The 22nd annual celebration of films from the Nordic countries is online this year. TOVE, about artist Tove Jansson (of Moomin fame), is featured from 8 a.m.-midnight January 14-17. TOVE is the 2020 Oscar submission from Finland.
FFN welcomes grant applications for programs related to Finnish America or Finland culture, historic preservation, the arts, music, film, books, events, history and more. All applications must be submitted by email to arrive at the FFN office by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, January 17. Grants will be awarded in spring. Click below for details.
Part Two of the Education in Finland Webinar: Is it possible for non-residents to study in Finland? llkka Turunen, senior specialist in higher education at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. will conduct the free webinar hosted by FFN via Zoom. Available online at YouTube; click below.
Check out the virtual cinema series including the feature film Life After Death (Finland, 2020; dir. Klaus Härö). A film talk with the director will take place on Friday, January 22 PM ET at 8 PM.
Free informational Zoom session about dual citizenship and services offered by the Consulate General of Finland in New York is available at YouTube; click below.
FFN launches a new, monthly series of interviews with Finnish entrepreneurs pursuing their dreams in the U.S. The free, YouTube talks are conducted by tech investor and FFN Trustee Michel Wendell.
Monthly concert from Nurmes, Finland, by cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian, exclusively for Finlandia Foundation National. Watch it at the FFN YouTube channel, below.
"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.