The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) in Newton is hosting an in-person concert by violin duo Miolina - Mioi Takeda and Lynn Bechtold. They will play Nordic composers works, including Finnish composer Tomi Raisanen. The program is called "Maple & Spruce, Birch & Pine". They have been playing together for a decade and have received many […]
European business and trade organizations, including Finlandia Foundation Boston, are co-hosting a networking event in Boston on June 16. This will be a great opportunity to make some new connections and enjoy one of the best views in town. Please find more information and register through Eventbrite.com
There's still time to apply for either the music or journalism scholarship. The deadline has been extended to June 30th, 2022. See the Scholarship pages for more details. Finlandia Foundation Boston welcomes candidates to complete the application form.
In addition to Finnish cultural programming, we here at the Boston Chapter, will also be highlighting the achievements and work of Finnish scientists. They are contributing to our knowledge in the STEM fields right here in Boston, where we are known for our world class universities and institutions. Join us for an informative Zoom session […]
Join Finlandia Foundation Boston Chapter at the Scandinavian Center in Newton for a concert by Eeppi Ursin, a musician and songwriter who has been the Finlandia Foundation National Performer of the Year. Eeppi Ursin is a New York based platinum selling, award winning singer, songwriter and pianist from Finland. Eeppi has performed all over the […]
Finlandia Foundation Boston presents a virtual book talk with Finnish author, Emmi Itäranta. Join us for a chat with this award winning sci-fi and fantasy author on Sunday November 6, 2022 - noon-12:45. The author will discuss the creative process of writing at the same time in Finnish and English, and how environmental themes, present […]
Members are invited to the Annual Meeting. Please visit the membership page to pay your dues online for 2023 prior to the meeting in order to be an active member and have your vote be counted. Following the business part of the meeting we will hear a presentation by Anne-Mari Paster, President of Finlandia Foundation […]
Finlandia Foundation Boston is celebrating National Sauna Week with our second annual mobile sauna event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday February 24-26th, 2023 on the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) grounds in Newton, MA. Reservations and a fee for timed use of the mobile sauna are required. There are two different time-slots, 60 minute sessions and […]
Finlandia Foundation National's Lecturer of the Year (LOY), Suzanne Matson, will be our guest speaker in March. She will be making an hour long presentation on Sunday March 19, 2023 at 3:00 pm. Suzanne Matson is a poet, author and English Professor at Boston College. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and a PhD […]
The Museum of Fine Arts and The Brattle Theater will serve as venues to screen two Finnish movies as part of Wicked Queer Boston Film Festival. Follow the links to get tickets from the sponsoring organization. On April 6th at 9:00 pm Heartbeast at the Brattle Theater https://www.wickedqueer.org/events/heartbeast Elina, a 17-year old aspiring rapper, is […]