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March 10, 2026
Kaija Saariaho’s Final Opera Innocence Premieres in New York City Voicing Innocence: Trauma, Memory, and Contemporary Opera in the Work of Kaija Saariaho From Helene Schjerfbeck at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Klaus Mäkelä conducting Jean Sibelius in Chicago,
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March 16, 2026
Mar 4, 2026 — A special ceremony took place recently at the Residence of Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola in Washington, D.C.,
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February 8, 2026
On a glittering New York evening hosted by Ambassador Jarmo and Jaana Sareva, Finlandia Foundation National gathered friends of Finland and the arts
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March 13, 2026
By Gage “Touko” Keränen First stop on the Finno-Ugric world tour, Latvia! Of the many places on Earth that I would think of being related to Finland and Finns,
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March 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026 — Finlandia Foundation National was pleased to announce the completion of a new donor wall at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock,
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Finland is making art history, and for the first time the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is presenting a major retrospective dedicated to Helene Schjerfbeck, one of Finland’s most influential and forward-thinking artists, marking a powerful moment for Finnish art and the legacy of a woman whose work reshaped modern portraiture and artistic expression. This special Finnposium features Anu Utriainen, Chief Curator of the Ateneum Art Museum at the Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki, who will draw from her deep expertise to explore the broader history and impact of Finnish women artists and to situate Schjerfbeck within a rich lineage of creative voices that deserve global recognition. From the margins to the world stage, the talk illuminates how Finnish women artists—past and present—have shaped national identity, challenged artistic norms, and continue to influence international art discourse, offering attendees rare insight into Schjerfbeck’s enduring legacy and the wider cultural significance of Finland’s women artists at this historic moment.
Feb. 4, 2026 at 10am PT / 1pm ET
2026 held a record-breaking celebration of the Finnish sauna tradition, engaging thousands of sauna enthusiasts across the U.S. and beyond. Catch this year’s session recordings at NationalSaunaWeek.com.
With the closing in 2023 of Finlandia University, which was founded in 1896 as Suomi College, FFN stepped in to become the caretaker of the Finnish American Heritage Center and its extensive archives and artifacts, the monthly Finnish American Reporter, the Finnish American Folk School, the Art Gallery, Price of Freedom Museum and North Wind Books store.
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