"The Origins of the Finnish People" by Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen, PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Click below for more information and to RSVP.      

Full-time undergraduate and graduate students of all academic disciplines who are currently enrolled in accredited post-secondary schools in the United States and Finland are eligible for FFN scholarships. Applications must be emailed to FFN and received by 11:59 p.m. (PST) on February 1. Click below for details.

American law students studying in Finland and Finnish students studying in the U.S. may apply for the P.J.C. Lindfors Legal Scholarship. Applications must be emailed to FFN and received by 11:59 p.m. on February 1, 2021. Click below for details.

A free lecture by Dr. Hilary Virtanen of Finlandia University. Click below to register.

Story reading of Children of the Northlights, a brightly illustrated portrait and celebration of the Sámi people, culture, and snow-covered landscapes of the frozen north, followed by craft making. Free; registration required.

Celebrating the birthdate of Finnish national poet JL Runeberg (1804-1877)

Recognizing the only indigenous people of the European Union.

In Sámi Media and Indigenous Agency in the Arctic North authors Tom DuBois and Coppélie Cocq examine how Sámi people of Norway, Finland, and Sweden use media to advance a social, cultural, and political agenda anchored in notions of cultural continuity and self-determination. Free; advance registration required.