Valentine’s Day at the Kerhotalo
A group of local Finns got together at the Kerhotalo on Sunday for Valentine's Day lunch. Merja Hulkkonen played accordion and we all had...
Visiting the Presidential Palace
President Sauli Niinistö and First Lady Jenni Haukio have opened their palace doors so we all have a chance to visit, virtually.
Have you ever...
COVID-19 Vaccine Passport (new must?)
Denmark is one of the first countries working on COVID-19 Vaccine Passport. The main goal for this project is to ease the current travel...
General Motors and Finnish Ancestry
We all saw it – Finland made it to the 2021 Super Bowl – not to play but to be on General Motors’ 90-second-long...
Finland made it to the Super Bowl 2021
Finland made it to the Super Bowl 2021 – Have you seen this 90 second ad already?
In this General Motors Super Bowl ad, it...
The Sami National Day is celebrated February 6th
The Sami National Day in an ethnic national day and official flag day in Finland since 2004. Although, it is a fairly new national...
70-Year-Old Marimekko and Still Creating New
Armi Ratia founded Marimekko Design House in 1951, 70 years ago and they are still creating new or should we say co-creating! Happy Birthday,...
Facts that Finns probably don’t know about Finnish Americans
Finnish Americans are a tiny portion of the American population, and yet they have made a big impact on American culture. Read on for...
History of the Finnish people in South Florida
A brief overview of Finns in South Florida
On February 24th Finlandia House's president Sirpa Aho gave an interesting presentation about the history of the...
Direct Flights to Finland are Back
Finnair announced through social media platform LinkedIn that some direct flights between Finland and the US are returning. Pasi Kuusisto, Director, Business Operations, Finnair, shared...
