The Royal Ballroom at The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok was on Thursday 11th December the venue for the grand celebration of the Independence Day of Finland.
His Excellency Lars Backstrom, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Kingdom of Thailand made an unscripted speech in which he addressed matters of concern in the year that passed.
The Finnish community in Pattaya is indeed growing and despite the recent trouble in the Thai airports Finnair reports that even more Finns are coming to Thailand this high season.
Pattaya People Media Group has always been a great supporter of the Finnish community here publishing the only Finnish language publication “Thaimaan Suomalainen” here in Thailand.
Our CEO Mr. Niels Colov, the Danish owner of Pattaya People, is also a special advisor in Pattaya to Finland who have not as yet got a consulate in Pattaya, writes the Pattaya tabloid Pattaya People.
