Iso Numero's Enkete Mungbaba. Credit: Janne Hukka.

Everyone who is a part of the global street paper network knows what a street paper is – that extends to the staff that put each publication together and those who buy them. But the people who truly know what a street paper is – what it means – are those who sell them. Here, a collection of street paper vendors – from Brazil to Finland – tell us, in their own words, what a street paper is, personally to them.

“Street papers have a sort of superpower” – what street papers are in the words of those who sell them

Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is decreasing. Juha Kaakinen has played a significant role in developing the work undertaken around homelessness since the 1980s: as a civil servant for the City of Helsinki, a member of the group that developed the Housing First approach, and as CEO of Y-Foundation, which offers affordable housing to homeless and low-income people. He says eradicating homelessness is a challenge that can be met.

Finland is saying goodbye to homelessness: An interview with Juha Kaakinen

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