Finnish American Chamber of Commerce organizes an annual Christmas Dinner with Nobel Prize winner Bengt Holmström. Networking and fun with traditional Finnish Christmas dinner!
Finnish Christmas Bazaar to support the Finnish School of New York , Dec 7 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Greenwich Village.
MsTRIAL Debut this Fall! Produced by Finnish Maija Anttila.
In MsTrial, John Paris, an internationally-renowned trial lawyer, and Karen Lukoff, his associate, have always had undeniable sexual tension, but after a drunken night spent celebrating their big win, Karen accuses him of sexual assault, causing the people closest to them to question what they know about desire and consent.
Performances start November 14!
New season launch for Finnish fashion brand Andiata, available for the first time in the USA at Ekavi Boutique!
Wednesday November 13th 6 - 8pm
Enjoy wine and cheese, plus a one night only FLASH SALE on select merchandise.
886 SECOND AVENUE
(between 47th + 48th)
NEW YORK, NY 10017
Matti Pulkki presents a concert of Finnish music for solo accordion by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Cecilia Damström and Magnus Lindberg with a premiere performance of a piece by Reiko Füting.
More information and Tickets, click here.
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
58 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10016
212–779–3587
Finnish conductor and composer Esa Pekka-Salonen conducts the New York Philharmonic in Bach, Hindemith and the New York Premiere of his work Gemini.
Performances start November 6th!
More information and tickets, please click here.
The Nordic Chambers of Commerce in NYC organize a panel about Nordic food and beverage businesses in the US market.
CineCina Film Festival: The Road will be screening the Finnish film The Magic Life of V on Oct 26th in AMC Empire 25, New York, as the New York City premiere. The Magic Life of V was nominated for the Crystal Bear award for 2019 Berlin International Film Festival and selected by Salt Lake Tribune as 10 favorites films of 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
1h 27min
Directed by: Tonislav Hristov
Stars: Slava Doycheva,Veera Lapinkoski,Heikki Oksanen
For festival lineup and tickets: https://cine-cina.co/tickets/. Apply code FIN10 for discount.
A panel organized by FTDA, Kota-Alliance and Finland Center Foundation on October 19th at CSI in Chelsea @ noon Followed by a sound healing session by FTDA artists and #breakthemold photoshoot with photo exhibition.
Finnish Stand-up comedian Ismo Leikola will be performing at the Gotham Comedy Club (Chelsea) both Friday and Saturday nights! “The funniest person in the world” humors the audience on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th at 8pm and 10pm.
Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki will be leading the New York Philharmonic from October 18 to 22 at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.
She will be conducting Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustraand Haydn'd Philosopher Symphony.
For more information: Susanna Mälkki Conducts Haydn and Strauss
Three Finnish speakers Anna Juusela (We Encourage Education), Juri Kobayashi (Musicinfo) and Sami Peltola (Eligo.Live) presented by Mondo.NYC Business Summit & Music Festival October 15-18
FTDA, Mondo.NYC and the NYC Guild of Music Supervisors present three Finnish indie artists IRENE, GEA and Anni co-presented by the Guild of Music Supervisors in the main room at Pianos, 158 Ludlow St. LES, Manhattan
A comedy by directors Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio.
90 min 12$/7$
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
58 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10016
212–779–3587
Venue: Consulate General of Finland, 605 Third Avenue, New York, 35th floor
Be part of the evening discussing women and leadership, particularly from a Nordic perspective. Learn from successful Nordic women leaders in the U.S. and globally. The purpose of the Leading Ladies project is to advance women in leadership, raise the profile of leading women overall and inspire young rising women leaders to pursue their dreams. The "Leading Ladies" Panel project is focusing on different aspects of women’s leaders, it is created and moderated by Katarina Holm-DiDio, Global Leadership Coach and founder of KHD Consulting International LLC.
RSVP by September 30 rsvp@fawnet.org
Free Gold-Members
$20 Silver-Members
$25 Non-Members
St. Marks Church-In-The-Bowery
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003
Celebrating the music of Heikki Sarmanto! Snacks and drinks available.
