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Written by Ole Granholm, Österbottningen Newspaper, Gamlakarleby, FinlandTranslated by June Pelo Any time you go to the movies, turn on the CD player or watch TV you will likely… Read More
Written by Ole Granholm, Österbottningen Newspaper, Gamlakarleby, FinlandTranslated by June Pelo Any time you go to the movies, turn on the CD player or watch TV you will likely… Read More
By Ole Granholm, 2004.Translated by June Pelo. Johannes Granö felt the urge to travel to Siberia in the fall of 1880 after he met Pastor Udelius who worked at the… Read More
Landet som icke är Jag längtar till landet som icke är, ty allting som är, är jag trött att begära. Månen berättar mig i silverne runor om landet som icke… Read More
by Syrene Forsman 2014 would have been Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s 100th birthday. Her world famous Moomin family stories may lead one to overlook her other artistic and literary works.… Read More
By Shirley Jenkins During the 2014 – 2015 season musicians throughout the world will be paying tribute to the music of Jean Sibelius to mark the 150th anniversary of his… Read More
By June Pelo, 1982 ‘Sisu’ is an ancient Finnish word that has no exact counterpart in other languages. ‘Sisu’ has preserved the Finns as a race through thousands of years,… Read More
Written by Giles C. Ekola, The Finnish American Reporter, Oct. 1998. Submitted to SFHS by June Pelo. Images updated to meet attribution standards in 2021. The creativity of the Finns… Read More
Suomen Silta, #3-04 Irmeli Tanttu.Translated by June Pelo. Jean Sibelius spent most of his life in a large villa in rural Tuusala, about 40 km from Helsinki. The Sibelius family moved… Read More
By June Pelo, citing the Internet as her source of information. The Finnish national anthem, with words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg and music by Fredrik Pacius, was first performed in… Read More
By Irmeli Tanttu Suomen Silta No. 2-2004 Translated by June Pelo The Finnish identity began to take it current shape when Sweden lost its eastern section, Finland, to Russia in… Read More