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FINLAND IN THE U.S.

MAY 31ST 2019 ISSUE 

Thank You For Visiting The EU Open House 2019!


On Saturday 11th of May we had over 3000 visitors at the Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C.! We were so delighted to welcome you all, and hope you one day get to visit the Happiest Country in the World. Click here to see some highlights of the day from a video.

Finland's Presidency Of The Council Of The
European Union Begins Soon


From 1st of July 2019, Finland will be the President of the Council of the European Union. See more Presidency news, details of Presidency events, practical information for the media and contact details from the new website EU2019.fi.

Final Photos Of The #FINUS100 Social Media Sampaign Have Been Published 


Click here to check out the whole 100 years of diplomatic relations celebrating Twitter-thread. You can also return to these memories on our Facebook-album!

The exhibition highlighting 100 years of the U.S. and Finland Diplomacy relations is at the Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C. The exhibit will also later tour the Embassies of both countries as well as the Finnish Consulates in New York and Los Angeles. More information here.

Embassy Podcast: 
Learning About Finnish American Treasures

 
We have published the second episode of Suomi-Finland Podcast! In this episode we explore The Library of Congress, that has a great collection of Finnish items, everything from antique maps to modern and historical books, songs, newspapers and beyond. Listen the second episode from SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts to find out what stories these archives reveal to us about the past lives of the Finnish American community here in the U.S. 
 
Events Calendar

Tom of Finland
Movie Screening
Jun 4
Embassy of Finland
Washington D.C., DC


Nordic Impressions
Art Exhibition
Feb 23 
– Jun 8
Scandinavia House
New York, NY

Olli Soikkeli Trio
Jun 16
DC Jazz Festival
Washington D.C., DC


Sirpa Särkijärvi's Works
Art Exhibition
Mar 3 
– Jun 1 
Joseph Nease Gallery
Duluth, MN

ISMO
Stand-Up Comedy
Apr 3 
– Jul 18
Multiple Locations
Nationwide Tour


Apocalyptica
Live Music
May 6 - May 31
Multiple Locations
Nationwide Tour

The Pride Month 2019 Starts On June 1st!
 

Interested in hearing more about Nordic perspectives on LGBTQI rights? You can ask all about them from five Nordic Ambassadors on Twitter with hashtag #AskNordicAmbs on Tuesday, June 4th from 10 – 11 a.m.

You can also come to show your support for LGBTQI and human rights and wave for the Nordics at the Pride parade in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 8th! More information here.
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