Originally published in Nepali on Nepalilainen, 6 June 2026. English summary below – the full article is in Nepali.
A year after the 2025 elections, Shekhar looks back on his first year as an elected representative in Finland. He writes about how uncertain the start felt, how Finland’s well-organised system and the support of his party colleagues helped him settle in, and what it means for an immigrant to enter a very different political culture and reach the level of policy-making.
The article covers the successes of the first year, the challenges – and the way forward.