Where the Nordic Creative industry meets Hollywood Join one or all of the sessions: Film/TV Wednesday April 21 Music Thursday April 22 Gaming Friday April 23

"Creating a Finnish American Trilogy: Why a Non-Finn Cares" by Mark Munger, author of three novels about the Finnish-American experience. To request an invite email the event coordinator, at LindaSPensala @ gmail.com.

Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman demonstrate how to make traditional Vappu sima, a fermented, lemony drink, and tippaleipä funnel cakes.

Singer-Songwriter-Musician Eeppi Ursin shares a Musical Vappu Cocktail of fun songs for the springtime celebration on the FFN YouTube channel.

FF San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and the Berkeley Finnish Heritage Society hosts a Vappu Virtual Spring Celebration on YouTube. The pre-recorded program featured more than a dozen local artists and their works, in stories, music and poems, visually accompanied by paintings. Click below.

Landscape Masterpieces from the Finnish National Gallery More than 50 paintings, prints, and videos examine 150 years of artistic interpretations of the beautiful and diverse landscapes of Finland. Organized into four themes, the exhibition also considers the role that landscapes played in the creation of nation and national identity. The museum received a grant from […]

Cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian perform a special FFN program for mothers---with special guests including a warm greeting from President Tarja Halonen. Enjoy it beginning today on the FFN YouTube channel; click below.

A companion to the exhibition "Among Forests and Lakes: Landscape Masterpieces from the Finnish National Gallery," a Virtual Curators’ Talk by Dr. Hanne Selkokari, Curator, and Anu Utriainen, Senior Researcher, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery. Check museum website for details.

Travel through Europe in one hour! Experience over 20 special performances from across the European Union, brought to you in real time on the eve of Europe Day (May 9).