“Finding Edge Road” was made by filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk. You can contact her by emailing: brandy@brandyYproductions.com or call (001) 780 454 3889 which is in Canada. The website is www.brandyYproductions.com. “Finding Edge Road” shows how immigration is changing and challenging a small city in Finland. It explores how the city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland near the Russian border is dealing with a recent influx of new asylum seekers from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council flats on a street called “Edge Road.” The city of Lieksa has a growing ageing population of 13, 000 with a high unemployment rate of twenty percent. Many locals are concerned about the new immigrants taking their jobs and living off of government benefits. They are also worried about whether the newcomers will integrate into their society and learn the Finnish language which is a prerequisite for getting a job in Finland. This story has international appeal because immigration and the challenges associated with it is a global phenomenon and Lieksa has made international news because of violent and racist attacks on the new immigrants from young Finnish people living in the city. A racist FACEBOOK page against the newcomers was also set up by a local and it has since been shut down by the Finnish police. The creator of this Facebook group is in the documentary. "Finding Edge Road" was directed, produced, written and filmed by Brandy Yanchyk, edited by Sara Taylor, additional camera by Perttu Mutka and Piia Mutka. Location sound by Olli Aromaa, graphic art direction by Rory Lee. Sound mix was by Johnny Blerot and colour correction was done by Joe Owens.