennakkoluulo

vidual or group that represent them in an unfavourable light

Race

Refers to a group of people of common ancestry,

Rotu

distinguished from others by physical characteristics such

as colour of skin, shape of eyes, hair texture or facial
features

Racial discrimination

Racial discrimination is any distinction, exclusion, restriction

Rotusyrjint

or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or

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ethnic origin, which nullifies or impairs the recognition,

enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental
freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any
other field of public life
Racism

A mix of prejudice and power leading to domination and

Rasismi

exploitation of one group (the dominant or majority

group) over another (the non-dominant, minority or racialized group). It asserts that the one group is supreme and
superior while the other is inferior. Racism is any individual action, or institutional practice backed by institutional
power, which subordinates people because of their colour
or ethnicity

Racial hatred

A public act based on the race, colour, national or ethnic

Rotuviha

origin of a person or group of people which is likely to

offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate. It can include racist
graffiti, speeches, posters or abuse in public

Refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in

Pakolainen

order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Segregation

The social, physical, political and economic separation of

Rotuerottelu

diverse groups of people, particularly referring to

ideological and structural barriers to civil liberties, equal

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opportunity and participation by minorities within a majority

racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic or social group
Stereotype

A fixed mental picture or image of a group of people,

Stereotyyppi

ascribing the same characteristic(s) to all members of the

group, regardless of their individual differences, an overgeneralization

Tolerance

Usually meant as a liberal attitude toward those whose

Suvaitsevaisuus

race, religion, nationality, etc. is different from ones own.

Since it has the connotation of put up with, today the term
acceptance is preferred

Xenophobia

An unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers,

Muukalaisviha

their cultures and their customs

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Political terms regarding race/ethnicity/immigration

Immigrant

Maahanmuuttaja

Islamisation

Islamisaatio

Anti-immigration

Maahanmuuttovastaisuus

Immigration criticism

Maahanmuuttokriittisyys

Asylum

Turvapaikka

Asylum-seeker

Turvapaikanhakija

Returning migrant

Paluumuuttaja

Work and residence permit

Ty- ja oleskelulupa

Immigration policy

Maahanmuuttopolitiikka

Reception centre

Vastaanottokeskus

A quota refugee

Kiintipakolainen

The True Finns

Perussuomalaiset

Native Finn

Kantasuomalainen

Foreign-language speakers

Vieraskieliset

Social isolation

Sosiaalinen eriytyminen

Minority language

Vhemmistkieli

Minority rights

Vhemmistoikeudet

Minority language area

Vhemmistkielialue

Integration

Kotoutuminen

EU immigrants

EU:n alueelta tulevat maahanmuuttajat

Non-EU immigrants

EU:n ulkopuolelta tulevat maahanmuuttajat

White immigrants

Valkoiset maahanmuuttajat

Non-white immigrants

Ei-valkoiset maahanmuuttajat

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Work-based immigration

Typerinen maahanmuutto

Welfare state

Hyvinvointivaltio

Global responsibility

Globaali vastuullisuus

Labour shortage

Tyvoimapula

Labour market

Tymarkkinat

Newly arrived Finns / New Finns

Uussuomalaiset

Living-standard refugees

Elintasopakolaiset

Derogative racial terms in Finnish

Estonian

Eestilinen

Finnish-speaking Swede

Hurri

Russian

Ryss

Immigrant

Mamu

Gypsy

Mustalainen

Gook

Vinosilm

Chink

Kinukki

Nigger

Neekeri

Paleface

Kalpeanaama

Arab

Arabi

Yank (American)

Jenkki

Dirtface

Mutis/mutakuono

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Neutral racial terms in Finnish

Black

Musta(ihoinen)

Dark

Tumma(ihoinen)

Somali

Somalialainen

Immigrant

Maahanmuuttaja

Foreigner

Ulkomaalainen

Newly arrived Finn

Uussuomalainen

White

Valkoihoinen

Asian

Aasialainen

Estonian

Virolainen

Finnish-speaking Swede

Suomenruotsalainen

American

Amerikkalainen

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