Virtual FinnFest USA: Music Series
Elizabeth “Lyz” Jaakola performs and discusses original compositions in a range of musical genres encompassing her dual Anishinaabe and Finnish American experiences. For more information click below.
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ONLINE Book Talk with Mark Munger
"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.
Finnposium: Meet the Finn Cooks
Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman demonstrate how to make traditional Vappu sima, a fermented, lemony drink, and tippaleipä funnel cakes.
Finnposium: Musical Vappu Cocktail
Singer-Songwriter-Musician Eeppi Ursin shares a Musical Vappu Cocktail of fun songs for the springtime celebration on the FFN YouTube channel.
VIRTUAL Vappu Spring Celebration
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.
WA: Among Forests and Lakes
National Nordic Museum Seattle, WashingtonLandscape 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 […]
Mother’s Day Coffee Concert ~ Kahvikonsertti
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.
VIRTUAL Curators Talk: Landscape Masterpieces from the Finnish National Gallery
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.
VIRTUAL Europe Day Concert
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).
In Conversation
Maria Voltaine interviews fascinating Finnish-American and Finnish people in this new, monthly series available at the FFN YouTube channel. This episode features filmmaker Eric Saarinen, who is making a documentary about his grandfather, architect Eliel Saarinen. Click below.