Past Events in 2024 by FFNCC and Friends of FFNCC
Event: Norfolk NATO Festival
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When: Saturday, April 20th, 10am - 3pm
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Where: Downtown Norfolk, VA
Find a seat near the announcers stands on Waterside Drive and on Granby Street so you don’t miss any of the features!
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Come watch the Parade of Nations @ 10 a.m. and show your Finn pride! Then visit the International Village from 11:30-3 and explore the heritages of the NATO members through performance, art, cuisine, etc.
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Learn More: https://www.vafest.org/norfolk-nato-festival/norfolk-nato-festival-events/71st-annual-parade-of-nations/
Event: Baltimore FFN Spring Celebration
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When: Saturday, April 20th, 2pm
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Where: Monkton, MD
Please feel free to bring your friends or friends of your children. We want
to spread the good news of our wonderful, Happiest Country in the World, Finland, to the communities that we are part of. Sima, munkit, virpominen, ylioppilaslakki – and crafts & balloons! We’ll wrap Easter
and Vappu (May 1) in one happy afternoon!
Event: The 2024 Kalevala Dinner
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When: Friday, March 8, 2024, 6:30 - 10 pm
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Where: The Embassy of Finland
3301 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC
Tickets: $80 per person for FFNCC members, $100 per person for Non-members
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Join us in celebrating Kalevala, presenting the 2024 Finlandia Foundation performer of the year Miska Kajanus, a Finnish-American actor, comedian and filmmaker from Finland and now based in Los Angeles. Miska will present a theatrical one-man show about his journey from Finland to America.
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Includes Finnish cuisine catered by Chef Mikko, a DC local restaurant owner.
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Dress code is business or cocktail attire.
Event: National Sauna Week Celebration
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When: Wednesday, February 21st
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Where: SpaWorld Centreville, VA
13830 Braddock Rd A10, Centreville, VA 20121
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Join us in celebrating national sauna week with a morning/lunch outing to SpaWorld in Centreville, VA. SpaWorld boasts separate male/female
bathing areas with hot and cold water bade pools and 7 different poultice rooms (each with
healing qualities), a sauna, as well as a delicious authentic Korean restaurant.
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Event: ISMO Comedy Show
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When: Saturday, February 17th @ 8pm
Pre-Event Gathering @ 6pm (Alero on U Street)
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Where: Lincoln Theatre (online tickets here)
Ticket price: $39.50 - 49.50
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Join us for the kickoff to National Sauna Week with a fun night at the ISMO: Watch Your Language Tour at the Lincoln Theatre!
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Event: The Twenties Musical (Virtual)
The Twenties Musical- Don Vierimaa, a member of Finlandia Foundation, National Capital Chapter, produced a musical, “The Twenties, Remembering Bix Beiderbecke, cornet player”, in January 2023 which some members of Finlandia Foundation attended.
A video was recorded of
one of the performances and will be cable cast on Verizon, Cox, and Reston Comcast Channel 10 on the following dates and times. You may also view this video on your computer at the following address: https://rb.gy//zivyft
ï‚· Friday, January 5, 2:30 pm
ï‚· Sunday, January 7, 9 pm
ï‚· Tuesday, January 9, 12:30 pm
ï‚· Thursday, January 11, 3:30 pm
ï‚· Tuesday, January 16, 9:30 am
ï‚· Wednesday, January 17, 1:30 pm
ï‚· Thursday, January 18, 11 am
ï‚· Tuesday, January 23, 12:30 pm
ï‚· Thursday, January 25, 2 pm
ï‚· Friday, January 26, 2:30 pm
ï‚· Monday, January 29, 5:30 pm
ï‚· Tuesday, January 30, 2 pm
Event: Hear from Finlandia Foundation President Anne-Mari Paster
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When: Monday, January 22 @ 7pm
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Where: St. John's Norwood Episcopal Church
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6701 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
Join us as the American Scandinavian Association will host Finlandia Foundation President, Anne-Mari Paster. She will speak about the Foundation's ongoing programs and projects including "our" new museum and the Saving Finland in America initiative.
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