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Past Events in 2026 by FFNCC and Friends of FFNCC
Event: Annual Kalevala Dinner & Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year
When: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 6:00 PM
Where: Gadsby's Tavern, 400 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA
Join us for the Annual Kalevala Dinner and talk from Finlandia Foundation National’s Lecturer of the Year, Jay Smith.
In addition to a full dinner catered by Mikko Nordic Fine Foods, Smith's presentation will focus on the life and legacy of John Morton, one of America's Founding Fathers who is of Finnish descent and who cast a crucial vote for American independence.
Smith, a trained historian, highlights Morton’s story in anticipation of the 2026 U.S.'s 250th anniversary.
Tickets - FFNCC Members, $80; Non-Members, $100
Event: Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck | One-Day Bus Trip
When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM (approx.)
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (bus departure from McLean, VA)
FFNCC and Finnspark will share a bus to NYC to enjoy a guided tour of the art exhibition.
Price (per person) $145
Price includes: bus, parking in McLean, snacks on the bus, museum admission, and guided tour of the exhibition.
Event: Ice Skating with Suomikoulu (The Finnish School of Washington, DC)
When: Saturday, February 28, 2026, Noon - 2:00 PM
Where: Westpost Outdoor Ice Skating, 1201 South Joyce Street, Arlington, VA (Pentagon Row)
Please come ice skating with the DC Finnish community at the Westpost outdoor ice rink
This is free of charge and there will be hot drinks and snacks/sweets served.
Event: Songs of Dan Andersson: Poetry, Music, and the Forest Finn Legacy
When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Where: St. John's Norwood Episcopal Church
Dan Andersson (1888–1920) is one of Sweden’s most beloved poets and songwriters, but his work is inseparable from the Finnmarken region where he was born and lived.
This concert presents five poems by Dan Andersson set to music, performed in Swedish, with spoken commentary in English.
It offers an introduction to Dan Andersson not only as a Swedish poet, but as an artist shaped by the Finnish–Swedish-Norwegian borderland region, with its unique blend of cultures and music.
The performers, Cliff Gaddy (vocals and baritone ukulele) and Kerstin Gaddy (harmonica), are members of the Nordic folk music ensemble, Washington’s Spelmanslag.
