Chapters

Affiliates across the U.S.

FF Columbia-Pacific Chapter members learn to make favorite Finnish foods at cooking classes

FFN is now affiliated with nearly 60 organizations in 24 states and Washington, D.C.

Interested in finding out how your local Finnish club can become an affiliate of Finlandia Foundation National?

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To join an already established chapter, please contact that chapter directly.

Here are the chapters, the year affiliated with FFN and the chapter chairman or president.

To contact the chapter go to their website and/or Facebook page provided. If there is neither, we will forward your message; contact office @ old.finlandiafoundation.org

ALASKA

Anchorage Suomi Finland Club
Founded: 1920
Affiliated with FFN: 2015
Hanna Eklund
finnclub.com 
  

ARIZONA

The Finnish-American Club of Tucson
Founded: 1966
Affiliated with FFN: 2007
Tommi Koskinen
tucsonfinnishamericanclub.org


Finns and Friends of Phoenix
Founded: 1973
Affiliated with FFN: 2010
Joy Dorvinen
finnsandfriendsclub @ gmail.com
finnsandfriends.com


CALIFORNIA

Finlandia Club of Sacramento Valley
Founded: 1970
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
Chad Riding
finlandiaclub.org


Finlandia Foundation Berkeley

Founded: 2016
Affiliated with FFN: 2016
Kaj Rekola

Finlandia Foundation Los Angeles
Affiliated with FFN: 1974
Sirvo Wiemero
laold.finlandiafoundation.org

Finlandia Foundation San Francisco Bay Area
Founded: 1956
Affiliated with FFN: 1956
Elina Fahlgren
Hanna Peltonen
finlandiasf.org 


Finnish-American Home Association
Sonoma
Affiliated with FFN: 2005
Salla Vaerma-Jadlos

fahausa.org

House of Finland San Diego
Founded: 1940
Affiliated with FFN: 2015
Timo Luostarinen
houseoffinland.org


COLORADO

Finlandia Foundation Colorado
Denver
Founded: 1965
Affiliated with FFN: 1993
Kirsi St. Marie
finlandiafoundationcolorado.org


CONNECTICUT

Finnish American Heritage Society
Canterbury
Founded: 1987
Affiliated with FFN: 2011
Steven Bousquet
fahs-ct.org


DELAWARE

Delaware Valley Finnish Americans
Newark
Founded: 1976
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Roy Palo


New Sweden Alliance
Yorklyn
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Sheila Romine
newswedenalliance.org


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Finlandia Foundation National Capital
Founded: 1959
Affiliated with FFN: 1959
George Elliott
finlandiadc.org


FLORIDA

Finlandia Foundation Florida Chapter
Lantana
Founded: 1954
Affiliated with FFN: 1954
Kaarina Langeland


FinnsConnect South Florida

Broward/Miami/Dade
Founded: 2017
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Päivi Kaufman
finnsconnect.com


GEORGIA

Atlanta Finland Society, Inc.
Founded: 1970
Affiliated with FFN: 1975
Verna Bush
atlantafinlandsociety.org

ILLINOIS 

Finnish-American Society
of the Midwest

Chicago
Founded: 1995
Affiliated with FFN: 1997
Dan Maki
fasm.us/

MAINE

Finnish American Heritage Society of Maine
West Paris
Founded: 1982
Affiliated with FFN: 2012
Karen Bennett
mainefinns.org


Finnish Farmers Club
Monson
Founded: 1935
Affiliated with FFN: 2012
Inez Goodine 
monsonmaine.org

Finnish Heritage House
South Thomaston
Founded: 2003
Affiliated with FFN: 2007
Jacqueline Harjula    
finnheritage.org


MARYLAND 

Finlandia Foundation Baltimore Area
Founded: 1974
Affiliated with FFN: 1974
Suzanne Koppanen


MASSACHUSETTS

Cape Ann Finns
Founded: 2017
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Rob Ranta

CapeAnnFinns.com


Finlandia Foundation Boston, Inc
.
Founded: 1955
Affiliated with FFN: 1955
Tuija Vainio
FinlandiaFoundationBoston


Finnish-American Society of Cape Cod
Founded: 1997
Affiliated with FFN: 2012
Stephen Trimble

Finnish Center at Saima Park, Inc.
Fitchburg
Founded: 1898
Affiliated with FFN: 2005
Linda Byrne
saima-park.org

