We’re thrilled to share a magical secret with you. The REAL Santa Claus is making a special stop in New York City just before the Christmas rush — and he can’t wait to meet the children of New York!

To celebrate his visit, we’re hosting a cozy festive gathering where you can meet Santa, enjoy some treats, and capture the moment with a keepsake photo.

Your Ticket Includes:

• Bagels with lox and all the fixings

• Coffee, tea and traditional Finnish mulled wine (glögi)

• Juice for the kids

• Christmas star pastries (joulutortut)

Plus, to make the occasion truly unforgettable, a professional photographer will be taking photos in a beautiful holiday setting with Santa by a fireplace. You’ll receive high-resolution images — perfect for Christmas cards or special gifts for grandparents! 

This event is sure to sell out as the space is limited!

Ho ho ho! Santa can’t wait to meet you — See you there for a truly magical afternoon!

Spring Party Get Together
🌸 Join Us for a Spring Celebration! 🌸

📅 Date: 20 March 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Estonia House, 243 East 24th St, New York, NY 10016

Celebrate the season of renewal with music, refreshments, and great company! Enjoy the sounds of Eeppi Ursin as we kick off spring in style.

🎶 Music by Eeppi Ursin
🍷 Light Refreshments Provided
🍸 Cash Bar Available

Please RSVP to ensure your spot at this festive evening!

Looking forward to seeing you there! 🌷

Welcome to the Finnish Independence Day Celebration!

Come join us at Scandinavia House for a festive event celebrating Finland's independence. Enjoy traditional Finnish food, music, and activities for the whole family. Whether you're Finnish or just a fan of Finland, this event is the perfect way to honor this important day in Finnish history. Don't miss out on the fun - mark your calendars and invite your friends!

Experience the magical atmosphere of Christmas with the Finnish singer and songwriter Eeppi Ursin as we celebrate the release of her new record.

A combination of classic Christmas songs as well as brand new Christmas songs written by Eeppi in Finnish and in English.

After, join us for Reception for a glass of wine and holiday-themed hors d'oeuvres.

Finlandia Foundation New York's 70th and Finnish School's 40th anniversaries Gala on October 4th, 2024, 7PM!

Join us for a night of celebration at 230 5th Ave as we commemorate this special milestone.

Mix and mingle with cocktails
and fully stocked dinner stations,
enjoy the fall breeze on the rooftop bar,
music by Olli Soikkeli Trio,
and finish the evening with laughs guided by
Finlandia Foundation performer of the year Miska Kajanus
followed by headliner Ismo!

Early bird tickets will be available until September 19:
$155 for members and $175 for non-members.
After that date $165 for members and $185 for non-members.

Business casual attire

These tickets are offered at cost. To help us celebrate this special occasion, please consider adding a tax-deductible donation upon checking out. We deeply appreciate it!

TICKETS and MORE INFO
 

Welcome to our ANNUAL PICNIC UNDER THE SKY!     Sunday, Sept 8, 1PM, rain or shine.

  Wyckoff McFaul Environmental Center.   BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH!   Follow the blue & white flags.    Questions, send a text 201-370-2227 or information@finlandiafoundationny.org

This free concert is for FFNYMC members and Borenius Legal Services guests.

This musical event will be a captivating cultural immersion, offering a glimpse into the young talents nurtured by East Helsinki Music Institute – IHMO, the home of Finland's most famous youth string orchestra Helsinki Strings. As a special preview, you have the chance to hear these musicians perform before their scheduled recital concert during the same weekend, where seven of IHMO's most gifted students will take the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York. 

Concert by Young Talents

Ranging in age from 12 to 17, these extraordinary musicians will showcase their expertise in piano, violin, viola, and the traditional Finnish instrument, the 39-string kantele – an instrument that, notably, has never graced the halls of Carnegie Hall before.

To sign up press here.

EEPPI URSIN - MY FINNISH SOUL

Album Release Concert

Eeppi Ursin - Vocals and Piano

New York-based Finnish singer-pianist Eeppi Ursin celebrates the launch of

her new album My Finnish Soul by giving a concert at Scandinavia House

Victor Borge Hall.

