Year 2020 meant a huge shift in education, as the teachers and students had to rapidly learn to utilize a new learning environment, digital space. This shift has brought not only challenges but also new opportunities, in terms of better utilizing technologies, contents and platforms that have already been part of our digitalized lifestyles. Furthermore, […]
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FACA Book Sale
FACA Book Sale Continues! The FACA Book Sale continues! It’s a wonderful opportunity to add to your private library or enjoy some wonderful reading. We have a great variety of Finnish-related topics – in English, in Finnish, in Swedish; old, new; classics, contemporary; on travel, history, art, music, design, technology, language, religion; poetry, biographies, fiction, […]
FACA Photos Available
Photos from FACA programs and Finnish events (by Kathy and John Jorgensen) are available on SmugMug at:** FACA Programs – FACA Programs and Events ** Other events such as Independence Day celebration and Kauneimmat Joululaulut/Joulutori – All Things Finnish! All photos can be viewed online. Prints, downloads, etc. can be obtained “self-serve” directly from SmugMug […]
St. Urho’s Day Panel Discussion
St. Urho’s Day (March 16) is a holiday of merriment and fun for the Finnish American community, and one that is unique to our diaspora as it has no analogue in Finland. Over the years, it’s become a popular festivity far beyond the Iron Range where it first began. Every town celebrates it a little […]
Mr. Frog – The Kalevala, Mythology, Magic and Ritual
In 1891, Domenico Comparetti described the Kalevala in terms of “the shamanism of the ancient Finns”, a description that resonates with popular imagination today, yet it turns out to be problematic in several ways. First, the Kalevala is developed from vast quantities of oral poetry and other traditions, but it is a literary creation by […]
Dr. Daniel (Karvonen) Haataja – The Kvens of Norway
Dr. Daniel Haataja has been in Norway for the past few years researching the Kven people, who migrated from Finland to Norway and have their own culture and language. In this presentation, he will be discussing at length the current situation with the Kvens and the Kven language in Norway. Theprogram will include time for […]
Title: “Who is Aki Kaurismäki?” Presenter: Andrew Nestingen
Aki Kaurismäki is a filmmaker from Finland, who has made films since 1981, winning awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and earning Academy Award nominations, among others. His films range from dark comedy to farce, from rock and roll to tango, from mocumentaries to passionate advocacy for the least among us. […]