Speech at the Vantaa City Council, May 2026. English summary – the original speech is in Finnish.
International students bring degrees, skills and international experience to Vantaa. While they study, they pay tuition fees and spend their money locally. They are not a cost – they are Vantaa’s future experts.
Shekhar called for fast and concrete action so that skilled people stay in Vantaa and find work here, and for a joint plan made together by the city, local businesses and organisations. Immigration should be seen as an opportunity, not as an expense.