Languages can become visible in urban spaces through different kinds of signs, graffiti, stickers and posters. What can we learn from these linguistic landscapes? Can they tell us something about the power dynamics in urban spaces or our society at large?

In this episode Milla Kallio and FEMMA’s intern Anna Li talk about multilingual city and interview Sofie Henricson, who is an associate professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Helsinki.

You can read more about the topic in Sofies article Activist Linguistic Landscapes in Urban Districts of Helsinki.