Kim Haldin

Writer and Communications Specialist

Finland

A trained scriptwriter and online journalist with a wide understanding of of storytelling. Studied creative writing in Singapore, worked in public diplomacy in Washington DC. Currently doing communications for a major conflict resolution organization.

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Finland in the United States
12/01/2023
Finland's Quantum Leap

Finland's quantum scene is buzzing. The country's ecosystem and long history in low-temperature research have made it a European forerunner in the race for quantum supremacy.

Screenplay
Magpie

A feature-length female buddy film set in Finland.

Yle
07/11/2018
Summit host Helsinki has played a "peaceful note for the world"

Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia, its eastern neighbor. Although this unique geopolitical position might occasionally cause heartburn to the nation's leaders, straddling East and West allows it to act as an effective mediator. The article's headline has been shortened and updated with quotes around "played a peaceful note."

Yle
06/04/2018
Hitler's secretly recorded conversation in Finland

Marshal Mannerheim, celebrating his 75th birthday on 4 June, 1942, received a surprise visit by Adolf Hitler. Thor Damen, a sound engineer working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, tossed a microphone on the parcel shelf of the ceremonial carriage, allowing for the two men's conversation to be covertly recorded.

Yle
07/25/2018
Introducing the Finns - a "people with a future"

Made in 1965 by the Fennada-Filmi production company, the promotional film "People with a future" portrays Finland as a modern utopia. A Finnish-language version of this article can be found here. Apparently, pen friends abroad have wrong ideas about Finland, and the film is "an attempt to show what life is like here."

Yle
07/02/2018
Finnish president Paasikivi sends his Olympic greetings in English

Juho Kusti Paasikivi, the seventh president of Finland, known to the world for shaping Finland's post-war doctrine of neutrality, was a multilingual diplomat with a university degree in Russian language and literature. A Finnish-language version of this article is available here.

Creative Nonfiction
Drain Cat

A short story about a Singaporean cat breed.