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The Finnish American Reporter is a English language journal, established in 1986, featuring articles and news reports of interest to Finns across North America.
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#Kalevala, the #Finnish national epic is a deep-dive into Finnish and #Karelian oral folklore and #mythology. Throughout its history, the epic has been an endless source of inspiration for artists. Today we celebrate Kalevala Day, also known as Finnish Culture Day! ❤️
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Happy Sámi National Day! Today we have the beautiful Sámi flag in the pole here in Hancock. Stop by at the Finnish American Heritage Center and check out the Sámi People of Alaska photo exhibition.
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Today we celebrate Sámi National Day! Different Sámi languages are spoken in different areas of Sápmi. How are people maintaining these languages today, and how do their efforts contribute to preserving Sámi culture and identity?
finland.fi/life-society/i
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NB! There's a minor error in the #Heikinpäivä festival schedule... tonight's "Joy of Singing Finnish Favorites" workshop is FREE! Come and join us at 5:30 for some great Finnish musical fun at the Finnish American Heritage Center!
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We kicked off our #Heikinpäivä festival last Thursday, here is the complete schedule finlandia.edu/heikinpaiva/20! Come and take part in the events. Today we have a kantele workshop, tomorrow an exhibition opening and on Saturday something fun for the whole family, Hobbyhorse Hoedown!
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Happy Independence Day Finland! Join us today at the Finnish American Heritage Center at 6 PM when we celebrate the 102nd year of Finland's Independence.
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Join us this Friday when we celebrate #Finland's Independence Day at the Finnish American Heritage Center! Our theme this year is Finnish Women of Strength. #finnishamericanheritagecenter #finnishamerica #finlandiauniversity
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President and President Trump’s meeting at the is covered by various #Finnish medias. Follow the Presidents’ joint press conference live from 2pm: whitehouse.gov/live/ #FINUS100 #Finland #WashingtonDC
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Miten New York toimii? Kolmeosaisen sarjan aiheena on kaupungin maantiede ja logistiikka
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Grey skies in Washington DC. Remembering #September11, the innocent victims and their loved ones. We all should be renewing our commitment to fight terrorism and to work together for a world at peace.
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Our flag is at half-mast today to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the first responders who risked their lives to save others. We will #NeverForget. We stand in solidarity with our best partner and ally, the United States of America.
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Just a bout to hop on a plane towards North America! Woooo! Four weeks of touring baby! #stevenseagulls #stevenseagullsband #usa #canada
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Arkea maailmalta: Kuuluisa rikoskirjailija vaatii huomiota karjahtelemalla – Washingtonissa kaikki tavoittelevat toisen ihmisen aikaa
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Suicide rates are on the rise, especially in rural America, according to a new study. nbcnews.to/2zVs53W
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Opening tonight, September 6 at 6 pm, the group exhibition 'Behind the Seen' at in New York! The exhibition features work by our former #artistinresidence alumna Eeva Honkanen. #fciny
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Timo Laakso on löytänyt tuhansia kadonneita ihmisiä – ”On helppo luulla vitsiksi, kun soitan ja kerron, että saat Amerikan-tädiltäsi perinnön” 💎
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Come join us for a movie night! 🎬
Embassy Film Series Presents: Concrete Night (2013) by #PirjoHonkasalo
Finnish drama based on novel by Pirkko Saisio
September 10, 6 PM
Register here:
eventbrite.com/e/embassy-of-f
#WashingtonDC #Finnishfilm #Finland
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Finland has been named the best country to visit for wildlife travel lonelyplanet.com/articles/finla via
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Finnish politician under ‘hate crime investigation’ for sharing #Bible verse on Facebook fxn.ws/2ZPBuo0 #FoxNews
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Suomalaiset ovat olleet vuosina 1982–2000 mitä ihmeellisimmissä ongelmissa maailmalla, paljastaa tietokirjailija Jussi Pekkarisen kokoama ulkoministeriön konsulipalvelujen historiikki Reppanoita, rikollisia ja ruumiita.
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Pääkirjoitus: Stalin-selvitys testaisi Suomen ja Venäjän suhteet
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Jesse Puljujarvi trashed by MSM hockey commentators but still popular with most Edmonton Oilers fans - Edmonton Journal dlvr.it/RCRQtb
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Koulutus on laadukasta ja luonto puhdasta, rauhanturvaajat ovat suosittuja ja rallikuskit menestyviä – Miksi Suomella on niin hyvä maine maailmalla? kaleva.fi/uutiset/kotima
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Finnish startup Big Ear Games' app helps learn to play songs through “musical puzzles” while collecting instruments and using the in-game sequencer to compose their own tunes ow.ly/cRWq30ptucE via #Finland #music #learning #app #MusicEducation
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Interview with Arna Bontemps Hemenway, author of Wolves in Karelia, in Finnish. His short story of the renowned Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä "whose life this story imaginatively elaborates on" is published by : theatlantic.com/magazine/archi
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Perspective: What Finland is really doing to improve its acclaimed schools wapo.st/2zysclY
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The last novel of Mark Munger's trilogy on the Finnish American experience, Kotimaa: Homeland, is published thanks to a grant from Finlandia National Foundation.
Find it on Amazon, Kindle, or your bookstore.
New Sweden Alliance is a member of Finlandia National Foundation.
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Stalinin uhrit on unohdettu, myöntävät presidentti Niinistö ja pääministeri Rinne: ”Kysymys on merkittävä”
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Esimerkiksi Otto Wille Kuusinen sai jäädä "suomalaisuuden siemenpuuksi" Stalinin organisoimissa vainoissa. Aihe oli pitkään tabu, onneksi ei enää.
Ihanneyhteisö muuttui kuoleman maaksi: Stalin ei tahtonut tappaa kaikkia suomalaisia, suuri osa riitti
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Lukijan mielipide: Stalinin vainoja on tutkittu, mutta lisätutkimus on enemmän kuin tervetullutta
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Menin metsään John Rajalan kanssa, joka miettii Minnesotassa samoja kysymyksiä, joista Suomessa on puhuttu paljon. Miten pitää huolta metsistä ja hiilinieluista ja saada samalla metsästä elanto? Rajala sanoo hoitavansa metsiään 500 vuoden aikajänteellä.
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