1. What is Monimos?

Monimos is a new social media service for everyone living in Finland or interested in Finland. It is a virtual meeting place for internationally minded people and associations to promote participation, diversity, networking and active citizenship from the grassroots level. It is a place for taking action and influencing decision makers.

Monimos offers the platform for participation, but the content is created by its users.

2. What does the name “Monimos” mean?

The name “Monimos” comes from the words multiple (“moni” in Finnish) and mosaic (mos). It reflects the collaboration of various people and associations and the richness of interaction. Small contributions make the big picture like in a mosaic.

The name was chosen after open name competition in the Owela co-design platform for the immigrant media project. The winning suggestion Moniheli Mosaic was too long for a website and was thus shortened to Monimos, because a web address was available in that form.

3. Who can use Monimos?

Monimos is meant for everyone who has some interest in multicultural issues and participation. It is targeted both for immigrants and Finns.

Also multicultural associations can join Monimos with their own profile.

4. Why should I use Monimos?

Monimos offers you an arena for learning from other people and cultures, networking with like-minded people, sharing multicultural experiences, and influencing the issues that are important for you.

Via Monimos you can get an active contact to the multicultural community in Finland.

5. For what kind of purposes can I use Monimos?

As a private person you can:

• - write your own blog and join discussions started by others,
• - join or create a group related to a certain topic that you are interested in,
• - create polls and express your own opinion,
• - find events and advertise your own events.

Associations can create their own organization profile to present their activities, events and things the association wants to promote.

6. How does Monimos differ from Facebook and other social media?

Monimos is public and open for anyone on the web. You can read the texts without registration.

In Monimos all the content is created by the users (You!). As a difference to discussion forums, both people and associations have their own profile pages in Monimos. You can network with other people as well as join or create groups.

Monimos aims at action in the society. Associations as well as individuals can use Monimos to create shared understanding of topical issues and together take an action and influence.

7. What is the language of Monimos?

At the moment the main language in Monimos is English, but support for Finnish and more languages is coming.

You are welcome to write your own blog and discussions in groups in whichever language you want to.

8. Who has made the Monimos website?

Monimos is the product of a co-creative process between immigrants and researchers from the projects EPACE and Somus. Monimos is operated by Moniheli, which is a co-operation network of multicultural associations in the Helsinki capital region.

You can contact the Monimos administration via email help@monimos.fi.

EPACE project receives support from the European Commission Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme (2007-2013).