RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesians living in Finland gathered in Helsinki to mark Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijri, turning the celebration into a moment of unity and shared identity for the diaspora far from home.<\/p>\n
The Eid prayer, organized by the Indonesian Embassy in Helsinki in collaboration with the Indonesian Muslim Community Association (IMMI), drew 256 participants despite the chilly spring temperature of about 5 degrees Celsius in the Finnish capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spirit of Eid al-Fitr, through social care, plays an important role in strengthening unity, especially among Indonesians and the diaspora,\u201d said Indonesian Ambassador to Finland Ibnu Wahyutomo in a written statement received in Jakarta on Saturday, March 21, 2026, as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
The Eid celebration marked the culmination of a series of Ramadan activities jointly organized by the Indonesian Embassy in Helsinki and IMMI. These included two communal iftar events, Quranic learning programs, and a Ramadan Festival.<\/p>\n
IMMI chairman Muhammad Wildan Zulfikar noted that the collaboration throughout the holy month helped strengthen bonds within the Indonesian community in Finland.<\/p>\n
Participants traveled not only from Helsinki but also from other cities such as Turku, Tampere, and Oulu, located about 600 kilometers away, highlighting the strong enthusiasm among the diaspora.<\/p>\n
To recreate the festive atmosphere of home, the embassy served traditional Eid dishes, offering a sense of familiarity and comfort to Indonesians celebrating abroad.<\/p>\n
During the sermon, Musa Alaydrus, who delivered the Eid khutbah, emphasized that the state of spiritual purity achieved after Ramadan should serve as a foundation for future actions.<\/p>\n
The material science researcher based in Helsinki also encouraged the community to carry forward the values of self-reflection and renewal in their daily lives beyond the holy month. ***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesians living in Finland gathered in Helsinki to mark Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijri,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[25653,158,113,12539,25654,762,25655,25656],"class_list":["post-45219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-celebrates-eid","tag-finland","tag-helsinki","tag-indonesia","tag-indonesians-in-finland","tag-international","tag-rri-news","tag-strengthen-diaspora-bonds"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116266936937692197","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}