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Uutiset / Newsletter

Members of FACA receive a newsletter as part of the $25 membership. The Uutiset is published monthly from September through May, with a Summer Calendar edition in June. Current membership stands at around 200 families throughout the country.

The FACA Uutiset contains information about the monthly program, a recap of the previous month’s program, president’s column, news about coming events (Laskiainen, FinnFest, concerts, lectures, films), new members of FACA, and items of general interest.

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Newsletter Committee

EditorJodi Hyrkäsemail
Graphic DesignDarlene Eskoemail
Contributing EditorsGil Kinnunen, Joanne Bergman,
Urho Rahkola, Roger Luoma
MailingUrho and Pam Rahkolaemail

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    FACA Online Program and Membership Meeting

    FACA Online Program

    No February Zoom – Laskiainen Celebration with Suomikoulu.

    KAHVI AIKA – Coffee time

    Sunday February 21, 2-3pm.

    We know not everyone can make it to the outdoor Laskiainen event, so we’re also hosting a Kahvi Aika social hour on Zoom this Sunday for everyone to pop on and have a chat, a cup of coffee and some pulla in the comfort of their own home! Please join us and come say hei, as we’ve surely missed seeing you all.

    Use our usual Zoom link and passcode to join.

    Lukupiiri – FACA Book Club

    Our next Lukupiiri is Saturday February 27 at 2pm. We have a special guest, Beatrice Ojakangas, joining us.

    Use our usual Zoom link and passcode to join.
    Meeting ID: 873 560 9519
    Passcode: Salmiakki

    Nähdään!

    Background Picture Credit

    Our magical background picture of Joulupukki at Kuopio City Hall is on loan from Ilkka Kylmäkorpi from Ileart in Finland. To see more of or to purchase his beautiful work please visit ileart.fi.

    Helvi’s Korvapuusti

    https://youtu.be/jBsme7Mn1N8

    About FACA:

    Located in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), Finnish American Cultural Activities invites you to join us at our programs and activities.

    FACA is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs with a rich ethnic flavor: literature, music, travel, food, the immigrant culture, contemporary Finland, and other topics. It is dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Americans of Finnish ancestry.

    Visit us also on Facebook!

    FACA schedules meetings and programs on the third Friday of each month from September to May, except for December.

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    FACA is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization

    Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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    Mailing Address:

    Finnish American Cultural Activities, Inc.
    P.O. Box 580708
    Minneapolis, MN 55458-0708

    FACA Event Cancellation Policy:

    If St. Paul public schools are cancelled due to bad weather, then a FACA event scheduled for that day will also be cancelled. FACA members may contact any Board member if they have a question about whether an event is cancelled.

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