Finland in Central Asia: Building New Bridges with Kazakhstan | Life of a Diplomat

[Music] Hi and welcome to life of a diplomat . I am Anuri Mangali . Today we have a guest whose diverse experience in foreign affairs , crisis management and security policy has given him a unique perspective on the Central Asian region . As a strong believer in diplomacy and the power of multilateralism , he sees his role as creating economic opportunities and fostering partnerships between Finland and Kazakhstan . Joining me today is the ambassador of Finland to Kazakhstan , Yan Heiskan. Let's ge . Let's get started . Over the past few years, obviously then the new kind of attention has been paid to Central Asia and and Kazakhstan , especially from from Finland and uh from Europe overall . I I believe Finland and Kazakhstan have a lot to give to each other . The main aim is is that I would be able to leave this country and seeing that things are actually better than they were before I came . This is one of the main task that I was given when I Let's go . Gazaku or Finnish metal music ? Finnish metal music . Now celebration or midsummer um festival. meets summer festival . Aana's futuristic skyline or Helsinki's Nordic design . Helsinki. I go for Helsinki . Yeah. Asat. Uh, which is knucklebone game or Mi ? Mu . Great. Northern Lights over Lapland or Sunrise over the Kazak step . Sunrise over the Kazak step . Great. Uh, Savonian folk songs around the legs or Kazak do melodies on the step . Dombra is good . Yeah, great. Borac with tea or cinnamon bun with coffee . Cinnamon bun and coffee . Kazakur. Oh, this interesting one . Kazakur or Finnish sauna