Finnladies of Chicagoland

Finnladies of Chicagoland Finnladies of Chicagoland is a non-political social club based in the Chicago metropolitan area. Club activities are managed by an elected Board.

The purpose of the club is to maintain Finnish language among the members and promote Finnish culture. The Finnladies of Chicagoland club was actively involved with the Finnish Expatriate Parliament driving the dual/multi citizenship initiative in Finland . The club started following the publishing of a book, authored by Maire Hillman, a Finnish woman living in Chicago . This became the seed for a

group of Finnish women to get together as a book club in the 1970s. Later, in 1980, the book club evolved into the Finnladies of Chicagoland. Club members gather once a month at members’ homes to exchange news from Finland and to spread Finnish know-how. There are, however, no meetings in June, July, August and December. Meetings and communications are conducted in Finnish. Finnladies on Chicagon alueella toimiva epäpoliittinen sosiaalinen yhdistys. Kerhon tarkoituksena on ylläpitää jäsentensä suomen kielen taitoa ja tukea suomalaiseen kulttuuriin liittyvää toimintaa alueellamme. Finnladies osallistui aktiivisesti Ulkosuomalaisparlamentin toimintaan kaksois- tai monikansalaisuuden hyväksymiseksi Suomessa. Finnladies sai alkunsa, kun ryhmä suomalaisia naisia kokoontui Chicagossa asuneen Maire Hillmanin julkaistua kirjan. Tämä johti kirjakerhon perustamiseen 1970-luvulla. Kerhosta muodostui Finnladies vuonna 1980. Kerholla on säännot ja jäsenten valitsema johtokunta. Finnladies-kerho kokoontuu kuukausittain jäsenten kotona. Kokouksia ei kuitenkaan pidetä kesä-, heinä-, elo-, ja joulukuussa. Finnladies-yhdistyksen kokoukset ja kirjeenvaihto käydään suomeksi.

04/30/2026

Hello Finnladies - I am a Finn gentleman also from Chicagoland. I hope you have heard that we - the Finnish/American Society of the Midwest - are hosting a lunch and concert this Sunday, May 3 at the Estonian House in Riverwoods, IL where we will celebrate Vappu! You are more than welcome to join us! Appetizers and hors d'oevres start at 2 pm, Swedish meatballs/chicken/salmon/soup/salad dinner at 3pm with lots of dessert, concert at 4 pm. Our performer is the Finlandia Foundation Performer of the Year Ruut DeMeo from Baltimore.

I am a board member with FASM. I probably know some of you, but wanted to make sure that we haven't missed anyone in CHicagoland who might be interested. Feel free to reach out to me for more info, and hope to see you at a FASM event soon! Warmly, Bill Väänänen, Deerfield. email: [email protected]

Found some older photos of our group participating in“ Christmas Around The World” at the Museum of Science and Industry...
04/22/2026

Found some older photos of our group participating in“ Christmas Around The World” at the Museum of Science and Industry in 1990. Our ladies folk danced and kids were little “tonttu” …Santa’s helpers . My two daughters were 8 and 5 years old and having so much fun . Photos were taken at the rehearsal.

What a beautiful day to have our Finnladies gathering today ! Thank you Katarina for hosting and hope to see everyone so...
03/22/2026

What a beautiful day to have our Finnladies gathering today ! Thank you Katarina for hosting and hope to see everyone soon again!

Taking the ornaments out goes way much faster than decorating! They had new taller ladders 🪜 that made everything easier...
01/11/2026

Taking the ornaments out goes way much faster than decorating! They had new taller ladders 🪜 that made everything easier! Until next time 🎄 at the Museum of Science and Industry!

12/13/2025
Last Sunday FASM (Finnish American Society of Midwest ) organized a fun Christmas celebration! Delicious food and entert...
12/13/2025

Last Sunday FASM (Finnish American Society of Midwest ) organized a fun Christmas celebration! Delicious food and entertainment by Harris Covington ja Jokapoikapojat. One hour of traditional Finnish music in Finnish … dancing and singing along .
It was wonderful to see many Finnladies and also Suomikoulu (Finnish School) children and their families. Joulupukki (Santa) visited in person and all the children got a Christmas present!

12/13/2025

FASM , Finnish American Society of Midwest Christmas party

Annual Christmas Market at the Estonian House today . FASM ( Finnish American Society of the Midwest, FASM, a Finlandia ...
11/23/2025

Annual Christmas Market at the Estonian House today . FASM ( Finnish American Society of the Midwest, FASM, a Finlandia Foundation Chapt) had a wonderful table of goods again ! Dance performance by Estonian group and our grandson sat down with popcorn to enjoy the show. Thanks again to all the organizers!

11/23/2025

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Chicagoland, IL
60048

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