Finnish-American Society of Cape Cod presents a program with Frank Eld, an expert on Finnish log construction, authentic Finnish-American structures and other heritage and history topics and projects. He sparked the restoration/recreation of the town of Roseberry, Idaho. To join the ZOOM session go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85918452808?pwd=WHJ5MTAwRWF0U0NiYzIzK2ZtcVk3Zz09 Meeting ID: 859 1845 2808 Passcode: 334842

EXPLORING SYMPHONY NO. 5 WITH SAM BERGMAN Why did Sibelius write two significantly different versions of the same symphony? And why does Minnesota Orchestra violist Sam Bergman call Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony “the Best Piece?”

EXPLORING SYMPHONY NO. 5 WITH SAM BERGMAN Why did Sibelius write two significantly different versions of the same symphony? And why does Minnesota Orchestra violist Sam Bergman call Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony “the Best Piece?”

January 17 is the deadline to apply for a 2022 Finlandia Foundation grant. For information and application, click the link below.

Click link below for FFN grant information; applications must be e-mailed and received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 17.

Michel Wendell chats with climate tech investor Kirsti Chou, a native of Finland. The San Francisco resident shares her experience, from her start at Nokia to her current work as an angel investor focusing on tech companies with a positive impact on climate and the environment. The program launches today and will remain at the […]

Enjoy a Pannukakku Breakfast of Finnish oven pancake, Finnish coffee bread, bacon, sausage, fruit, juice, coffee/tea/cocoa, $10. Loaves of coffee bread are also for sale. Artist Karen Kemp and Lark Knits will have tables, plus a Raivaaja Foundation information table. Please bring proof of Covid vaccination, wear a mask when not seated and eating, and […]

Finland's long-standing brass band tradition started with military bands, accompanying kings and czars or leading soldiers as they marched. It quickly evolved, however, into entertainment for the common people at folk dances and hunting parties, and later into the world of jazz. It even followed Finnish immigrants to America. The highly acclaimed Cascadia Brass returns to take us […]

Learn about "Tonttu, Haltia and other (mostly) helpful household creatures" in this talk by Hilary-Joy Virtanen, assistant professor of Finnish & Nordic Studies at Finlandia University. For a link to the session email info@fasm.us in advance