National TV Director General Holds Talks with Finnish Media Leaders

HELSINKI (SONNA) – The Director of Somali National Television, Mohamed Kaafi Sheikh Abukar, has held a series of meetings with senior Finnish media officials in Helsinki to strengthen long-standing cooperation between Somali National Television, Finland’s public broadcaster Yle and the Vikis organisation.

During his working visit to Finland, Mohamed Kaafi met with Marjo Heinonen, Executive Director of Vikis; Marko Krapu, Head of Multilingual News Production at Yle; and Olli Lindqvist, Head of Politics and Economics at Yle News.

The discussions focused on strengthening existing partnerships, expanding professional cooperation and exploring new opportunities for collaboration between the media institutions.

Key areas discussed included the exchange of professional expertise, training in election coverage, the production of peace-focused programmes, and developing content that highlights persons with disabilities and promotes awareness of their rights.

The Somali National Television Director expressed appreciation to the management of Yle and Vikis for their continued support and long-standing commitment to strengthening various areas of Somalia’s national media sector.