Amir Hamza, a Bangladeshi reporter, interviewed Salim, a pseudonym for a Somali immigrant who has lived in Finland for six years, on the twists and turns of his integration. Salim is sure that nothing was more difficult than learning Finnish. Very few issues cropped up in communication that only the simplest daily tasks became insurmountable at the very start. Salim had to take language courses-it was rather painstaking. Nevertheless, there were more locals around, and he watched Finnish television-a kind of tundra worked on him. He can now compete in simple, though not intricate, dialogues. The other problem was that, even with care experience in construction, Finnish employers demanded certificates and the ability to speak Finnish. It took him several months of searching before he finally landed a warehouse job-I was just about acceptable for a specific income and a cultural acclimatization to working in Finland. Establishing social relationships was pretty hard. The Finns were more introverted, while back in Somalia, the communal life was very vivid. He eventually got friends, when he was feeling lonely, through the activity of assorted organizations from his neighborhood. Despite all these hurdles, he says Finland is by far the best place for security; there are highly working services and jobs as well. What he misses are, though, the closeness of his own homeland. He is safe in Finland but wants to have his family around him for feelings of belonging. Salim-like Salim illustrates the importance of practical language training, employment opportunities, and social support as crucial. Integration entails enculturation, yet basically, it is the adding on of higher cultural norms while maintaining one's identity himself. His story stands as a grim reminder that immigrants can only build meaningful lives and give back to Finnish society when they have support.