FFN is a proud sponsor of this collaboration and celebration of Nordic and American music featuring students from The Juilliard School and Sibelius Academy. Click below for the complete program […]
Gather to chat about Finnish current events, culture and more at the local Finnish restaurant.
The National Capital Chapter fall picnic includes sausages, games, fishing and Finnish yard sale. RSVP at link below.
Brocade master Laura Foster Nelson, whose work is in major museum collections, leads this workshop on ways to use weft brocade to create shapes and images. Open to weavers ages […]
Enjoy the traditional Finnish oven pancake and other goodies at this celebration of the community's Canterbury Old Home Days.
Enjoy traditional and Finnish breakfast in celebration of Canterbury Old Home Days
Click here for information and application for this law scholarship
OCTOBER 1: Deadline to enter the 2nd National Sauna Week Poster Art Contest! National Sauna Week is February 16-22, 2025. Click below for details on entering the Poster Art Contest; deadline is October 1. https://finlandiafoundation.org/sauna-poster-contest-2025/
October 1 is the deadline for submissions for a juried exhibition of contemporary, folk and traditional arts and crafts by Finnish, Finnish-American and Finnish-loving friends. The exhibit dates are November 21, 2024-January 28, 2025 at the Finlandia Art Gallery. Click Jotform link below for more information and submission form.
October 10 is the birthdate of Finland's National Writer Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872). He wrote Seven Brothers, the first novel in Finnish. Learn more at the link below. This is also recognized as Finnish Literature Day.