Lokus is a liberal think-tank that operates from civil society activities, with the following focus:

Think-tank Lokus focuses on the Swedish in Finland. We support an inclusive interpretation on the Swedish, where language is a central sign mark for an active citizenship, without propagandistic exaggerations.

Think-tank Lokus thinks big about the small; human beings, contextuality and democracy. Citizens are mostly interested in political questions that are glocal – a mix of local and global. Lokus works for a dynamic relation between dig and small democracy.

Think-tank Lokus is an inclusive meeting place among citizens that speak one or more languages. The Swedish in Finland needs positive metaphors rather than threats.

Think-tank Lokus sketches desirable futures with a social liberal profile. The whispers of today are the calls of the future. Values and ethics should be important guidelines also in politics, needing to rediscover and renew its basic ideologies. Lokus has a social liberal profile and we defend the welfare state.

Lokus is linked to the Svenska folkskolans vänner (SFV) association and was founded in 2006. We publish lampoons, research reports and arrange meetings and seminars within an ideological framework.

Contact person: Björn Wallén, bjorn.wallen@ssc.fi