THE ICONIC AND THE EVERYDAY: Creative Finland in America See how Finnish design and architecture have influenced American life in the last century at this free exhibit at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. The exhibition is open on Wednesdays from 3pm to 7pm and on the following weekends from 11am to 4pm: May […]
THE ICONIC AND THE EVERYDAY: Creative Finland in America See how Finnish design and architecture have influenced American life in the last century at this free exhibit at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. The exhibition is open on Wednesdays from 3pm to 7pm and on the following weekends from 11am to 4pm: May […]
Did you know that Finland mostly protected its Jewish population from the Holocaust, despite its alliance with Nazi Germany? Learn about Jews in in Finland before and during World War II, as well as Finland’s action during the war, from Dr. Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen She is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania […]
The Finnish Center in Farmington Hills will commemorate the Kalevala, the national epic for the Finns, with a very interesting presentation by one of the nation’s experts on Finland, Finnish culture and the Kalevala. Dr. Tom Dubois has done extensive research on Finnish and Sami culture, past and present.
The Finnish-American Society of the Midwest commemorates the Kalevala, Finland's national epic, with a presentation in the Chicago area by a leading expert on Finland, Finnish culture and the Kalevala, FFN Centenary Lecturer Dr. Thomas A. Dubois of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
FFN Lecturer of the Year Peter MacKeith traces the emergence, development and ongoing vitality of Finnish identity through a century of significant architecture and design. Coffee reception follows. In Newton.
FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank W. Eld presents "Finnish Log Construction---The Art" in New York Mills. The program includes a lecture and demonstration of the unique building method brought to North America by Finnish immigrants. Click here for more about the LOY.
MARQUETTE: FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank W. Eld shares his knowledge of and passion for the unique log construction brought to North America by Finnish immigrants in his talk and demonstrations of the hand crafted structures.
HANCOCK: FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank W. Eld shares his knowledge of and passion for the unique log construction brought to North America by Finnish immigrants in his talk and demonstrations of the hand crafted structures, at the Finnish American Heritage Center.
FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank W. Eld shares his knowledge of and passion for the unique log construction brought to North America by Finnish immigrants in his talk and demonstrations of the hand crafted structures.