Blog

March 30, 2026

My Visit to Hancock: “It’s Giving Finland”—The most Finnish town in the U.S. stirs nostalgia for a Finland-born expat

Written by Saara Vihavainen There I was, standing in the back-left corner of a beautiful heritage hall located in a small Upper Peninsula city.

Read more

March 25, 2026

A Spoonful of Finnish Love

Kristina’s Finnish Table | Recipes and Stories by Kristina Vanni Follow for more recipes: kristinavanni.substack.com For me, spoon bread cookies, or lusikkaleivät,

Read more

March 24, 2026

A FINNO-UGRIC WORLD TOUR: The Komi

Gage “Touko” Keränen A resilient, northern people with a deep appreciation for nature and a fondness for sauna. Sounds a lot like Finnish people,

Read more

March 24, 2026

Raivaaja Foundation Becomes FFN’s First Heritage Affiliate

Finlandia Foundation National is proud to announce a landmark moment in its national network with the designation of Raivaaja Foundation as its very first Heritage Affiliate.

Read more

March 23, 2026

Oulu, Finland Takes Center Stage as Europe’s Capital of Culture—With Regional Traditions Leading the Way

PRESS RELEASE Project Manager Anna-Mari Laulumaa Cultural Heritage Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow-project (Smart Villages-funding by EU) Haapavesi-Siikalatva Region Development Centre,

Read more

March 23, 2026

Honoring the Past, Illuminating the Future: Finlandia Foundation’s Lecturer of the Year in Washington, D.C.

Contributed by Andrea Rasmussen, President of Finlandia Foundation National Capital Chapter In a room where history once gathered, we gathered again. On a spring evening in Washington,

Read more

March 17, 2026

Spring Cleaning and Finnish History: What to Donate to the Archive

By J. Chopp, Archivist, Finnish American Heritage Center Historical Archive Spring is just around the corner and with it comes the annual urge to do some spring cleaning.

Read more

March 16, 2026

Finlandia Foundation Welcomes Sisu Heritage, Inc. as a New Chapter

Finlandia Foundation National is pleased to welcome Sisu Heritage, Inc. of Embarrass, Minnesota as a new affiliated chapter. With a long-standing commitment to preserving Finnish-American heritage,

Read more

March 16, 2026

A weekend at the Midnight Sun Festival in Lake Worth Beach

By Minea Lindqvist Herwitz, FFN Communications Director You may have seen pictures from Florida’s Midnight Sun Festival: a man sprinting through a sunny park with a woman slung over his shoulder,

Read more

March 16, 2026

FFN Installs Saving Finland in America Donor Wall

Mar 16, 2026 — Finlandia Foundation National was pleased to announce the completion of  a new donor wall at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock,

Read more