''SixDegrees'' is a monthly published free English language magazine in Finland. It focuses on multicultural events, people, matters, and phenomena. The magazine gets its name from the

six degrees of separation Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is al ...

, which is also what it is based on.

History

''SixDegrees'' was founded in 2003 by

Alexis Kouros Alexis Kouros (born 1961, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an Iranian- Finnish writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer. His first book, ''Gondwana's Children'', won the Finlandia Junior Award in 1997. His first film was the 2000 documentary, '' ...

, as the first independent English language magazine in Finland. The magazine started with a digital edition, along with a print edition. ''SixDegrees'' continued to be published daily online, as well as monthly in print, until 2016, when the latter of which was discontinued.

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