Scholarships
Each year, FFN awards funds for academic scholarships for post-secondary education, and a unique scholarship opportunity for law students in the U.S. and Finland.
Programs
Awards
P.J.C. Lindfors Law Scholarships
Finnish-American attorney Pertti Lindfors established an annual scholarship fund to encourage cross-cultural study and understanding by law students in Finland and the United States.
Grants
Each year, Finlandia Foundation National awards funds to projects related to Finnish-American and Finnish history, heritage, preservation, research, arts, culture and more.
Cultural
National Sauna Week
Finlandia Foundation National has declared the last full week in February “National Sauna Week” to build awareness and appreciation of this aspect of Finnish and Finnish-American culture.
Performer of the Year
Charlotte Loukola is the 2025 Performer of the Year (POY). Finlandia Foundation National launched the POY program in 1996 to assist undiscovered artists and gain exposure for entertaining programs related to Finnish and Finnish-American culture.
Lecturer of the Year
Sauna enthusiast and former president of the North American Sauna Society Eero Kilpi is the 2025 Lecturer of the Year (LOY). Finlandia Foundation National launched the LOY program in 2006 to share topics of interest related to Finnish and Finnish-American culture. Click below to learn more about Eero and hosting the LOY.
Artist of the Year
Finland is internationally recognized for its contributions to the arts and design fields, and that extends to Finnish and Finnish-American designers in the United States. Väinö Kola is the 2025 Finlandia Foundation National Artist of the Year.
Salolampi Finnish Language Village
Finlandia Foundation, believing that it is important for the Finnish language to continue to be spoken, offers financial support for young people to attend this cultural experience near Bemidji, Minnesota.
Virtual
Welcome to Finnposium
Embracing the transformative power of the internet, Finlandia Foundation National is excited to bring you a variety of online presentations related to Finland and Finnish culture in the United States.
In Conversation
In this YouTube program, Finlandia Foundation hosts get Finnish and Finnish-American individuals from a variety of fields and areas of interest to talk about their fascinating work and lives.
My American Dream
In this program, Michel Wendell interviews Finnish and Finnish-American entrepreneurs who share their stories as they follow their dreams and paths to success in the United States.
Special Programs
Finnding America
Finlandia Foundation is a proud sponsor of “Finnding America,” a documentary series about Santi “Fox” Hynönen’s quest to learn and share the stories of Finnish-Americans across the U.S.
Oral History Project
The Finlandia Foundation National History Committee is developing an Oral History Program to assist chapters in collecting and preserving Finnish-American stories and experiences for future generations.