In Docuseries ‘Keinaan, Go Back to Somalia,’ Finnish-Somali YouTube Star Turns Racist Comments Into a Personal Statement

YouTube star Abdirahman Keinaan was born in Finland, but he kept hearing: “Go back to Somalia!” Now, in his new docuseries, he actually does. “It didn’t come from a place of anger because I’ve been hearing it my whole life. I grew up here. I was born and raised here. And then I thought: ‘Ok, […] Finnish YouTube star Abdirahman Keinaan opens up about his experiences with racism in a new docuseries ‘Keinaan, Go Back to Somalia' YouTube star Abdirahman Keinaan was born in Finland, but he kept hearing: “Go back to Somalia!” Now, in his new docuseries, he actually does. “It didn’t come from a place of anger because I’ve been hearing it my whole life.

I grew up here. I was born and raised here. And then I thought: ‘Ok, I’ll actually go find out what’s going on over there,’” he tells Variety. “Keinaan, Go Back to Somalia,” a co-production between Keinaan’s own Knaans and YLE Culture & Factual Content, just premiered at the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy. It’s directed by Timo Korpi and Keinaan, and produced by Pertti Neuvonen. “[This title] provokes people. It definitely makes them react,” laughs Keinaan. “Listen – I’ve been experiencing this