Our mission

The goal of Finland Center Foundation (FCF) is to be the meeting point of Finnish and American culture, commerce and community. FCF supports current Finnish-American organizations in the New York Metropolitan area and the creation of new ones by striving to provide physical space, and support for their activities, in the present and for generations to come.
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MEMBERS please log into the member pages for new offers of summer housing in New York and Finland!

Welcome Party for UN Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen

A select group of Finland Center Friends and supporters gathered at the Greenwich Village home and garden of Jaana Rehnstrom and her husband Andrew Blane to welcome the new Finnish UN Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen and his wife Irmeli Viinanen. Finland Center wants to do its share in helping to promote the cause of peace and other deeply held Finnish values such as health, education, transparency and good government — something our people at the UN work on every day. Concrete steps to do this in the form of a philantropic fundraiser for the fall were discussed — please check this site for details and make sure you have signed up on the mailing list!
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"Finnish Drinking Culture"

A group of students from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki were invited to show their glassware design at the Glass Art Society conference in Corning, New York. They won second prize in the student competition, and then showed their work for one day only at the Salmagundi Artist Club in New York. We wish the students success in their work and are open to ideas of how we can assist other Finnish designers promote their work in New York. Thank you to the Consulate General of Finland for sponsoring the reception!
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SUMMER INTERN

This summer, Elina Koskelainen will be doing an internship with Finland Center Foundation. Elina is a student in the Institue of Design division of the Lahti University of Applied Sciences, and is looking forward to spending her summer in New York promoting Finnish culture and gaining valuable insights into the art world in New York.

We are very grateful for Elina's contribution during the summer, when many of our volunteers are taking some well deserved time off! Please continue to monitor our website for news and updates and last minute event announcements. This project needs your input, so don't forget to sign up as a member or renew your membership, and help enroll new members so we can continue to work towards our goal of flying the Finnish flag permanently in New York!

New member benefits:

HEALTH INSURANCE AT GROUP RATE FOR FCF MEMBERS.
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Thanks to our volunteer, beer aficionado Thomas Riggs and a cooperative Salmagundi Club, there is now ONE place in New York where you can get Finnish "HUVILA" beer: at the Salmagundi Club bar, accessible to Finland Center members. Sign up and bring your card along to show Carlos at the bar.
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THE RUNNING COMPANY, with several stores in the Northeast, offers 10% discount to FCF members. Present your card at checkout.
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