My Finnish Soul brings well-known Finnish traditional folk and rock classics to

life with soul and jazz tones. Songs such as Säkkijärven Polkka, Myrskyn

jälkeen, Pohjois-Karjala and Moottoritie on kuuma are performed as Eeppi’s

delicate, stripped-down and epically strong interpretations.

The album is a tribute to the three-year period that changed the course of

Ursin's musical career. After moving to New York she developed a virtual

Love Boat concert concept which became a hit, especially among expatriate

Finns during the pandemic. In the beginning of 2022 Ursin was chosen as

Performer of the Year by Finlandia Foundation National. The US tour included

17 concerts in 13 cities taking Ursin all the way to Alaska.

The content of My Finnish Soul is based on songs requested by Love Boat

audiences as well as concert favorites from the US tour and is already on its

way to becoming a must-have-nostalgia-album for any Finnish expat.

www.eeppiursin.com

Tickets $15 ($10 ASF & Finlandia Foundation Members using code: Finlandia)

A Laskiais-Party/ Shrovetide/ Fat Tuesday/ Pancake Day get together on February 21, 6pm, at The Estonian House downstairs bar. This is actually the real Laskiainen Day and hence, at least, the first 30 people will get a "Laskiais Pulla." This event is for free with a cash bar.

Welcome to the Finnish Church Finnish School Christmas Bazaar! After the Bazaar the Finnish Christmas Carrols start at 3PM.

Welcome to celebrate the 105th Finnish Independence Day!

Tickets and Donations

Program
Complimentary wine, refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 2 PM.
National Anthems
Invocation: Pastor Tiina Talvitie, New York Finnish Lutheran Congregation
Music
Welcome words: Dr. Eero Kilpi, President, FFNYMC
Music
Key Note: Ambassador Jarmo Sareva, Consul General of Finland in New York
Music: Finlandia, Markus Kaitila, piano

MC Mikaela Abraham
Musicians: Eeppi Ursin, Markus Kaitila and Johanna Telander

Welcome! Tervetuloa!

On October 21, see a live showcase of some of the most prominent New York-based Finnish singer-songwriters at Scandinavia House! In tonight’s program co-hosted with American Scandinavian Foundation, artists Jonna, Petra Jasmiina, Ida Metsberg, Johanna Telander and Eeppi Ursin will perform works from their thriving careers as recording artists, composers, and performers.

For our members in good standing, please use code FINLANDIA to get $5 off. Non-member ticket price is $25.

https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events/diamonds-of-the-north/

Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan Chapter

Welcomes Lifetime and Current Members to its

2022 Annual Meeting

Friday, May 13th at 6:00pm

Topics: election of officers and directors,

overview of past activities, discussion of future activities

Bring your student hat if you have one and come celebrate Pre-Vappu in a good company!

Come join the celebration. The event is for free, but you can support Kalevala the Musical by making a donation if you so wish. The event is an hour long.

Pianist Markus Kaitila, Kalevala The Musical's composer Johanna Telander, singer/composer Eeppi Ursin, and dancers Riia Pulakka & Abigail Kenoyer perform together with Finnish School of New York Students at the Kalevala Celebration at the Finnish Lutheran Church

We trust that you are fully vaccinated. We require all visitors age 2 and up to be wearing a mask or face covering.

PROGRAM

• Music from Kalevala The Musical album

• Introduction / Johanna Telander & Eeppi Ursin

• Welcome remarks
  Virve Deutsch /Head of Finnish School of New York & Eero Kilpi /President FFNYMC

• Kalevala reading – The Birth of Väinämöinen Followed by an excerpt from Prologue II from the Kalevala, the Musical- album

• Kalevala the Musical album release update /Johanna Telander

• Kalevala reading – Joukahainen and Väinämöinen's duel

• Interactive improv game

• Kalevala reading – Aino's fate and Joukahainen's revenge

• Dance performance
  Riia Pulakka & Abigail Kenoyer (Accompanied by Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – Forging of the Sampo

• Musical Performance – Sampo
  by the Finnish School of New York (piano Markus Kaitila and vocals by Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – Battle over the Sampo

• Kalevala the Musical – Wrath of Louhi
  (Performed by Eeppi Ursin, Markus Kaitila, Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – The Sun, Moon & Epilogue
  
  

Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan Chapter proudly presents

Singer-Songwriter Eeppi Ursin celebrates the release of her new album Speechless with a concert at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 with her band.

