Links to Media, Offices, Fun Stuff

Click on each line for fun Finn stuff: 

6 Things You Didn’t Know Were Finnish 

Monty Python’s Finland Song 

Santa Claus Village – Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Sibelius One – a UK-based website for the appreciation of Jean Sibelius

Ten Amazing Things from Finland

Quiz: Which Famous Finn from History Are You?

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Finnish Lapland is the home to Santa! Photo courtesy Visit Finland

SOURCES FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION IN ENGLISH, FINNISH, OR BOTH:

Amerikan Uutiset – Finnish, some English
Since 1932 – Bi-weekly newspaper and online news

The Finnish American Reporter – English
Since 1986 – Monthly journal

Finland Today – English
Art, music, film, politics,news and human interest stories and opinion pieces by an international staff

Finnish Music Quarterly – English
A “showcase in English for Finnish musical culture since 1985.”

FinnTimes – English
Online publication from Los Angeles

Helsingin Sanomat – Finnish
Since 1889 – Daily Finnish newspaper and online news

Helsinki Times – English
Weekly newspaper

Ink Tank – English
Stories about culture, life and society in Finland and elsewhere

Journal of Finnish Studies – English
Since 1997 – Twice yearly, articles and book reviews

Raivaaja – English and Finnish
Since 1905 – Not-for-profit Finnish American newspaper, longer published but archived

Scandinavian Press – English
Quarterly, glossy magazine with news from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

Suomen Silta – Finnish
Magazine with news of Finland

USA Suomeksi – Finnish
Online newspaper from Florida

Yle Uutiset / Yle News – English
Since 1999 – Articles and broadcasts online 

Finnish-American and Finnish Offices and organizations:

Finlandia Foundation National Chapters

Finlandia University
Finnish American Archive and Museum

Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.
The Consulates General of Finland, New York City and Los Angeles

Finnish Honorary Consulates in the U.S.

Finnish North American Literature Association

Good News from Finland

Institute of Migration

The League of Finnish-American Societies – English
Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto – Finnish

Ministry for foreign Affairs of Finland

Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto (SAM) 

Suomi-Seura – Finnish
Finland Society – English

This is Finland – Finland Promotion Board

Visit Finland – Official Travel Site

Click here for an article from 2013 by FFN Immediate Past President Anita Smiley that briefly describes three organizations:

  • Finlandia Foundation National
  • Suomi-Seura/Finland Society
  • The League of Finnish-American Societies