Omar Abdi

Omar Abdi is as Finnish-Somalian actor and youth councelor. Abdi emigrated to Finland as a refugee when he was 8 years old. He grew up in Finland and became a youth counselor, and worked with young people in the capital region for more than 20 years. Abdi has moved back to Somaliland around 2023.

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Abdi's acting career started when he met director Juho Kuosmanen in a café, while Kuosmanen and Khadar Ayderus Ahmed were looking for actors for their short film Citizens (2008).