March 13, 2026
By Gage “Touko” Keränen First stop on the Finno-Ugric world tour, Latvia! Of the many places on Earth that I would think of being related to Finland and Finns,
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March 12, 2026
A Preview of new Finnish music and traditions at summer festivals in the Pacific Northwest this year.
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March 10, 2026
Kaija Saariaho's Final Opera Innocence Premieres in New York City Voicing Innocence: Trauma, Memory, and Contemporary Opera in the Work of Kaija Saariaho From Helene Schjerfbeck at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Klaus Mäkelä conducting Jean Sibelius in Chicago,
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February 25, 2026
By J. Chopp, Archivist, Finnish American Heritage Center Historical Archive Visitors often ask what the oldest item is in the archive collections.
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February 25, 2026
Written by Nina Dahlblom This guide explains how Finnish citizens living in the United States can obtain or renew a Finnish passport and how Finnish Americans with Finnish ancestry may qualify for Finnish citizenship.
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January 27, 2026
By Gage “Touko” Keränen Picture this. You’re an only child and you thought that your parents were also the “only child.” Now,
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January 21, 2026
Written by J. Chopp, Archivist at the Finnish American Heritage Center Historical Archive Archives are often spider-webbed with connections between different parts of
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December 18, 2025
By Kristiina HiukkaHonorary Vice Consul of Finland for Washington State Just like millions of Finns, Finnish Americans, and Friends of Finns and Finland around the world,
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December 16, 2025
FROM THE ARCHIVE By J. Chopp, Archivist at Finnish American Heritage Center Historical Archive People often imagine an archive with long rows of shelves stacked high with books and boxes of papers.
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December 1, 2025
Written by Nina Dalhblom, with photos by Ari Backholm. Merimieskirkko, the Seaman's Church is celebrating its 150 years jubileum and it was honored with the Expatriate of the Year award this year.
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