The Finnish Heritage Society-Sovittaja
Rutland
Founded: 1890
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
Barry Heiniluoma
sovittaja.com


MICHIGAN 

Finlandia Foundation of Michigan
Royal Oak (Detroit area)
Founded: 2012
Affiliated with FFN: 2012
Frank Gottberg


Finlandia Foundation National, Lake Superior Chapter
Marquette
Founded: 1994
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
Ron J. Hill


Finnish-American Society of West Central Michigan
Coopersville
Founded: 1987
Affiliated with FFN: 2007
Marie Godell Fowler


Finnish Center Association
Farmington Hills (Detroit area)
Founded: 1966
Affiliated with FFN: 2004
Christine Manninen
Roger Wanttaja

finnishcenter.org


Finnish Theme Committee of Hancock
Finlandia Foundation Copper Country Chapter
Founded: 1980s
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
David Maki
James Kurtti
Finnish Theme Committee

MINNESOTA

Finlandia Foundation Northland
Duluth
Founded: 2010
Affiliated with FFN: 2010
Mary Lukkarila


Finlandia Foundation Twin Cities
Founded: 1994
Affiliated with FFN: 1994
Betsey Norgard
finnsource.org


Finnish-Americans and Friends

(Hibbing Chapter)
Founded: 1998
Mary Ann Gomsi

Kaleva Building Corporation
Virginia
Founded: 1968
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Art Maki

Red River Finns
Moorhead
Founded: 1983
Affiliated with FFN: 2011
Ellen Liddle

MONTANA

Finlandia Foundation of Montana
Missoula
Founded: 2017
Affiliated with FFN: 2017
Jenni Rohrbach
finlandiafoundationmontana.org


Finn Club of Helena
Affiliated with FFN: 2007
Marjorie Peura Reilly

Red Lodge Knights and Ladies of Kaleva
Roberts
Affiliated with FFN: 2011
Claudia Morley

NEW YORK

Finger Lakes Finns
Spencer
Founded: 1968
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
Michael Ludgate


Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan
New York City
Founded: 1954
Affiliated with FFN: 1954
Eero Kilpi
finlandiafoundationny.org


OHIO 

Finnish-American Heritage Association of Ashtabula County
Founded: 1995
Affiliated with FFN: 2003
Linda Sippola Riddell
faha-ashtabula.org


Finnish Heritage Museum
Fairport Harbor
Affiliated with FFN: 2015
Lasse Hiltunen
finnishheritagemuseum.org


OREGON

Astoria Chapter of Finlandia Foundation
Astoria
Founded: 1886
Affiliated with FFN: 2022
Karen Van Cleave

Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific
Portland
Founded: 2001
Affiliated with FFN: 2001 
Heli Hatanpaa-Wetzel
ffcpc.info


PENNSYLVANIA

Finlandia Foundation Pittsburgh
Year Affiliated with FFN: 1990
Seija Cohen
pittsburghfinns.net


Finnish-American Society of Delaware Valley
Philadelphia
Founded: 1978
Affiliated with FFN: 2006
Marja Kaisla
fasdv.org

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sons and Daughters of Suomi
Black Hills
Affiliated with FFN: 2015
Larry Rantapaa

TEXAS

Finnish-American Society of Dallas/Fort Worth
Affiliated with FFN: 1991
Jeremy Martin
texfinn.org


Finnish Language School of North Texas
Dallas
Affiliated with FFN: 2018
Leila Jaamuru
suomi-koulu.com


UTAH

Finlandia Foundation Utah
Provo
Founded: 2016
Tiina Watts


VIRGINIA 

Finlandia Foundation Tidewater Virginia
Founded: 1979
Affiliated with FFN: 1979
Riikka Mohorn


WASHINGTON 

Finlandia Foundation Inland Northwest
1970
Tuula Ezzell
FinlandiaInlandNorthwest.org

Finlandia Foundation Seattle
Founded: 1965
Affiliated with FFN: 1968
Mikko Männistö
finlandiafoundationseattle.com


Finlandia Foundation Suomi Chapter
Founded: 2010
Affiliated with FFN: 2010
Bellingham
Hanna Winter
ffsuomi.com


Finnish-American Folk Festival of Naselle

Naselle
Founded: 1982
Affiliated with FFN: 2011
Jennifer Ullakko-Boggs
nasellefinnfest.com


Swedish Finn Historical Society
Seattle
Founded: 1991
Affiliated with FFN: 1991
Bill Carlson
swedishfinnhistoricalsociety.org