05/01/2021
When Vappu is a bit chilly.🇫🇮
When Vappu is a bit chilly.🇫🇮
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The Finnish American Heritiage Society is dedicated to perserving our Finnish Heritage. Our meeting hall located in West Paris, Maine, is not only our meeting venue once a month, but also home to our museum, library and gift shop.
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The Finnish American Heritage Society was formed in 1982 as a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Finnish heritage, celebrating Finnish culture and educating the community about Finnish customs.
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05/01/2021
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04/29/2021
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04/01/2021
Lähti Finland
Lähti Finland
03/16/2021
Happy St. Urho's Day!🍇🇫🇮
Happy St. Urho's Day!🍇🇫🇮
03/14/2021
02/23/2021
When snow defeats you.🤦♂️🤦♀️
When snow defeats you.🤦♂️🤦♀️
02/14/2021
Hyvää Ystävänpäivä! Happy Valentine's Day to all our Facebook friends!!!
Hyvää Ystävänpäivä! Happy Valentine's Day to all our Facebook friends!!!
02/11/2021
02/11/2021
02/08/2021
When was the last time you sat around a bonfire? #finland #lovewinter
When was the last time you sat around a bonfire? #finland #lovewinter
01/20/2021
01/18/2021
Striking Photo-Essay Follows Young Woman Living Off-the-Grid in Wild Northern Finland
Striking Photo-Essay Follows Young Woman Living Off-the-Grid in Wild Northern Finland
Through his stunning visual project known as No Signal, photographer Brice Portolano shares the remarkable stories of people who have chosen to escape
01/18/2021
🇫🇮Introducing a Finnish favorite. Laskiaispulla.(aka Shrovetide bun) These soft, mouthwatering buns are filled with sweet whipped cream and jam or almond paste. Laskiaispulla are available in cafes and stores around Finland from mid-January till March, and are often enjoyed with a cup of coffee.☕ Have you ever tasted these Finnish winter buns? Was it with Jam or almond paste? Let us know in the comments! #laskiaispulla #shrovebuns #finland
🇫🇮Introducing a Finnish favorite. Laskiaispulla.(aka Shrovetide bun) These soft, mouthwatering buns are filled with sweet whipped cream and jam or almond paste. Laskiaispulla are available in cafes and stores around Finland from mid-January till March, and are often enjoyed with a cup of coffee.☕ Have you ever tasted these Finnish winter buns? Was it with Jam or almond paste? Let us know in the comments! #laskiaispulla #shrovebuns #finland
01/16/2021
Tove Jansson's love for painting showcased in Didrichsen Art Museum's new exhibition
https://www.facebook.com/185958374788084/posts/3829347580449127/
The exhibition "To paint is to be" focuses on Tove Jansson's career as a visual artist. The exhibition opens on March 13 at the Didrichsen Museum in Helsinki, Finland.
01/15/2021
Timeline Photos
All covered in a white blanket of snow 💙❄✨
📸 @helsinkifacades (IG)
01/14/2021
Saariselkä Finland 📸 by @sennarelax
#lapland #talvi #suomi #finland #Saariselkä
Who would love to go to Lapland?
Saariselkä Finland 📸 by @sennarelax
#lapland #talvi #suomi #finland #Saariselkä
Who would love to go to Lapland?
01/13/2021
01/10/2021
01/09/2021
Winter Wonderland. 🇫🇮❤❄ photo by @askokuittinen
01/08/2021
Land of dreams! Yesterday at the Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle in Lapland!
01/05/2021
Featured artist @mikko_pekkala Kuusamo, Finland #thebestoffinland
01/02/2021
Joulupukki celebrates NewYear's Eve with his reindeer friends. How did you celebrate this year? #joulupukki #reindeer #NewYearsEve2021
12/30/2020
12/30/2020
Finland's version of taking your dog for a walk. 🇫🇮photo by @frauki
12/28/2020
Juho Ranta-Maunus wins Young Guitarist of the Year 2020
https://www.facebook.com/106492532739/posts/10158397055202740/
14-year-old Finnish prodigy takes the crown in hotly contested competition
12/28/2020
Magical Photos of Winter in Finland Under the Northern Lights
https://mymodernmet.com/tiina-tormanen-finland-winter/
Photographer Tiina Törmänen captures Finnish Lapland's sparkling, snowy landscapes lit by starry skies and the spectacular Northern Lights
12/25/2020
12/24/2020
Visit Rovaniemi - the Official Hometown of Santa Claus
https://www.facebook.com/VisitRovaniemi.fi/videos/6682487818467503/
The most magical moment of the year is here!
Just before Santa Claus’s big annual journey around the world, we were honored to hear what Santa Claus had in mind just before Christmas.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas!❤️
12/23/2020
#therealsanta #joulupukki #finland #Rovaniemi
12/23/2020
Last minute preparations. #joulupukki #finland #rovaniemi #hyvääjoulua #reindeer
12/22/2020
#Hyvääjoulua #joulupukki #Rovaniemi #Finland
12/21/2020
12/20/2020
Christmas Eve in a candlelit cemetery - thisisFINLAND
Visiting the cemetery forms part of many Finns’ Christmas rituals. Hey, it’s not as morbid as it might sound.
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HAUSKAA VAPPUA! Sit back, relax, and enjoy a "Vappu Musical Cocktail" with Eeppi Ursin in this program especially for Finlandia Foundation's Finnposium:
MAY DAY! VAPPU is near! Start today to prepare sima, which needs time to ferment. The Finn Cooks show you how to make the refreshing beverage and tippaleipä, the delicious funnel cakes. Click below to watch the video, and find the recipes at finlandiafoundation.org/vappu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar-8tDiCtKg&t=719s
In Finlandia Foundation National's "My American Dream," Computer Science Engineer, Researcher and Professor Risto Miikkulainen describes Artificial Intelligence in plain English. With a Finnish twist.
3 years ago the calendars were the ships that came to Ellis island. I would love to get that old calendar and I am willing to pay.
Feel like dancing? Enjoy this complimentary Finlandia Foundation Coffee Concert featuring lively and romantic music by cellist Cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian with guest artist, violinist Liisa Makkonen.
Entrepreneurship gives you the "freedom to work 24/7. But the first word is freedom."
Don't miss out on our 1st annual St Urho's Day celebration! This year we are having a special Zoom lecture about this Finnish American legend along with learning about the secrets of “Heikki Lunta ,” the Finnish American Snow God.
Click on the the event link below on how to join the FFNCC Board of Directors tonight along with our guest lecturer Hilary-Joy Virtanen, a Finlandia University Professor of Finnish & Nordic Studies. Hope to see you all tonight. Hyvää St Urho päivä!
https://fb.me/e/8PnyvCp9G
Happy Saint Urho's Day 3/16/2021
Are you a dual resident of the U.S. and Finland with questions about taxes? Join the free webinar via Zoom at 6 p.m. (Eastern) on Tuesday, March 9 with Ann-Christine Westerlund, a specialist in U.S.-Nordic taxes. For more info and to register click: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Finland-US-Tax-Reporting-Webinar.html?soid=1135200903168&aid=Wsor6ITe4F8&fbclid=IwAR0H_9mOvIiIMDK88ONZd_l1_ICPpWwKN4615zaK0KLBFG2TWE2su_jXs74
GOT BLUEBERRIES? The Finn Cooks, Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman, share another taste of their FFN Lecturer of the Year program. Here they show you how to make the simple and delightful blueberry cake that was a favorite at Soile's mother's coffee table in Finland.
Why does the Finnish lion have four-toed paws?