The monthly online program features Henna Koivisto and Terhi Tuominen co-hosting on the topic of Shrovetide/Laskiainen (Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras). Traditions old and new. Finns and Finns at heart are invited. Zoom registration information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85145320876 Meeting ID: 851 4532 0876
Premiere of a special program of romantic music, love letters and beautiful visuals accompany music performed by pianist Ruusamari Teppo and soprano Maria Männistö. Available at the FFN YouTube channel anytime (link below).
Eeppi Ursin performs a special Ystävänpäivä (Friends Day) concert online (see link below).
The author of "The Finnish Way" will present a free Zoom program about living in Helsinki and the delights of outdoor living, daily ocean swimming, sauna, and sisu. Register by email at: mlariv @ comcast.net
Laskiainen, a holiday signifying the start of Lent in the Christian tradition, is connected with Shrove Tuesday, which – curiously enough – is devoted to sledding in Finland. And while many of us might deem sliding down a hill on a plastic tray an activity best practiced by children, the traditional sledding event is open […]
Join the musical fun on the first and third Sunday of each month. The ongoing Zoom meeting information is at the Facebook page below.
Finlandia University hosts in-person and online events celebrating Finland's national epic poem. Click below for schedule and Zoom access for Thursday's Kalevalathon, a marathon reading of The Kalevala.
Meet Thuong Tan, who grew up in Finland and founded the plant-based instant noodles company Noodelist in Palo Alto, CA. Watch it starting February 26 the FFN YouTube channel.
Watch the Finnish film Marian Paratiisi (Maria's Paradise) "An intense, intelligent, and often chilling study of cults based on a scandal that took place in Finland in the 1920s." https://www.goelevent.com/ScandinaviaHouse/e/NewNordicCinemaMariasParadise Save $3 with discount code UFFDA. Click below for details.
Ralph and Jaana Tuttila from Laulu Aika, with Tom DuBois and Marcus Cederström present "Songs of the Finnish Migration." For more information click below.