Artists Mari Rantanen and Kirsten Reynolds at Housatonic Museum of Art, 900 Lafayette blvd. Bridgeport CT.
Opening reception on September 5th at 5.30-7.30pm
Artist/Curator Tour&Talk on September 6th at noon
Exhibit on view through October 12th
Our annual Midsummer 5K Run will be at 6/16 in Prospect Park.
More info soon!
Pajtim Statovci, a Finnish-Kosovan novelist is going to have a book talk about his new book, Crossing. He is the recipient of the 2018 Helsinki Writer of the Year Award.
RSVP here
@ SCANDINAVIA HOUSE, 58 PARK AVENUE
Welcome to Finland Center's Annual Meeting on Monday, March 4, @6:30pm
We are thrilled to have our annual meeting at the lovely Von Bar's Cellar!
WHERE: Von Bar, 3 Bleecker St, New York City at the Bowery.
Join us to meet the staff and other Finland Center members to network and enjoy small snacks and beverages from the bar.
Our meeting for members will start at 6:30.
We will have a special treat for the night! Theater improv duo named Two Angry Finns will perform for us at 7:30pm
The event is free for FCF members and for guests!
The Oratorio Society of New York presents one of Sibelius’s greatest symphonic choral works, Kullervo, a 70-minute suite that follows the life of the tragic character featured in Finland’s national epic poem, Kalevala. Featuring Finnish soprano Johanna Rusanen.
More about the program and how to buy tickets here!
Scandinavia House will be screening the Finnish film Eternal Road (2017) in February! Please note that there are two screenings, one on February 6 @ 7 p.m., and another on February 8 @ 6:30 p.m.
More info and tickets here.
Come ice skating with friends and family in the first ever Finns on Ice family fun day at LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park, Brooklyn!
Admission is free, but donations are recommended. Donations benefit the Finnish School of New York and Finnchurch NYC.
Read more and register here!
Scandinavia House will be screening the Finnish film The Day the Earth Froze (1959) on February 1 @ 6:30 p.m. The film is part of a survey of Finnish lumberjack films, created during the 1920s onward, organized by Dr. Vito Adriaensens (Columbia University | University of Antwerp).
Read more and buy tickets here.
Scandinavia House will be screening the Finnish film Two Old Lumberjacks (1954) on January 30 @ 7 p.m. The film is part of a survey of Finnish lumberjack films, created during the 1920s onward, organized by Dr. Vito Adriaensens (Columbia University | University of Antwerp).
More info and tickets here.
Scandinavia House will be screening the Finnish film The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1938) on January 25 @ 6:30 p.m. The film is part of a survey of Finnish lumberjack films, created during the 1920s onward, organized by Dr. Vito Adriaensens (Columbia University | University of Antwerp).
More info and tickets here.
The American Scandinavian Society proudly presents the annual Harriet Nilsen Winter Concert on January 24!
The late Harriet Nilsen started a tradition, a concert in January to brighten things up in midwinter. Each year, what has now become the annual Harriet Nilsen Winter Concert opens the American Scandinavian Society’s season in an up-beat way. The concert features artists who have received American Scandinavian Society Cultural Grant Awards, among them Kaisa Mäensivu and Virva Hinnemo.
More info and tickets here.
Scandinavia House will be screening the Finnish film The Lumberjack’s Bride (1923) on January 23 @ 7 p.m. The film is part of a survey of Finnish lumberjack films, created during the 1920s onward, organized by Dr. Vito Adriaensens (Columbia University | University of Antwerp).
More info and tickets here.
On Tuesday, January 22nd, Finland Center Foundation is hosting a student panel discussion for Finnish college students who are studying in New York. Students are welcome to attend and share their thoughts on their experiences of studying in the USA, and the differences between Finnish and American higher education systems.
The event will be held in the Women’s Lab, at the Centre for Social Innovation at 6:30 pm – 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Please note: This event will be organized in Finnish or English depending on the audience.
Register here.