The widespread racism based on skin color that followed the selection of Lucia girl of the year has also become an international news topic.
British The Guardian reportsthat in Finland she was chosen as the Lucia girl Daniela Owusu received thousands of hate messages based on his skin color.
The Guardian reports that the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo (co.c.) had met Owusu on Tuesday and was sorry for the comments directed at Owusu.
The Guardian also mentions that the racist phenomenon took place only a week after Finland’s Independence Day celebration was overshadowed by a far-right march through Helsinki, which was attended by a member of parliament from the ruling party Basic Finns, defined by the newspaper as far-right Teemu Middle Series.