Bark bröd
Text June Pelo Under tider av svält i Finland letade våra förfäder efter substitut för att ersätta säden som inte var tillgängligt för skörd. Under åren…
Swede Finn Junction
Bark Bread
by June Pelo During times of famine in Finland, our ancestors looked for substitutes to replace the grain which was not available to harvest. During the…
A Lady Traveling Steerage
The following was written by Mrs. Sadakichi Bartmann, traveling from New York to Paris, and was published in the Boston Evening Transcript on December 21, 1892. Thank…
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…
Karleby & Kronoby Students Visit SFHS
SFHS was fortunate to host another group of high school students from Finland this past October. The first time we hosted the students was October of…
2016 Annual Luncheon Photos
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Annual Luncheon Photos 2015
Relive the Social Hour in Two Minutes SFHS members spent an hour and a half socializing before heading downstairs to lunch. We would like you to experience…
Travelling in Finland
Official Languages:Finnish, Swedish Time Zone:GMT + 2 hrs Population:5.4 million Capital:Helsinki Lakes:188 000 Islands:180 000 National parks:37 Geographic size:338,000 km2, of which 33 000 km2 water…
