Happy Finnish Independence Day
Some graphics for Independence Day 2024 that can also be found on our Facebook page.
Events
Akademiska Sångföreningen 2024 Tour North America’s West Coast
On May 13, 1848 university students gathered in a meadow near Helsingfors to celebrate a spring festival. A choir, conducted by Fredrik Pacius, gave the first…
2024 Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Saturday, March 16, 2024 SOCIAL HOUR 10:30 AM | BRUNCH 11:30 | PROGRAM 12:30 This year we welcome back members to meet in person or online…
Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson
Join us on February 5, 2024, 7:00 PM at Elliot Bay Books in Seattle. Author Linnea Axelsson will be joined by Amy Swanson King of Pacific Sami Searvi and Sasha LaPointe from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe. There will be a panel discussion. SFHS is a co-presenter of this event. If you live outside of the Seattle area, see the tour listing below.
Proposed New Bylaws
The Swedish Finn Historical Society is incorporated in the State of Washington where, recently, laws concerning not-for-profit laws have been updated to reflect the changes in…
Help Us Make Runeberg History Available
When the International Order of Runeberg made the decision to close, the records of each chapter were sent to the Swedish Finn Historical Society. SFHS already had…
Annual Meeting 2021
April 10, 2021 9:30 a.m. PDT Join the Swedish Finn Historical Society on April 10th for our first ever virtual annual meeting. We will be commemorating…
Give Big Washington Event to Address the Losses of Cultural Organizations
Normally held the first Tuesday of December, the purpose of this special campaign is to ease financial concerns of non-profits during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are standing with…
Social Distancing in Style
Finland, always a leader in social distancing, has been named the happiest country in the world for three years running. Our natural inclination to steal away…
Skogsägarna Österbotten Bringing Tour to the Pacific Northwest
A little over a year ago Skogsägarna Österbotten contacted SFHS about providing assistance with a tour that they were planning. They wanted a tour that would…
Nature in Contrast: The Enduring Patterns of Finnish Art and Design
Pia Holm will speak at our Annual Meeting & Luncheon on March 9, 2019. The Finnish people have always lived close to nature. To magical forests.…
Kvarken Archipelago—New Land in the Old Country
The photographic exhibit Kvarken Archipelago—New Land in the Old Country will run November 3–December 6, 2017 at The Swedish Club in Seattle, Washington. Click on the…
