Past Events in 2026 by FFNCC and Friends of FFNCC
Event: Ice Skating with Suomikoulu (The Finnish School of Washington, DC)
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When: Saturday, February 28, 2026, Noon - 2:00 PM​​
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Where: Westpost Outdoor Ice Skating, 1201 South Joyce Street, Arlington, VA (Pentagon Row)
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Please come ice skating with the DC Finnish community at the Westpost outdoor ice rink
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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
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When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
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Where: St. John's Norwood Episcopal Church
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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.
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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.
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The performers, Cliff Gaddy (vocals and baritone ukulele) and Kerstin Gaddy (harmonica), are members of the Nordic folk music ensemble, Washington’s Spelmanslag.
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