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Finland Center Foundation (FCF) is the meeting point of Finnish and American
culture, commerce and community. FCF supports the activities of
Finnish-American organizations in the greater New York area, and Finnish values globally, in the present and for generations to come.
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Olli Hirvonen
Feb 15, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Location: Salmagundi Club
47 Fifth Avenue @ 12th Street
FREE for Finland Center Foundation members. Others $10 at the door, or $8 in advance HERE.
Olli Hirvonen is a Finnish jazz guitarist. Born in the city of Lappeenranta, a lakeside town in southeast Finland, he began he's musical studies at the age of nine at the local music institute with classical guitar and piano.
Hirvonen was nominated as the Artist of the Year of the Pori Jazz 2011 festival, which is one of the highest and the most visible recognitions in the Finnish jazz scene.
Finnish Book Club for Finland Center members only
Uusi kokoontumisilta suomenkielisille jasenille. Rentoa keskustelua ajankohtaisesta suomenkielisesta kirjallisuudesta ja kuukausittain vaihtuvasta yhteisesta kirjasta viinilasin äärella. Nyt luetaan Miika Nousiaisen kirjaa Vadelmavenepakolainen.
Lisätietoa ja tilausohjeet kirjautumalla omalle jäsensivustollesi. Jos olet unohtanut salasanasi, ota yhteyttä: info@finlandcenter.org
Finland Center Product 2010: Popular reusable Envirosax bag with FCF birch design!
Only $10 each, FREE for new and renewing members!
Order by sending an email to info@finlandcenter.org with your name, address, and quantity (in units of 10) and mailing in a check or your Visa/MC number to Finland Center Foundation, 47 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10003.You can also order by phone 1-646-704-8000.
Learn Finnish!
In New York, children can learn Finnish at Suomi-koulu, 83 Christopher St. in Greenwich Village. Finnish classes start 9/13/2011.
For more information, please click here.
Adults classes for beginners and intermediates starting in October at the Finnish Church, 83 Christopher St. Please contact Heli Sirvio for information.
For Finnish classes at Columbia University, please call:
Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 319 Hamilton Hall,
Tel: 212-854-3202
MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: FINNISH CONVERSATION GROUPS arranged at the Salmagundi Club bar as needed — if interested in participating, please contact info@finlandcenter.org. Please indicate your level of proficiency, and whether you are willing to lead the group.
ALSO ....FINNISH, AND FORGETTING YOUR SWEDISH? CONVERSATION GROUPS IN (FINNISH-) SWEDISH arranged also at the Salmagundi Club bar as needed — if interested, contact info@finlandcenter.org and indicate your level of proficiency, and whether you are willing to lead the group.