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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.

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,

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,

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.

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,

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,

March 16, 2026

Anne-Mari Paster Receives Medal of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Mar 4, 2026 — A special ceremony took place recently at the Residence of Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola in Washington, D.C.,

March 12, 2026

Celebrate Finnish Roots with Eeppi

A Preview of new Finnish music and traditions at summer festivals in the Pacific Northwest this year.

February 25, 2026

What’s the Oldest Item in Our Collection? You’ll Never Guess

By J. Chopp, Archivist, Finnish American Heritage Center Historical Archive Visitors often ask what the oldest item is in the archive collections.

February 25, 2026

How to obtain Finnish Passport and Citizenship

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.