In addition to Gabriel, Jare Brand and Ville Galle of the rap duo JVG and meme artist Malmi Vice aka Valari Tynkkynen were present.
Hundreds of people queued for grocery bags in Helsinki’s Malmi, when Mikael Gabriel and his partners organized the eve charity event, which has become a tradition, for the ninth time.
It is estimated that the queue of a good couple of hundred meters turned from the Malminkaari side around the corner of the shopping center and almost to the Kulma bar. 300 food bags were distributed, and there were significantly more people in line.
One of those waiting in line was a single mother on sick leave Bella. According to him, it would be important for the parliament to receive a message about how many people are in the food queues. He says that he has not been able to get gifts even for his two children.
– Every year the need just grows even more, says Mikael Gabriel in an interview with Iltalehti.
– Here you get a pretty brutal picture of how the Finns are doing.
Hundreds of people lined up with grocery bags in front of Malmi Citymarket. ATTE KAJOVA
“I want to give back to the neighborhood”
Gabriel, who grew up in Malm, says that all the people behind the event have at least some kind of ties to the neighborhood.
In addition to Gabriel and the representative of this record company, Jare Brand of the rap duo JVG and Ville Galle as well as, for example, the meme artist Malmi Vice ie Valari Tynkkynen.
– This is an important place for me and I want to give back to the neighborhood that gave me so much, Gabriel says.
– There are also people here who honestly need help.
Ville Galle on the eve of Malmi. ATTE KAJOVA
Jare Brand distributed the goods leaning on a stick. He says that the legs “have been repaired a little”. ATTE KAJOVA