“The lady you see in this picture is neither helping nor complaining.” She begs nothing more than the openness of obtuse minds and the tenderness of hearts she shakes. This lady is Tarja Halonen. Maybe her name doesn’t tell you anything and yet she has been elected twice President of the Republic of Finland. During her two terms, she raised her country to the top of the economic rankings in several areas such as education, health, and public infrastructure. Finland is also the homeland of multinationals known as Nokia, Vartsella, and Polar. The photo is an advertisement in which the former president dressed in old clothes from thrift stores and sat homeless for long hours to feel and feel the tragedy of refugees and the poor. She said she could have been a beggar or a refugee, but luck made her a head of state.
