Suomen Monikulttuurinen Liikuntaliitto / Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation FIMU

The Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation FIMU was founded by immigrants and Finns in 1999, for the benefit of all immigrant people in Finland. The aim of the organisation is to promote sports opportunities for immigrants and people of a immigrant background, and to safeguard the interests of all immigrant associations. Fimu comprises 62 sports clubs throughout Finland, many of these realizing local projects for promoting equality, solidarity and anti-racism. - To increase general awareness of multicultural sports and exercise in Finland. - To ensure equal opportunities for sports and exercise for all immigrant people. - To provide immigrant people with information and with the opportunity to learn from one another. - To support the FIMU´s multicultural member associations. - To use sports as a tool to promote immigrants' integration and inclusion into the Finnish society. The Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation regularly cooperates with no profit organizations, associations, institutions in the field of sport, education and social inclusion at national level. The Federation also cooperates with the Finnish government in relevant field of sport and anti discrimination, also contributing to policies and reforms development on these issues, with particular attention to multicultural dimension, gender equality and contrast to discrimination.