Ursin’s fourth full studio album is a luscious combination of pop, soul, prog and empowering vocals, and the two singles Down and When It’s All Over have already reached a wide audience. Catchy refrains and lyrics dealing with morality, choices and love create a unique yet relatable sound.

This concert is part of Eeppi’s first US tour as she’s been chosen Performer of the Year by Finlandia Foundation National - a nomination that takes her to venues all over the country in 2022.

Eeppi Ursin is a New York -based vocalist, pianist and composer originally from Finland. She has a versatile career with gold- and platinum-selling recordings as well as collaborations and performances worldwide as a vocalist, composer and musician in Jazz, Pop, A Cappella and Modern Opera.

“Killer voice, amazing piano and wonderful lyrics”
– The New York Songwriter’s Circle

Tickets $20
https://www.seetickets.us/event/EEPPI-URSIN-RECORDRELEASECONCERT/456808

We cordially invite you to join us to celebrate Finnish Independence Day on

Date & Time: December 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Venue: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016

A keynote speech will be given by Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the

United Nations, Miia Rainne. It will be followed by musical performances by Eeppi Ursin, Markus Kaitila, and Demetrios Jussi Tsinopoulos and as always, we will end the program with the iconic Finlandia hymn.

Complimentary wine, refreshments, and hors d'oeuvres will be served. The program will start at 2:30 PM.

Tickets: $20 (members of Finlandia Foundation NYMC) $25 (non-members)

Names of donators will be included in the event program

Safety Protocols
We are happy to welcome fully vaccinated guests and request masks to be worn inside Volvo Hall when not eating or drinking. Please be prepared to show your vaccination record upon entry to Scandinavia House.

We once again get together for our annual potluck picnic lunch, rain or shine.

Event by Finlandia Foundation New York and Johanna Kristiina Telander

Tickets · $25

Become a part of the amazing Kalevala journey. Show your support by joining us for a mini-concert and a candid conversation with the composer of Kalevala the Musical, Johanna Telander, to get an exclusive look behind the making of Kalevala, the Musical’s album, to be released in August 2021.

This event is organized by Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan Chapter. Sales and further contributions will directly benefit the production

Get your tickets here
www.eventbrite.com/e/kalevala-the-musical-making-of-an-album-tickets-158156693929

Welcome to join us on a live guided tour to Ateneum Art Museum! This event takes place online.

The Artists’ Footsteps guided tour takes you on a trip to the world of the Stories of Finnish Art exhibition, with the help of a rich visual presentation.

Led by a guide, the tour introduces you to key works in the Ateneum collection and the artists behind them, who traveled in Finland and abroad to study or work, more than a hundred years ago.

This event is strictly limited to 20 people, and prepaid online registrations are required. Please note that these events fill very quickly, so reserve your spot soon

TICKETS
Members: $ 13
Non-members: $ 18

You will receive an email with the event link a day before the event.

New York-based yoga teacher Mikaela Soldan will guide you in Finnish on how to take care of your body, mind, and spirit.

Finnish Yoga is a gentle yoga class combining breath, movement, and relaxing Yoga Nidra.

Finnish Yoga is suitable for all levels of practitioners and has served New Yorkers with Finnish background for over a decade.

Finnish Yoga Spring Season on Zoom

April 7 to June 23, 2021

Wednesdays 7:30 - 9 pm (EDT) on Zoom (recording available same evening if you can’t join live)

Sliding scale pricing for the full semester $180 - $300 (based on your income)

Drop-in $28

Questions and sign up mikaela@mikaelasol.com

About the teacher: https://www.mikaelasol.com